Cyclists get dinged for finding phthalates in their blood but argue that the chemicals are ubiquitous in all people these days In the race to catch drug cheats, sports officials are turning to more ...

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Data from three studies suggest that using trimellitates can reduce the amount of plasticizer that may migrate from PVC devices. Richard C. Adams The use of plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for ...

Fairlawn, Ohio — The plasticizer market is facing some economic challenges in 2023. Flooring demand in the U.S. declined in 2022 and is on pace to decline again in 2023. Luxury vinyl tile — a ...

BASF plans to start production of the plasticizer diethylhexyl terephthalate, also known as DOTP, in Pasadena, Texas, by 2017. The product, a non-ortho-phthalate polyvinyl chloride plasticizer, has ...

Discerning pencil users generally prefer white polyvinyl chloride (PVC) erasers over the cheaper pink rubber ones. PVC takes up pencil lead better and causes less damage to paper. Pentel, which makes ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A study from Taipei Medical University (TMU) reported plasticizer levels in Taiwanese people are two to seven times higher than those in Europe and the U.S., posing serious ...

MARL, Germany—Evonik Industries A.G. has launched a new plasticizer that it said includes "much sought-after properties," according to a Jan. 25 news release. Elatur-brand DINCD, a cyclohexanoate, is ...

A study of an eco-friendly solvent helping to make PVC plastic more flexible reveals the molecular-level interaction of hydrogen bonds between the two ingredients. What gives plastic objects their ...