13 дек. 2022 г. · 58% of the vinyl flooring tiles tested, contained phthalate plasticizers, which are hazardous and are subject to a pending ban in the European Union.

Phthalates are a group of related compounds with widespread residential and commercial uses such as softeners in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastics and vinyl ...

About 90% of phthalates are used in vinyl, and are widely used in vinyl building products, and many other consumer and commercial products. Phthalate ...

These are plasticizers added to vinyl to make it more flexible and durable. While some phthalates have been banned due to safety concerns, others remain in use ...

27 июн. 2019 г. · Over half of the top layers, made of virgin vinyl, contained phthalates. Many backing layers contained contaminants from recycled vinyl: lead, ...

8 апр. 2020 г. · What are Phthalates? Phthalates (PVC softener) was an organic chemical used to make vinyl flooring more flexible and made up a large portion (up ...

Some forms of vinyl and laminate flooring are considered to be toxic. This is because certain types can contain reprocessed plastic and other toxic chemicals.

100% of our vinyl production sites in Europe, North America, Serbia and China use a phthalate-free technology, except recycled content for certain products.

DOTP offers all the benefits of traditional ortho- phthalates—flexibility, durability, and resistance to wear—without the risk of impacting our health and ...

PVC sheet floors can contain over 20% phthalate plasticizers. These semi-volatile organic compounds readily migrate from flooring into dust and are inhaled by ...