Product Name: Titanium Dioxide

MSDS number: 002

Version: 5
Date of revision: 14.07.2006
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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET

1. Product and company identification.

• Product Name: Titanium Dioxide
• Trade name: TiONA®. TiONA® is a trademark registered
by Millennium Chemicals
• Products covered by this MSDS: TiONA® 568, TiONA® R-KB-2,
TiONA® R-FK-D, TiONA® R-U-F, TiONA®
535, AT-1, TiONA® 595, TiONA® 596,
TiONA® 696, TiONA® RCL-2, TiONA® RCL-
3, TiONA® RCL-4, TiONA® RCL-6, TiONA®
RCL-6T, TiONA® RCL-9, TiONA® RCL-722,
TiONA® 90, TiONA® RCL-188 and TiONA®
RCL-168
• Company identification: Millennium Chemicals do Brasil S.A
Rodovia BA-099 Km 20
Camaçari – Bahia – Brazil
Telephone: +55 71 3634-9000
Fax: +55 71 3634-9014
• Emergency telephones:
• Products Information: +55 11 5185-9370
• Transportation emergencies: 0800 111 767 SOS -COTEC
• Medical emergencies +55 71 3634-9224

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2. Composition and information on ingredients

SUBSTANCE CAS number %

Titanium Dioxide 13463-67-7 80 - 99
Aluminum Hydroxide 21645-51-2 0 – 6 (as Al2O3)
Amorphous Silica 7631-86-9 0 – 12 (as SiO2)

• The product also has a fractional percentage (about 0.5%) of organic additive.

Informations on the specific composition of each product are available and can be
requested through the “Products information” telephone or in the websites:
http://www.millenniumchem.com or http://www.millennium-al.com.br

3. Hazards identification

• Contact with eyes may cause irritation with lachrymation, pain or dim vision.
• Prolonged contact with the skin may cause irritation or cracking due to drying out of
the skin and/or mechanical abrasion related to skin – clothes contact or skin – skin
contact.
• The effects associated to the excessive exposition in a short period of time by
breathing Titanium Dioxide may cause irritation to nose, throat and lungs, causing
coughing, difficulties to breathe or panting.
• Under normal use and exposition conditions, toxicological and epidemiological
studies for Titanium Dioxide did not show significant adverse effects to health.
• Listed by IARC as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). This listing is based
on inadequate evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and sufficient evidence in
experimental animals.

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4. First-aid measures

• Inhalation: move to the fresh air

• Eye contact: rinse with plenty of water. If the irritation persists, call for
medical assistance.
• Skin contact: wash with soap and water
• Ingestion: the material in non toxic and does not hold in the intestinal
tract, therefore no specific intervention is indicated.

5. Fire fighting measures

• Titanium Dioxide is not inflammable, therefore does not represent fire hazard.
• Packing materials (paper bags, plastic films and wooden pallets) are combustible.
Fire in these materials shall be extinguished with water.

6. Accidental release measures

• Use any feasible mechanical measures (sweeping, suction) avoiding at maximum

creating or spreading dust, and dispose it in appropriate containers.
• Prevent the product of getting into drains or channels, which may take it to natural
water springs.

7. Handling and storage

• Handling: Minimize inhalation of dust and skin contact.

Product is supplied in pallets wrapped in plastic film. Removal of this
plastic may generate static discharges; therefore, this operation shall not
be performed in the presence of inflammable gases or vapors.
• Storage: Store in dry area. May form slippery surfaces when moist.
Maximum pile up: 03 (three) pallets

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8. Exposure Control and Personal Protection

• Exposure Control: Good natural ventilation is enough in most of the

circumstances. Exhaust or forced ventilation is necessary if
the dust concentration in the environment approaches the
limits of exposure.
• Respiratory Protection: Masks for dust or appropriate respiratory protective device
may be used if the concentration of dust in the
environment approximates or exceeds the occupational
exposure limits.
• Hand Protection: Prolonged exposure must be avoided by the use of
protective gloves. The particles of Titanium Dioxide may
absorb moisture and natural oiliness of the skin, leaving it
dry and more vulnerable.
• Eye protection: The use of safety goggles against dust is recommended if
excessive concentrations of dust are likely to occur.
• Skin protection: People with sensitive skin may benefit from using protective
cream and/or moisturizer.

• Occupational Exposure Limits:

COMPONENTS OSHA (PEL) ACGIH (TLV)

TWA STEL TWA STEL
3 3
Titanium Dioxide 15* mg/m n.e. 10* mg/m n.e.
3
Silica, amorphous 80 mg/m /%SiO2 n.e. n.l n.e.
Aluminum Hydroxide n.e. n.e. n.e. n.e.

n.e. = not established

n.l. = not listed
* = total dust

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9. Physical and Chemical Properties

Physical state: solid (finely divided powder )

Boiling Point, 760 mm Hg: Not applicable
Melting Point: Approximately 1830 ºC
Specific Gravity (H2O=1): 3,7 - 4,20 g/cm3
Vapor Pressure: Not applicable
Vapor density (air=1): Not applicable
Solubility in water: Insoluble
Evaporation rate: Not volatile
Appearance / odor: Fine, white, odorless
pH (10% solution in water) 5,0 – 10,0

10. Stability and reactivity

• Stability – chemically stable and not reactive.

• Incompatibility with other materials – no one reasonably predictable.
• Decomposition – will not occur.

11. Toxicological Information

Titanium Dioxide: In lifetime inhalation studies of rats, airborne respirable-size titanium

dioxide particles have been shown to cause lung tumors at concentrations associated
with substantial particle lung burdens and consequential pulmonary overload and
inflammation. However, other laboratory animals such as mice and hamsters did not
develop lung tumors under similar testing with titanium dioxide. Furthermore, human
epidemiology studies do not suggest an association between occupational exposure to
titanium dioxide and risk for cancer.

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12. Ecological Information

The available evidences indicate that Titanium Dioxide does not cause any significative
adverse effect to the environment.

Titanium Dioxide is not bio accumulative.

The presence of Titanium Dioxide pigments in effluent liquid, even in low concentrations,
will leave the spill very visible since the light is reflected by the dispersed particles.

Titanium Dioxide is inert, insoluble and is not biologically active.

13. Disposal and Treatment Considerations

The product is not considered hazardous residue according to UN (United Nations

Organization). Please check state and local regulations for disposal of residues since
they can be more restrictive.
(Note: The addition of chemicals, processing or change to this material, may turn the
information for the management of the residue presented in this MSDS incomplete,
inaccurate or improper.)

14. Transport Information

Titanium Dioxide and Millennium pigments are not listed as harmful or hazardous
products. There are not special requirements in national or international regulations
regarding sea, road, railroad or air transportation.

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15. Regulatory Information

OSHA STATUS: These Products contain components that have been assigned an OSHA
PEL and/or ACGIH TLV and, therefore, are considered hazardous under the criteria of the
U.S. Federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard §29 CFR 1910.1200
U.S. TSCA INVENTORY STATUS: All components are listed.
CANADIAN DSL STATUS: All components are listed.
EUROPEAN EINECS STATUS: All components are listed.
AUSTRALIAN AICS STATUS: All components are listed.
JAPANESE MITI STATUS: All components are listed.
CERCLA REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ): None.
SARA TITLE III:
Section 302/304 - No Extremely Hazardous Substances.
Section 311/312 - Reporting requirements are applicable for components in Section 2 of
this MSDS.
Section 313 - No section 313 chemicals.
NOTE: Consult state and local regulations which may also apply.
OZONE DEPLETING SUBSTANCES: None
VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS: None
HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS or EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS:
None
CALIFORNIA “PROPOSITION 65” CHEMICALS: None
CONEG: The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent
chromium present in the products do not exceed one hundred (100) parts per million
(ppm) by weight, on a dried-weight basis.

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16. Other Information

HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (HMIS):
Health Hazard - *1
Flammability Hazard - 0
Reactivity Hazard - 0
Personal Protection - E
Note: This rating will generally suffice for normal operating conditions. Please note
however, that the type of personal protection utilized may change based on specific use
conditions. Consult the Exposure Controls/Personal Protection section of this MSDS.

• This MSDS replaces the Version 4 of 30.09.2005.

Reason: Updated to include IARC classification.

CONTACTS:
Albert Hartmann
Responsible Chemist
Laboratory Division Superintendent
Rodovia BA 099, Km 20 – Abrantes / Camaçari – Bahia – Brazil
+55 71 3634-9185

Renato Castro
Safety Engineer
Industrial Safety Division Superintendent
Rodovia BA 099, Km 20 – Abrantes / Camaçari – Bahia – Brazil
+55 71 3634-9130

NOTES:
The information contained in this MSDS is respect exclusively to this product.
They may not be valid for this product if used in combination to any other material.

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