Evaluation of Plasticisers for PVC for Medical Devices

Appendix 3
Sources of the ingredients in the prepared PVC compounds and of the alternative thermoplastic material, EVAC

Sources of the ingredients and of EVAC

Substance

 

Abbreviation

Chemical nature

CAS No.

Supplier or producer

PVC

Polyvinylchloride

 

Norsk Hydro

DEHP

Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate

117-81-7

BP Chemicals Ltd.

ESBO

Epoxydised soya bean oil

 

Crompton Vinyl Additives GmbH

Stabiliser

A calcium-zink compound

 

Crompton Vinyl Additives GmbH

DINP

Diisononyl phthalate

68515-48-0

ExxonMobil Chemical

DEHA

Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate

103-23-1

BASF plc

DEHS

Di(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate

122-62-3

Laporte Performance Chemicals

TEHTM

Tri(2-ethylhexyl) trimellitate

3319-31-1

Lonza Intermediates and Adeditives

Benzoate

Dipropylene glycol dibenzoate (> 5 % monoester)

27138-31-4 (125457-59-2)

Velsicol Chemical Corporation

Polyadipate

A polyester based on adipic acid/neopentyl glycol/1,4 butane diol modified with a mono alcohol in the range C6 - C12

-

Kemira Polymers

ATBC

Acetyltributyl citrate

77-90-7

Pfizer Chemicals

EVA Terpolymer

Ethylene terpolymer with n-butyl acrylate, fillers, additives, n-butylacrylate

141-32-2

Du Pont (U.K.) Limited

EVAC

Ethylene-vinyl acetate plastic

 

Du Pont Industrial Polymers