November 2015

DINP scored a battle victory in California’s Prop 65 war on DINP.  It was reported last week that the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) granted a safe use determination (SUD) request for vinyl roofing containing DINP. Why is this so important? The OEHHA hasn’t issued an SUD in 12 years.  And while […]

Presco’s Presco Medical Inflatable PVC Films Presco’s engineered film division Presco, has developed a Medical Mattress Film utilized in a wide variety of medical inflatable applications, including disposable medical inflatable splints, medical inflatable seat cushions and inflatable mattresses. Presco’s extrusion manufacturing process allows for thinner films to be used in pinhole free applications. The film

This blog comes from Don Denges, Presco’s VP of Operations.  He and our Technical Team of Stephen Hutcheson and Sue Kenna ventured north to VinylTec 2015: VinylTec 2015 was held late October in Akron, Ohio. There were over 300 attendees this year.  This technical seminar is held annually and put on by the Vinyl Division

Today’s blog comes to us from Crystal Perkins: People tend to look confused when I tell them I work for a PVC manufacturer. They are often surprised when they realize just how much “plastic” is in so much of what they do every day. Folks don’t grasp right away the important work that we are

California added the plasticizer DINP to their Prop 65 list in December 2013.  Since that time, we as vinyl manufacturers have been responding by giving our customers plasticizer options.  DOTP has been the most popular non ortho-phthalate option.  It seems as though the market is now responding by the recent news from BASF. Is this