TekniPlex Healthcare, a leading provider of advanced healthcare solutions, has announced the launch of its new bio-based medical-grade polyvinyl chloride (PVC) compounds. The compounds are the first ...

PVC is the most widely used polymer to manufacture single-use medical devices and will retain that position for the foreseeable future, according to a new study from Global Market Insights. The ...

While phthalate esters such as DEHP are the most widely used plasticizers for flexible PVC medical compounds and have been for 50 years, issues concerning their possible effects on human health have ...

According to the Vinyl Institute, 25 percent of all medical products containing plastic are made with PVC. Flexible PVC (FPVC) can be found in everything from examination gloves and tubing to blood ...

According to NPC, Behzad Mohammadi paid a visit to the plant on Tuesday during which he said the medical-grade PVC production plant would come online as planned. Medical grade PVC compounds are widely ...

Teknor Apex's calendering process provides films with thickness uniformity, consistent physical properties, and thermal stability. While such phthalates as DEHP have historically been the most ...

Akron, Ohio — Medical product designer Len Czuba gave a history of vinyl in medical devices at the Vinyltec conference, and he strongly supported vinyl as the most reliable, cost-effective material ...

SHENZHEN, CHINA — Chinese medical-grade PVC compounder Hopefinder Polymer Science & Technology Co. Ltd. is spending at least 100 million Chinese yuan ($16.2 million) on a new factory in Jiangsu ...