News & Resources
10 Aug 2020
“Plasticiser developments follow sustainable path” – Article in Compounding World
Compounding World has published a comprehensive report in its August 2020 edition on how "Plasticisers continue to trend away from low molecular weight orthophthalate-based chemistries to alternatives...
14 Jul 2020
Interview of our call for papers’ winners by B News – the newsletter of the University of Milano-Bicocca
B-News (the newsletter of the University of Milano-Bicocca) interviewed Andrea Pasquale and Federico Acciaretti, the winners of European Plasticisers' call for papers on plasticisers and/or flexible P...
18 Jun 2020
Call for papers – Winning paper announcement
Hands on vinyl: students of today experts of tomorrow
European Plasticisers is committed to science and is constantly engaged to foster a sound scientific debate around plasticisers.
To encourage...
04 Jun 2020
VinylPlus®: Steering the PVC Industry Towards the Circular Economy
VinylPlus, the Voluntary Commitment to sustainable development of the European PVC industry, recycled 771,313 tonnes of PVC in 2019 - more than 96% of the programme’s 2020 target. The PVC industry i...
13 May 2020
European Plasticisers contributed to the update of the Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry
The Enzyklopädie der Technischen Chemie, also known as the Ullmann Encyclopedia, is the undisputed reference in industrial chemistry. Generations of chemists have relied on Ullmann's as their prime r...
27 Apr 2020
Infographic on Wires & Cables
25% of the plasticisers produced in Europe are used in flexible PVC wires & cables… the largest application sector for flexible PVC in Europe!
PVC wires and cables keep us connected to the worl...
15 Jan 2020
Call for papers on Plasticisers and / or flexible PVC applications
Hands on vinyl: students of today experts of tomorrow
Are you dealing with plasticisers and/or flexible PVC applications? Do you want to meet with experts from leading chemical companies?
If so, E...
14 Jan 2020
Fact Sheet on Flexible PVC in outdoor uses
The secret ingredient behind everyone's summer
From trekking in the rainy highlands of Scotland to beaches and barbecues in the torrid south of Spain, each European country has its own set of traditi...
14 Jan 2020
Fact Sheet on Flexible PVC in Fashion
Vinyl fashion. From haute couture to protecting lives.
PVC is a thermoplastic often known in its flexible forms and its colourful applications, such as flooring and decorative wallpaper. Besides some...
13 Dec 2019
EFSA updated risk assessment concludes that current exposure to five phthalates from food is not a concern for public health
On 10 December 2019, EFSA issued an update of the risk assessment of the phthalates DBP, BBP, DEHP, DINP and DIDP for use in food contact materials. Based on the limited scope of the mandate, the limi...