What this tab covers How it is regulated and what could disrupt supply: hazard classification, rules in the EU, US and India, anti-dumping duties and other trade measures, and supply-risk notes.
Hazards
Classification
UN number
Key risks
PMMA not classified; MMA flammable liquid category 2, skin sensitiser, STOT SE 3
UN1247 (MMA monomer)
Runaway polymerisation of MMA in storage; HCN in the ACH route is acutely toxic.
Main rules
Where
Rule
Effect
EU
REACH registration of MMA; Seveso III for HCN sites; food-contact Regulation 10/2011
Major-hazard controls on ACH plants
EU
Medical Device Regulation for bone cement and lenses
Strict quality control for medical grades
US
OSHA PSM and EPA RMP for HCN
Safety management at ACH sites
India
Rule
Effect
MSIHC Rules 1989 (HCN, MMA)
Hazardous chemical controls for importers and users
Plastic Waste Management Rules (EPR)
Limited impact on durable PMMA
Trade measures
No major MMA or PMMA trade remedy found in sources reached
Supply risk
Low to moderate: global overcapacity, with China at 44%. India depends on imports but from many suppliers.