SUGAR PVC
November 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLA TEAM of Dutch researchers has offered the PVC industry a possible alternative to using toxic phthalates to soften plastics, in the wake of September's decision by the European Union (EU) to ban six of these chemicals in toys. Wageningen University and Research Centre has worked closely with the PVC industry to successfully develop an alternative group of softeners based on sugar alcohol. Tests have shown these new materials are not toxic, and therefore have no effect on hormones, said a note from the European Commission. Also, as these softeners ...
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