Dr. Raphael Mestanza has interviewed Peter Van Elslander, Business Manager, Polymer Additives at Proviron about their vision and their positioning in the market of plasticizers.
SpecialChem: As a Plasticizer supplier, how would Proviron like to be perceived by the market, and what is your vision?
Peter Van Elslander: Proviron was established in 1977. It is certainly not a coincidence that our company name Proviron is made of two words : "Process" and "Environment". Ever since, Proviron has been bridging the gap between environment, health and safety on one side, and chemical solutions on the other. In this environmentally and health conscious industrial world, Proviron is fully going onto phthalate alternatives and "green" plasticizers. This has led us not only to a portfolio of reliable and well-tested plasticizers, well adapted to general and specific needs, but also to the continuous investment in product improvement and innovation, and the development of new sustainable drop-in replacement plasticizers. Proviron wants to be perceived as the plasticizer company that makes phthalate alternative plasticizers and even bio-based, helping the market in this transition by offering economical and high performance substitutes, without compromising the product value. Our mission is to provide solutions for tomorrow's challenges, and to extend our portfolio with continuous product improvements.