=====================  Product Identification  =====================

MSDS NAME:NYSYNBLAK NBR MASTERBATCH, 9010, 9020, 9025, 9040
Status Code:A
MSDS Number: CKNMV
=== Responsible Party ===
Company:COPOLYMER RUBBER & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Address:5955 SCENIC HWY
Box:2591
City:BATON ROUGE
State:LA
ZIP:70821
Country:US
Info Phone Num:504-355-5655
Emergency Phone Num:504-355-5655
Resp. Party Other MSDS Num.:CR2284 (R 7/88)
CAGE:TO546
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company:COPOLYMER RUBBER & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Address:5955 SCENIC HIGHWAY
Box:2591
City:BATON ROUGE
State:LA
ZIP:70805
Country:US
Phone:504-355-5655
CAGE:TO546

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Name:BUTADIENE-ACRYLONITRILE POLYMER BLACK MASTERBATCH,
    PARTICULATE NITRILE RUBBER (PRECISE COMPOSITION PROPRIETARY)

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO    IARC:NO	OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:THIS PRODUCT IS AN INERT SOLID. SOME
    INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIFIC SENSITIVITIES MAY EXHIBIT EYE, NOSE,
    THROAT OR THERMAL IRRITATION IF OVEREXPOSED TO PROCESSING FUMES.
    EYE CONTACT: NOT A PROBABLE SOURCE	OF EXPOSURE. PARTICULATES MAY
    SCRATCH EYE SURFACES OR CAUSE MECHANICAL IRRITATION. SKIN CONTACT:
    NO ACUTE HAZARD IN NORMAL INDUSTRIAL USE. EXPOSURE TO HOT MATERIAL
    MAY CAUSE THERMAL BURNS. INHALATION:  UNDER NORMAL USE CONDITIONS
    RESPIRATORY PROTECTION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED. INGESTION: NOT A
    PROBABLE ROUTE OF EXPOSURE. NO HAZARD IN NORMAL INDUSTRIAL USE.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:IS ANY CHEMICAL PRESENT IN THIS PRODUCT
    AT A CONCENTRATION OF 0.1% OR MORE CLASSIFIED AS A CARCINOGEN BY
    IARC, NTP, OR OSHA? NO.

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:EYE CONTACT: IF IN EYE, REMOVE AS ONE WOULD ANY FOREIGN
    OBJECT OR FLUSH WITH CLEAR WATER AND SEE A PHYSICIAN IF IRRITATION
    PERSISTS. SKIN CONTACT: IMMEDIATELY IMMERSE IN OR FLUSH AFFECTED
    AREA WITH LA RGE AMOUNTS OF COLD WATER TO DISSIPATE HEAT. COVER
    WITH CLEAR COTTON SHEETING OR GAUZE AND GET PROMPT MEDICAL
    ATTENTION. INHALATION: IF EXPOSED TO FUMES FROM OVERHEATING OR FROM
    COMBUSTION, MOVE TO FR ESH AIR. RESPIRATORY IRRITATION: LEAVE THE
    EXPOSURE AREA AND OBTAIN FRESH AIR. PROVIDE APPROPRIATE PROTECTION
    BEFORE ALLOWING RE-ENTRY. A PHYSICIAN SHOULD BE CONTACTED IF
    IRRITATION PERSISTS.

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Extinguishing Media:ALL FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA PERMITTED-WATER
    RECOMMENDED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:DURING EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, OVEREXPOSURE TO
    THERMAL DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY CAUSE A HEALTH HAZARD. USE OF
    NIOSH APPROVED SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS IS RECOMMENDED.
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:IGNITION TEMP: ABOVE 200C (392F).  NO
    EXPLO HAZS ARE NORMALLY EXPECTED. AIRBORNE DUST MAY EXPLO IF
    IGNITED. HEAVY, DENSE SMOKE IS GEN DURING BURNING. HAZ COMBUST
    PRODS: CARBON MONOXIDE & OTHER PARTIAL LY OXIDIZED PRODS MAY RESULT
    FROM OXYGEN LEAN CONDS. ACRID FUMES, TOXIC &/OR FLAMMABLE GASES IF
    BURNED/EXP TO ELEV TEMP.

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:REUSE OR DISPOSE OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
    STATE OR FEDERAL REGULATIONS. FOR SMALL SPILLS, IMPLEMENT CLEAN-UP
    PROCEDURES; FOR LARGE SPILLS, IMPLEMENT CLEAN-UP PROCEDURES AND, IF
    IN PUBLIC AREA, KEE P PUBLIC AWAY & ADVISE AUTHORITIES, NOTING ANY
    HAZARDOUS INGREDIENTS (SEE INGREDIENTS SECTION).

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:HANDLING: KEEP AWAY FROM EXCESSIVE
    HEAT AND FLAME.  STORAGE: STORE AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES.

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:IF RUBBER COMPOUND FUME EXPOSURE CANNOT BE
    AVOIDED, A NIOSH-APPROVED ORGANIC VAPOR RESPIRATOR WITH MECHANICAL
    FILTRATION SHOULD BE WORN.
Ventilation:VIRTUALLY ALL ELASTOMERS WILL EMIT FUMES AND/OR VAPORS WHEN
    HEATED TO PROCESSING TEMPERATURES. THE CONCENTRATION & COMPOSITION
    OF THESE VAPORS (SUP SFTY & HLTH)
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:ANSI APPROVED SAFETY GLASSES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYEWASH & DELUGE SHOWER MTG ANSI DESIGN
    CRITERIA . WHERE CONTACT MAY OCCUR W/ HOT MATERIAL, WEAR THERMAL
    RESIS GLOVES, ARM PROTECTION, & A FACE SHIELD.
Supplemental Safety and Health
VENTILATION (CONT):  WILL DEPEND UPON VARIABLES SUCH AS SPECIFIC
    FORMULATION & PROCESSING METHOD & TEMP. VENTILATION RQMTS FOR EACH
    PARTICULAR WORKPLACE MUST BE DETERMINED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
    LOCA L EXHAUST VENTILATION, HOWEVER, IS RECOMMENDED FOR HOT
    PROCESSING OPERATIONS.

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

Spec Gravity:1.20-1.25
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:FREE FLOWING GRAY PARTICLES; SLIGHT ODOR.
Percent Volatiles by Volume:0.75 (WT)

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE KNOWN. NONE EXPECTED.  SPECIAL SENSITIVIY: NA.
Stability Condition to Avoid:PRODUCT IS STABLE.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:WHEN EXPOSED TO DECOMPOSITON, PRODUCT
    EMITS VERY TOXIC FUMES OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND FLAMMABLE HYROCARBONS.
Conditions to Avoid Polymerization:HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION WILL NOT
    OCCUR.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:REUSE, IF POSSIBLE. IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL,
    STATE & FEDERAL REGULATIONS AND APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL
    REGULATIONS, INCINERATE, TREAT OR USE AS LANDFILL.

===================  MSDS Transport Information  ===================

Transport Information:D.O.T. INFORMATION: DESIGNATION & LABELING NOT
    APPLICABLE AS PRODUCT IS NOT DEFINED OR DESIGNATED AS HAZARDOUS
    MATERIAL BY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UNDER TITLE 49 OF
    CFR.  FREIGHT DESCRIPTION : COMPOUNDS, RUBBER, UNVULCANIZED.

=====================  Regulatory Information  =====================

Federal Regulatory Information:THE COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT ARE
    INCLUDED IN THE EPA TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) CHEMICAL
    SUBSTANCES INVENTORY. PRODUCT IS NOT CONSIDERED A HAZARDOUS
    SUBSTANCE BY EPA.

=======================  Other Information  =======================

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