TAGS: PVC, Plasticizers and Sustainability
Perstorp has introduced a general-purpose plasticizer partly based on renewable raw material using a traceable mass balance concept. Emoltene™ 100 Pro is a dipropylheptyl phthalate (DPHP) designed to support sustainable sourcing of renewable and recycled raw materials and reduction of carbon dioxide emission throughout the value chain.
Product in Different Levels of Renewable Content
Facilitating uncomplicated adoption by users, Emoltene™ 100 Pro is ready to be dropped straight into existing flexible
PVC formulations. Users can expect the same performance as Perstorp’s existing Emoltene™ 100
plasticizer, with the added benefit of a lower carbon footprint. Emoltene™ 100 Pro will be available in two grades -
Emoltene™ 100 Pro 14 and
Emoltene™ 100 Pro 14 IRG, with different levels of renewable content based on mass balance: the first, containing 14 percent is available now, the second, with 71 percent is expected to become available in the near future.
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We launched the original Emoltene™ 100 plasticizer back in 2009 and it has ever since proven its performance in terms of durability and flexibility, especially for tough outdoor applications. This track record drove us to keep working with the same DPHP molecule, but to give it a more sustainable design, in line with our customers’ demands as well as global sustainability trends in, for example, the automotive and construction industries. Being able to offer a well-known and proven plasticizer with improved environmental properties is an important milestone in future-proofing soft PVC applications,” says Perstorp business manager Martin Hansson.
The renewable content of the first grade of Emoltene™ 100 Pro is biogas which replaces fossil natural gas as raw material. Emoltene™ 100 Pro, as well as all Perstorp Pro-Environment products, are certified according to the ISCC PLUS system (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification).
Source: Perstorp