Amgard 1045

Amgard 1045 is a commonly traded chemical mixture that is subject to international controls, specifically under Schedule 2, part B of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).¹Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). “Most Traded Scheduled Chemicals 2022.” Retrieved 3 February 2022, from https://www.opcw.org/resources/declarations/most-traded-scheduled-chemicals-2022. Schedule 2, part B encompasses chemicals that pose “a significant risk” to the proliferation of chemical warfare agents that fall under Schedule 1 or Schedule 2, part A of the Convention, and that are not produced in large quantities commercially, for purposes not prohibited under the CWC.²Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), “Annex on Chemicals: Guidelines for Schedule 2.” Retrieved 3 February 2022, from https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention/annexes/annex-chemicals/annex-chemicals.

Identifiers

(Amgard 1045 is a mixture of both chemical diagrams above.)

Commercial Uses

Amgard 1045 is a flame retardant chemical mixture used primarily in the manufacture of polyester fabrics and coating for textiles.³Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). “Most Traded Scheduled Chemicals 2022.” Retrieved 3 February 2022, from https://www.opcw.org/resources/declarations/most-traded-scheduled-chemicals-2022. 

The Dual-use Nature

Amgard 1045 is a mixture of two Schedule 2B04 chemicals, CAS RN 41203-81-0, and CAS RN 42595-45-9. As phosphonates, or phosphonic acids, these chemicals are part of a class of compounds that can be potentially used as precursors to organophosphorus nerve agents found under Schedule 1 of the Chemical Weapons Convention.⁴Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), “Annex on Chemicals, Schedule 1.” Retrieved 8 February 2022, from https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention/annexes/annex-chemicals/schedule-1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Nerve Agent and Organophosphate Pesticide Poisoning,” U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved 10 February 2022, from  https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/nerve/tsd.asp.

Trade: Chemical Vendors & International Traders

Notes

• 1
  Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). “Most Traded Scheduled Chemicals 2022.” Retrieved 3 February 2022, from https://www.opcw.org/resources/declarations/most-traded-scheduled-chemicals-2022.
• 2
  Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), “Annex on Chemicals: Guidelines for Schedule 2.” Retrieved 3 February 2022, from https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention/annexes/annex-chemicals/annex-chemicals.
• 3
  Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). “Most Traded Scheduled Chemicals 2022.” Retrieved 3 February 2022, from https://www.opcw.org/resources/declarations/most-traded-scheduled-chemicals-2022. 
• 4
  Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), “Annex on Chemicals, Schedule 1.” Retrieved 8 February 2022, from https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention/annexes/annex-chemicals/schedule-1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Nerve Agent and Organophosphate Pesticide Poisoning,” U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved 10 February 2022, from  https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/nerve/tsd.asp.