CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ferro Corporation (NYSE: FOE) , a leading supplier of performance additives, has launched Santicizer ® Platinum P-1000 as the first commercial product in a series of ...

OBERHAUSEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oxea introduces stabilized TOTM (trioctyl trimellitate or tri-2-ethylhexyl trimellitate) under the brand name Oxsoft TOTM ST into its comprehensive range of ...

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 ...

What gives plastic objects their flexibility and reduces their brittleness is the concentration of plasticiser. For example, a chemical solvent of the phthalate family called DOP is often used. The ...

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 ...

LigniOx technology developed by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland converts lignin by-products from pulp mills and other biorefineries into concrete plasticizers that can compete with the ...

Babies and children up to age four could be breathing in plasticizers and other chemicals from their mattresses while they sleep, a Canadian study suggests. Federal regulations set limits on some ...

The results shows that in several device applications certain plasticizers may cause softening, cracking, or other defects in non-PVC components as they migrate across the interface with the component ...