Obtaining
Rosin is obtained from pine resin. Pine rosin consists primarily of resin acids having the general formula C20H30O2.
Application
Pine rosin used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber, pulp and paper, tire, rubber and paint industries.
Safety requirements
Pine rosin — combustible, prone to spontaneous combustion, the degree of impact on the body is a substance of third class risk.
Airborne rosin dust is explosive. Accumulated dust is a fire hazard.
Packing
Pine rosin is packed in wooden barrels with a capacity of 100–200 dm і, steel drums with a capacity of 100–180 dm і, plywood drums with a capacity of 50–66 and 93 dm і, cardboard drums with a capacity of 50–110 seams dm і, and in the bottom of the cardboard with metal drums with a capacity of 100 — 120 dm і.
For long term storage product is packed in steel drums with a capacity of 100–180 dm і or wooden barrels with a capacity of 100–200 dm і.
Guaranteed shelf life
2 years from date of manufacture.