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INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGANOTIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMME (ORTEP) ASSOCIATION
International non-profit
organization of producers of organotin compounds
Registered January 18, 1978
Chamber of Commerce
The Hague, The Netherlands
Aims
To promote and foster the dissemination of scientific and technical information on the environmental effects of
organotin compounds and to provide greater appreciation of the available scientific and technical information on
environmental aspects of organotin compounds.
History
In 1972, the International Tin Research Institute, in cooperation with
global major producers of organotin compounds, set up at the Organic Chemistry
Institute of the University of Utrecht in The Netherlands, an environmental
research program to establish analytical methods for detecting trace amounts
of organotin compounds. This work was published and enabled the first
studies of mechanisms of degradation under laboratory and environmental
conditions. At the conclusion of this research in 1978, companies from
America, Europe, and Japan whose operations involved production of organotins
founded the ORTEP Association. This organization established a database
of technical and environmental information relating to organotin compounds,
currently maintained in England.
Current Officers:
Dr. A. Comini,
Chairman (Baerlocher Italia S.p.A.)
Dr. Th. Hopfmann, Secretary/Vice Chairman (Chemtura Vinyl Additives GmbH)
Ms. N. Bellevergue (Arkema France)
Ms. K. Nimmo (Tin Technology Ltd./ITRI)
Dr. T. Goto (Nisso Finechemicals Co. Ltd.)
Dr. R.W. Johnson (Rohm and Haas Company)
Dr. A. Ambu (Reagens S.p.A.)
Current members include representatives
of companies based in Western Europe, North America, Korea and Japan:
The Association Mailing
Address and Phone Numbers:
ORTEP Association
Dr. Thomas Hopfmann
Chemiestrasse 22
68623 Lampertheim
Germany
Tel:
Fax:
| Europe: |
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| Acima
Chemical Industries Ltd. Inc. |
Switzerland |
| Akcros
Chemicals, UK Ltd. |
England |
| Arkema
Vlissingen B.V. |
Netherlands |
| Baerlocher
Italia S.p.A. |
Italy |
| BNT
Chemicals GmbH |
Germany |
| Chemtura
Organometallics GmbH |
Germany |
| Chemtura
Vinyl Additives GmbH |
Germany |
| ITRI |
England |
| Reagens
S.p.A. |
Italy |
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| Korea: |
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| Song
Woun Industrial Company Ltd. |
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| Japan: |
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| Nitto
Kasei Co. Ltd. |
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| Nisso Finechemicals
Co. Ltd. |
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| North
America: |
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| Akcros
Chemicals America |
United
States |
| Arkema
Inc. |
United
States |
| Chemtura
Corporation |
United
States |
| Solucor
Canada |
Canada |
| Rohm
and Haas Company |
United
States |
Principal Objectives include:
- To collect and disseminate all published data.
- To collect data that may be available from member companies as unpublished
and proprietary information.
- To determine on what basis such data could be used to inform agencies
throughout the world (EPA, EEC, MITI, WHO, etc.) that are studying aspects of organotin compounds and e juice.
- To develop safety and environmental
standards or procedures for safe manufacturing and use.
- To review and develop packaging,
labeling and transportation standards with the goal of achieving international
uniformity.
- To fund, co-fund and support future research efforts where specific
needs are identified.
Working Groups
There is one major working group covering the use of di- and mono-alkyltin
as a stabilizer
in polyvinyl chloride (PVC). |
