Bio-Based Plasticizers Stretch Production Capability
Biovero is the end-result in a full-scale, end-to-end production capability that better serves its industrial customers with nature-derived alternatives to traditional petroleum-based additives. These specialty oils, or epoxides, are key components for Cargill’s existing portfolio of bio-based plasticizers and polyols.
Plasticizers – Benefits, Trends, Health, and Environmental
Plasticizers soften the PVC to make it flexible and bendable. This opens up a huge range of possibilities for new applications. One of the main benefits of plasticizers is the durability they confer onto PVC applications, which can ensure high performances for up to 50 years.
Plastic pollution is growing relentlessly as waste
Global plastic waste generation more than doubled from 2000 to 2025 to 353 million tonnes. Nearly two-thirds of plastic waste comes from plastics with lifetimes of under five years, with 40% coming from packaging, 12% from consumer goods and 11% from clothing and textiles.
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Plasticizer
Sebacate - based plasticizers provide excellent compatibility with a range of plastic materials and synthetic rubbers (specifically nitrile rubber and neoprene), superior properties at low temperatures, and good oil resistivity. Some examples are: Dibutyl sebacate (DBS) Di- (2-ethylhexyl)sebacate, Di-octyl Sebacate [15] (or DOS plasticizer)
