Dow and Teknor Apex Link on Biobased Plasticizers for Flexible Vinyl

摘要

Dow Chemical and Teknor Apex (Paw-tucket, RI) have entered into a joint market development agreement for flexible vinyl in several application areas. Teknor Apex has been granted exclusive marketing rights in North America for flexible vinyl compounds containing Dow's Ecolibrium biobased plasticizers in applications such as consumer and industrial products, certain medical devices, automotive components, and select wire and cable products. Teknor Apex plans to commercialize compounds made with Dow Ecolibrium this year. Footwear, flooring and profiles are among the first targeted areas for the new compounds.