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This general purpose plasticizer for industrial applications is ideally suited to films and coatings. It is highly versatile and displays low viscosity. Other key features include its good low-temperature performance and low volatility. Plastomoll These are adipic acid-based monomeric plasticizers with good low tem-perature properties.
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Plasticizers are used in many different applications, including films, cables and ducts, coatings, flooring, hoses and profiles. Even sensitive applications such as toys, medical equipment, sports and leisure equipment, and food packaging now depend on alternative plasticizers such as Hexamoll DINCH.
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Overall, phthalates will continue to exhibit modest growth. For example, DINP will experience growth throughout the world. World consumption of phthalate plasticizers is forecast to grow moderatley during 2025–25. Nonphthalate plasticizers are not based on phthalic acid, and have a different chemical structure and toxicological profile.
Applications
Soft PVC films are typically made by calendering (e.g. for roofing membranes), slit die extrusion (e.g. for swing doors) or film blowing (e.g. for packaging films). The applications of these products include self-adhesive films, automotive films, furniture and stationery films, food wrap (cling film), roofing membranes, pond liners, oil tank
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Monopropylene glycol (MPG), also referred to as propylene glycol (PG), is used in the manufacture of high performance unsaturated polyester resins (UPR), as well as engine coolants; antifreeze applications; aircraft wing and runway de-icers; food, pharmaceuticals and personal care products; paints and coatings, plasticizers and hydraulic brake
- Is European plasticisers a sustainable brand?
- European Plasticisers is committed to the safe and sustainable use of plasticisers and is actively involved in VinylPlus, the vinyl industry’s initiative promoting the sustainability of PVC throughout the value chain.
- What is a plasticiser trade association?
- Our trade association represents chemical companies that manufacture approximately 90% of the plasticisers in Europe. We serve as the forum of the European plasticisers industry and operate as a sector group under of Cefic.
- How much is the European plasticiser industry worth?
- The European plasticiser industry’s market value is €2.12 billion. The EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan is one of the main building blocks of the EU Green Deal. This new action plan targets how products are designed, promoting circular economy processes, sustainab...
- How many plasticisers are registered in the EU?
- Plasticisers have been subject to extensive testing and rigorous risk assessments. Since the implementation of REACH, more than 50 substances with plasticising properties have been registered. Specific plasticisers are restricted under EU REACH (Annex XVII) or are subject to REACH Authorisations (Annex XIV).
- What does European plasticisers do about PVC & PVC additives?
- In light of the investigation, European Plasticisers highlights the importance of ensuring regulatory predictability for the value chain and stands prepared to assist the European authorities in the assessment of PVC and PVC Additives.
- What is a modern plasticiser?
- Modern plasticisers (US: plasticizers) are similar and simultaneously different – constituting a wide range of chemistries and molecules, bringing high performance in a wide array of safe and sustainable applications. They are colourless and odourless liquids which cannot be treated as additives like pigments or fillers.
