Our Position

We, European Plasticisers, are committed to the safety of our products and their full compliance with the EU’s legislative framework. Where appropriate, we strive to provide science-driven contributions to facilitate the decision-making process on policy actions, related to plasticisers, and are open to dialogue with the relevant stakeholders.

Industry dedicated to innovation

As indicated in the VinylPlus 2021 Progress Report, over the past 25 years, the European plasticiser industry has invested over €6 billion in research and development, product safety and sustainability The dedication of the industry to innovation enabled the replacement of substances classified as SVHC with plasticisers that are safe for use.

In line with its dedication to sustainability, the industry is investing in solutions based on renewable raw materials for plasticisers used in PVC. These solutions (bio-based, bio-mass balanced, etc.) reduce the use of fossil based materials and energy, thus lower greenhouse gas emissions, without compromising on performance.

Press release – European Plasticisers stressed the importance of science-based policy making during PVC 2021
News 17 May 2021

Press release – European Plasticisers stressed the importance of science-based policy making during PVC 2021

European Plasticisers stressed the importance of science-based policy making during PVC2021   Brussels, 17 May 2021 - European Plasticisers participated in the online PVC 2021 conference, the...
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International Day of Girls and Women In Science
News 11 Feb 2021

International Day of Girls and Women In Science

The 11th of February is the United Nations International Day of Girls & Women in Science. On that occassion, we asked female scientists working within European Plasticisers to share with us what m...
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Toxicological study on DINP exposure
News 18 Nov 2020

Toxicological study on DINP exposure

The toxicological study “Systematic Comparison of the Male Reproductive Tract in Fetal and Adult Wistar Rats exposed to DBP and DINP in utero during the Masculinisation Programming Window”, conduc...
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New Chairmanship structure for European Plasticisers
News 18 Nov 2020

New Chairmanship structure for European Plasticisers

European Plasticisers' General Assembly of 4 November decided to split the Advocacy and Communications Working Group into two separate groups. Hendrik Fischer (Evonik), former Vice-Chairman of the...
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New EFSA mandate
News 18 Nov 2020

New EFSA mandate

EFSA has published “Part 1 of a 2-part mandate on a re-evaluation of the risks to public health related to the presence of phthalates, structurally similar substances and replacement substances from...
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Study funded by European Plasticisers & VinylPlus on new PBPK model for di-isononyl phthalate (DiNP)
News 11 Aug 2020

Study funded by European Plasticisers & VinylPlus on new PBPK model for di-isononyl phthalate (DiNP)

ABSTRACT A physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model for di-isononyl phthalate (DiNP) was developed by adapting the existing models for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and di-butylphthalate...
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“Plasticiser developments follow sustainable path” – Article in Compounding World
Media Coverage 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...
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Interview of our call for papers’ winners by B News – the newsletter of the University of Milano-Bicocca
News 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...
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Call for papers – Winning paper announcement
News 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...
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