Latest Updates

08 July 2021

“Spermageddon” allegations by Dr Swan unfounded

Brussels, 7 July 2021 - European Plasticisers notes that the scientific grounds of the statements made in Dr Swan’s book “Count Down” have already been questioned and refuted by many independent...

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...

01 March 2021

Call for papers on Plasticisers and / or flexible PVC applications

Hands on vinyl: students of today experts of tomorrow 2nd edition Are you dealing with plasticisers and/or flexible PVC applications? Do you want to meet with experts from leading chemical compani...

18 November 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...

18 November 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-Chairm...

18 November 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...

12 August 2020

“Plasticiser developments follow sustainable path” – Coumpounding 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 alternativ...

11 August 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-butylphthalat...

14 July 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 June 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 June 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 pri...

19 February 2020

Interview with Snijders, CIFRA Recycling

(available in English) This article (p.13) by European Plastic's Producers Magazine was published following the Media Field Trip organised by European Plasticisers in November 2019 and sponsored by...

02 February 2020

Recycled plastic is produced under strict rules

(available in Finnish) This article by Finnish Circular Economy News was published following the Media Field Trip organised by European Plasticisers in November 2019 and sponsored by VinylPlus....

01 February 2020

PVC is becoming more durable

(available in Finnish) This article by Finnish Chemical Magazine was published following the Media Field Trip organised by European Plasticisers in November 2019 and sponsored by VinylPlus. &nbs...

15 January 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...

26 December 2019

The role of PVC in a circular economy

(available in Spanish) This article by Interempresas was published following the Media Field Trip organised by European Plasticisers in November 2019 and sponsored by VinylPlus. ...

13 December 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...

08 July 2021

“Spermageddon” allegations by Dr Swan unfounded

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...

01 March 2021

Call for papers on Plasticisers and / or flexible PVC applications

Hands on vinyl: students of today experts of tomorrow 2nd edition Are you dealing with plasticisers and/or flexible PVC applications? Do you want to meet with experts from leading chemical compani...

18 November 2020