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2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethene

CAS 25085-32-9

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

28549-89-5 · 1254159-65-3 · 9006-26-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethene in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Ethylene/ma copolymer”.

Also known as Ethylene/ma copolymer · 2,5 furandione modified ethylene/hexane - 1 · Ethylene Malyceic Anhydride Copolymer · Ethylene-Maleic anhydride CoPolymer · Fusabond M 623XF · Maleated polyethylene wax

Show all 10 names

Maleic anhydride ethene polymer · Metallocene catalyst based polyethylene wax · Polyethylene wax · ethylene/maleic anhydride copolymer

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a binder and a film former.

  • Binding
  • Film forming
  • Film former
  • Lubricant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethene appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethene
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Binder, backing.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Binder, backing.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for 2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethene. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethene yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated october 11, 2016

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed 2,5-Furandione, polymer with ethene in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

16

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsRaw materials

Typical roles

BindingFilm formingFilm formerLubricant
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