The Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991

Section 4.2 The manufacture and use of organic chemicals

PART A

Any of the following processes unless falling within a description set out in Section 6.8—

(a) the manufacture or recovery or polymerisation of styrene or vinyl chloride;

(b) any process of manufacture involving the use of vinyl chloride;

(c) the manufacture of acetylene, any aldehyde, amine, isocyanate, nitrile, organic acid or its anhydride, any organic sulphur compound or any phenol, if the process may result in the release of any of those substances into the air;

(d) any process for the manufacture of a chemical involving the use of, or which may result in the release into the air of, any substance mentioned in paragraph (c);

(e) the manufacture or recovery of carbon disulphide;

(f) any manufacturing process which may result in the release of carbon disulphide into the air;

(g) the manufacture or recovery of any pyridine, methyl pyridine or dimethyl pyridine;

(h) the manufacture of any organometallic compound;

(i) the manufacture, purification or recovery of any acrylate;

(j) any process for the manufacture of a chemical involving the use of any acrylate.

PART B Nil