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PVC, Plasticizers and Sustainability


PVC additives and modifiers play a significant role in creating safer, cleaner and durable PVC solutions. Additives such as heat and light stabilizers help improve resistance of PVC products at high temperature and shield them from UV degradation.

Another important additive, plasticizers improve the flexibility, extensibility and processability of PVC. But, despite these important attributes that they provide to PVC, there is an increasing amount of regulatory actions coming up against these products and companies are finding solutions towards development of phthalate alternatives.

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Nov 15, 2019 | Article

How to Select the Right Plasticizer for Polymers?

By Michael Schiller

Plasticizers are the major functional additives transforming the physical properties of polymers such as PVC, PU, acrylic, nitrile and rubbers to create a whole world of flexible and durable...

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Nov 11, 2019 | Product News

Nynas’ Naphthenic Oils Offer Technical Advantages for PVC Application

Nynas aims to create sustainable value for customers with the help of naphthenic oils. In flexible PVC applications such as soft cables, naphthenic oils reduce friction during extrusion and improve...

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Nov 7, 2019 | Industry News

Shawnee Chemical to Market SANITIZED’s Antimicrobial Additives for PVC

SANITIZED and Shawnee Chemical have joined forces. With the addition of the antimicrobial Sanitized® additives at Shawnee Chemical, the PVC industry gets a new overall package, offering more than...

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Oct 29, 2019 | Product News

DIC Develops Plant-derived Plasticizer for PVC, Food Packaging Applications

DIC Corporation has developed a new polyester plasticizer derived entirely from biomass resources and can be used in food contact materials. Plasticizers can impart flexibility to thermoplastic...

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Oct 28, 2019 | Product News

Perstorp’s Phthalate Alternative Plasticizer Wins Award at INOVYN Ceremony

At K 2019’s INOVYN Awards ceremony, Perstorp has won silver in the category Sustainable Innovation for Pevalen™ Pro, a phthalate alternative plasticizer...

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Oct 11, 2019 | Industry News

RENOLIT Switches Product Range to Perstorp’s Phthalate Alternative Plasticizer

RENOLIT has completed the switch of all its US production for signage and graphics market product range to the phthalate alternative plasticizer Pevalen™, produced by Perstorp. It responds to the...

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Oct 9, 2019 | Industry News

Univar to Distribute INOVYN's Chlorinated Paraffins for PVC Enhancement

Univar Solutions has been selected to distribute INOVYN's full line of CERECLOR™ chlorinated paraffins in the United States. CERECLOR™ is a brand of chlorinated paraffins for markets like: coatings...

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Oct 7, 2019 | Industry News

Penn Color Invests in PVC & Additive Masterbatch Facilities

Penn Color adds highly concentrated PVC and additive masterbatches. The facility currently produces thermoplastic masterbatches for packaging. The site will now produce masterbatches for use in PVC...

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Sep 30, 2019 | Industry News

Perstorp Discussed About Plasticizers for PVC Sustainability at European PVC Summit

Jenny Klevås from Perstorp, joined the European PVC Summit and presented Perstorp’s take on ‘The Bright Future of PVC Products’. She discussed on how to to increase sustainability profile of...

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Sep 25, 2019 | Product News

Perstorp Unveils Phthalate Alternative Plasticizer to Improve PVC Sustainability

Perstorp has introduced a renewable polyol ester (phthalate alternative) plasticizer Pevalen™ Pro. It will make flexible PVC an even more attractive choice of plastic, based on a significantly lower...

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