CEFIC - formaldehyde sector group


products

Formaldehyde has been routinely and responsibly used for years. It is a critical material that is used in the production of hundreds of everyday products, including shampoos, plastics, carpets, clothing, resins and glues. It is also essential for many medicines and the film used to take x-rays.

 

Products that contain formaldehyde include:

Acrylic Pressure gauge bodies
Auto body moulding Primer coat for automobiles 
Boats Radiators
Bowling pins Radio and TV bases and housing
Brake shoes Rayon
Buttons Roofing
Buses Sewing machine parts
Cars Shampoo
Circuit boards Skis
Computer chips Soap dispensers
Door Panels Softwood plywood
Engineered lumber Sporting goods
Fertilizer Stove and refrigerator hardware
Film Tennis rackets
Filtration Textile waterproofing
Flame-retardants Tire rubber
Furnaces Toilet seats
Furniture Toothpaste
Flooring Trains
Golf clubs Transmission
Ink TV and radio/stereo cabinets
Kitchen cabinets Utensil handles
Lawn care Vaccines
Oil field equipment Vacuum cleaner parts
Paint Valves and pipes
Paper Water-softening chemicals
Pharmaceuticals Wax and butcher wet strength paper
Planes  Wheat grains and agriculture seeds
Plastic Windows
Plumbing fixtures Wood panels
Plywood Wood&
Portable tools  
Preservatives  
Pressed wood furniture