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Plasticisers and Flexible PVC Information Centre

Up-to-date, comprenhensive information

The Plasticisers and Flexible PVC Information Centre is an initiative of the European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI) to provide clear and concise information about the many applications of plasticisers and its safe use, supported by robust scientific research.

www.plasticisers.org

VinylPlus

ECPI is a founding member of VinylPlus, the new 10-year commitment of the European PVC industry which builds upon the achievements of the Vinyl 2010 programme.

VinylPlus takes the next important steps in tackling the sustainability challenges for PVC and also in establishing a long-term framework for the on-going sustainable development of the PVC value chain.

www.vinylplus.eu

What are phthalates?

Electrical cables, film, clothing and footwear, automotive components, flooring, and wall-coverings achieve their unique qualities of colour, flexibility, softness and feel as a result of the plasticisers that are used in their production.

ECPI has considerable information available on a wide range of plasticisers including phthalates which are the most widely used.

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Making Sense of Science

Every day we are bombarded with information about science from newspapers, radio and television programmes and the internet. Making sense of it all can be very difficult. How do we know what to believe?

Latest News

French Parliament vote

Against all expectations and against the advice of the Government, the French National Assembly adopted in first reading a bill to ban the use of phthalates. The industry requests this bill to be rejected because it is scientifically unjustified and unworkable in practice.... Read more

Responsible Care

Logo : Responsible Care The European Council for Plasticisers and Intermediates (ECPI) represents an industry which is accountable and is committed to the global chemical industry initiative 'Responsible Care'