Version: 3.

2 Revision date 04/08/2023 Print date 07/08/2023

SAFETY DATA SHEET

Section 1. Identification

Product Identifier: GEMCAT D210, D310, D410, D510, D610

Other means of identification: N/A

Recommended use of the Intermediate chemical used as dry strength agent and in surface
chemical and restrictions on sizing applications.
use:

Details of manufacturer or Manildra Group

importer: 6 Frank Street,
Gladesville NSW
Australia 2111

Telephone Number: +61 2 9879 9800

Emergency Telephone +61 2 4423 8200 (Chief Chemist)

number:

Section 2: Hazards Identification

Not classified as Dangerous Goods by the criteria of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code (ADG
Code) for transport by Road and Rail; NON-DANGEROUS GOODS.

Based on available information, not classified as hazardous according to Safe Work Australia; NON-
HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL.

Other Hazards:
May cause eye irritation
Avoid temperatures above 150°C
If released into waterways, may cause long lasting harmful effects to aquatic life

Poisons Schedule (SUSMP): None allocated.

Signal Word: Not applicable

Hazard Statements: Not applicable

Precautionary statements: Not applicable

Storage

Store in a well-ventilated place. Keep container tightly closed.

Other hazards

May form explosive dust atmosphere

Hazard Symbols: Not applicable

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 Section 3. Composition and information on ingredients

This product does not contain hazardous chemicals at, or above reportable level as defined by
SafeWork Australia.

Chemical Identity Synonym CAS Number Proportions (%w/w)

Cationic Starch 2-Hydroxy-

3(trimethylammonium)propyl Ether, 56780-58-6 100%
Chloride Starch, Starch Cationic

Section 4. First aid measures

For advice, contact a Poisons Information Centre (e.g. phone Australia 131 126; New Zealand 0800
764 766) or a doctor.

In case of poisoning contact a doctor or Poisons Information Centre on 131 126, New Zealand 0800
764 766

Have the product label or SDS with you when calling or going for treatment.

Ingestion: If swallowed, seek medical attention. Do not induce vomiting unless directed to do so by
medical personnel. No adverse effects expected when used as directed.

Eye Contact: No adverse effects expected when used as directed. Rinse eyes immediately with
plenty of water, should irritation occur.

Skin Contact: No adverse effects expected when used as directed. Wash skin with water should
irritation occur.

Inhalation: No adverse effects expected when used as directed. Move person to fresh air; if effects
occur, consult a physician.

Symptoms caused by exposure: No adverse effects expected when used as directed.

Medical attention and special treatment: Treat symptomatically.

Section 5. Firefighting measures

Suitable extinguishing equipment:

This material does not burn. Use water spray, alcohol-resistant foam, dry chemical or carbon dioxide.

Specific Hazards arising from the chemical:

May be combustible at high temperatures

Special protective equipment and precautions for firefighters:

Fight fire with normal precautions from a reasonable distance. Standard procedure for chemical fires.
Wear full protective clothing and positive pressure self-contained breathing apparatus.

Hazchem Code: Not applicable

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 Section 6. Accidental release measures

Personal precautions, protective equipment and emergency procedures:

Ensure adequate ventilation. Use personal protective equipment. Avoid contact with skin, eyes and
clothing. Remove all sources of ignition.

Environmental precautions:

Outside of normal use, avoid release to the environment. Prevent product from entering

Drains and entry into waterways, sewers, basements or confined areas.

Methods and materials for containment and cleaning up:

Sweep up and shovel into suitable containers for disposal. Clean contaminated surface thoroughly.

Prevent any spillage reaching natural waterways and open drain systems

Section 7. Handling and storage

Precautions for safe handling:

Avoid contact with skin, eyes and clothing. For personal protection see section 8.

KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND PETS.

Conditions for safe storage, including any incompatibilities:

Keep container closed when not in use in a dry and well-ventilated place. Store at room temperature
in the original container. Store away from incompatible materials.

Stable under normal conditions.

Avoid contact with strong oxidizing agents

Section 8. Exposure controls and personal protection

No exposure standard assigned for this specific material by Safe Work Australia. However, Workplace
Exposure Standard(s) for constituents(s) has been shown in table.

Note: As published by Safe Work Australia Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne
Contaminants.
TWA - The time-weighted average airborne concentration of a substance when calculated over an
eight-hour working day, for a five-day working week.
These Workplace Exposure Standards are guides to be used in the control of occupational health
hazards. All atmospheric contamination should be kept to as low a level as is workable. These
workplace exposure standards should not be used as clear defining points between safe and
dangerous concentrations of chemicals. They are not a measure of relative toxicity.

Engineering controls: Ensure adequate ventilation. Use process enclosures,

local exhaust ventilation, or other engineering controls to keep airborne levels below recommended
exposure limits. If user operations generate dust, fume or mist, use ventilation to keep exposure to
airborne contaminants below the exposure limit.

Individual protection measures, for example personal protective equipment (PPE):

Eye and face protection: Goggles or Safety glasses with side-shields.

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Skin protection: Wear suitable protective work clothing.

Respiratory protection: Effective dust mask. Use a dust respirator under conditions where exposure
to the substance is apparent (e.g. generation of high concentration of dust (dust clouds) , inadequate
ventilation, development of respiratory tract irritation), and engineering controls are not feasible.
Be sure to use an approved/certified respirator or equivalent.
Thermal hazards: No special requirements.

Other information.

Reference standards for (PPE).

Respiratory protection: AS/NZS 1715 and AS/NZS 1716.
Gloves: AS/NZS 2161.1.
Eye protection: AS/NZS 1336 and AS/NZS 1337

Section 9. Physical and chemical properties

Appearance: Powder -White to tan
Odour: Data is not available
Odour threshold: Data is not available
pH: 4.5 - 7
Melting point/freezing point: Data is not available
Initial boiling point and boiling range: Data is not available
Flash point: Data is not available

Evaporation rate: Data is not available

Flammability (solid, gas): Data is not available
Upper/lower flammability or explosive
limits: Not flammable
Vapour pressure: Data is not available
Vapour density: Data is not available
Relative density: 0.5 g/mL
Solubility: Insoluble in water at 20°C
(Soluble at 90°C)
Partition coefficient: n-octanol/water: Data is not available
Auto-ignition temperature: Not applicable
Decomposition temperature: Data is not available
Viscosity: Data is not available

Other physical/chemical parameters

Specific heat value: Data is not available
Saturated vapour concentration: Data is not available
Release of invisible flammable
vapours and gases: Not flammable

Particle size (average and range): Data is not available

Size distribution: Data is not available
Shape and aspect ratio: Data is not available
Crystallinity: Data is not available
Dustiness: Data is not available
Surface area: Data is not available
Degree of aggregation or Data is not available
agglomeration, and dispersibility:
Redox potential: Data is not available
Biodurability or biopersistence: Data is not available
Surface coating or chemistry: Data is not available

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 Section 10. Stability and reactivity

Reactivity: Data is not available

Chemical stability: Chemically stable when stored at ambient conditions
Possibility of hazardous reactions: Hazardous polymerization does not occur
Conditions to avoid: Heat. Ignition sources. Incompatible materials.
Incompatible materials: Strong oxidizing agents
Hazardous decomposition Combustion or thermal decomposition will evolve toxic
products: and irritant vapours such as Carbon oxides. Nitrogen
oxides (NOx).

Section 11. Toxicological information

No adverse health effects expected if the product is handled in accordance with this Safety Data
Sheet and the product label. Symptoms or effects that may arise if the product is mishandled and
overexposure occurs are:

Ingestion: No adverse effects expected, however, large amounts may cause nausea and
vomiting.
Eye contact: May be an eye irritant.
Skin contact: Repeated exposure may cause skin irritation.
Inhalation: Breathing in vapours may result in respiratory irritation.
Acute toxicity: No LD50 data available for the product.
Respiratory or skin sensitisation: Data is not available.
Chronic effects: Data is not available.
Aspiration hazard: Data is not available.

Other information

Avoid material reaching natural waterways and drains

Section 12. Ecological Information

Ecotoxicity: Avoid contaminating waterways.

Persistence/degradability: Data is not available.

Bioaccumulative potential: Data is not available.

Mobility in soil: Data is not available.

Ecotoxicity: Data is not available.

Other adverse effects: No information available (environmental fate, ozone depletion,

photochemical ozone creation potential, endocrine-disruption
potential and global warming potential.)

Section 13. Disposal consideration

If possible, material and its container should be recycled. If material or container cannot be recycled,
dispose in accordance with local, regional national and international Regulations.

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 Section 14. Transport Information

ROAD AND RAIL TRANSPORT

Not classified as Dangerous Goods by the criteria of the “Australian Code for the Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail. (ADG Code).

Special precautions for user: No data available

MARINE TRANSPORT

Not classified as Dangerous Goods by the criteria of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Code (IMDG Code) for transport by sea.

AIR TRANSPORT

Not classified as Dangerous Goods by the criteria of the International Air Transport Association
(IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations for transport by air.

Section 15. Regulatory information

This material is not subject to the following international agreements:

− Montreal Protocol (Ozone depleting substances)

− The Stockholm Convention (Persistent Organic Pollutants)
− The Rotterdam Convention (Prior Informed Consent)
− Basel Convention (Hazardous Waste)
− International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).

This material/constituent(s) is covered by the following requirements:

− the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP) established under
the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cwlth) (as amended). If so, list the relevant Poisons
Schedule number . Not listed.
− All components of this product are listed on or exempt from the Australian Inventory of Chemical
Substances (AICS).

Source of data

This SDS has been prepared in accordance the Safe Work Australia Preparation of
safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals Code of Practice prepared under the Work Health and
Safety Act and Work Health and Safety Regulations.
Code of Practice: Labelling of workplace hazardous chemicals
'Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons – June 2023

Hazard Classification

Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS) (NICNAS)

Chemical Assessment Reports (NICNAS)
Workplace Exposure Standards for Airborne Contaminants
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
(United Nations) Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances (OECD).
OECD means the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Hazardous Chemical Information System
European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

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Other references

National Road Transport Commission, 'Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods
by Road and Rail.
IMDG: International Maritime Code for Dangerous Goods
IATA: International Air Transport Association
Lewis, Richard J. Sr. 'Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary 13th. Ed.', Rev., John Wiley and
Sons, Inc., NY, 1997.
Australian Emergency Response Guidebook.

Section 16. Other Information

Date of preparation: 04 Aug 2023

Reason for issue: Format change
Prepared by ChemVit Consulting Pty Ltd www.chemvit.com.au

Key abbreviations or acronyms used

< Less Than. mg/m3 Milligrams per Cubic Metre
> Greater Than. NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
AICS Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances. NOHSC National Occupational Health and Safety
atm Atmosphere. Commission.
CAS Chemical Abstracts Service (Registry Number). OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
cm² Square Centimetres. Development.
deg C (°C) Degrees Celsius. ppb Parts per Billion.
CNS Central Nervous System ppm Parts per Million.
EC No European Community number. psi Pounds per Square Inch.
g Grams g/cm³ Grams per Cubic Centimetre. REACH Regulation on Registration, Evaluation,
g/l Grams per Litre. Authorisation and
IDLH Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health. Restriction of Chemicals.
LC50 LC stands for lethal concentration. SWA Safe Work Australia.
LC50 is the concentration of a material in air which causes the STEL Short Term Exposure Limit.
death of 50% (one half) of a group of test animals. The TLV Threshold Limit Value.
material is inhaled over a set period, usually 1 or 4 hours. TWA Time Weighted Average.
LD50 LD stands for Lethal Dose. LD50 is the amount of a UN United Nations.
material, given all at once, which causes the death of 50%
(one half) of a group of test animals.

Disclaimer

This Safety Data Sheet was prepared in good faith from the best information available at that time of
issue and is based on the present state of our knowledge and to this extent we believe it is accurate.
However, no guarantee of accuracy is made or implied and since conditions of use are beyond our
control, all information relevant to usage is offered without warranty. Manildra Group and its Affiliates
or Agents shall not be held liable or responsible for any damage or unauthorised use of this
information or from contact with this product.

In all cases please ensure you have the current version. The user is cautioned to make their own
determinations as to the suitability of the information provided to the circumstances in which the
product is used.

END OF SDS

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