Plasticisers are used to turn the brittle, stiff PVC into a resin suited for soft and flexible applications such as food contact or industrial PVC, as well as children’s toys and medical applications. GRINDSTED^® SOFT-N-SAFE^® responds to the growing consumer and legislative pressure for safe and sustainable alternatives for phthalates. A novel acetylated monoglyceride derived from hydrogenated castor oil, the plasticiser belongs to a class of natural oils and fats that are globally approved as direct food ingredients.

Setting the benchmark for ease-of-use, superior technical profile and excellent safety & sustainable profile.

Key Benefits:

• Food grade additive sourced from Non-GMO vegetable oil
• Fully biodegradable and digestible, metabolising like vegetable oils
• One-to-one replacement of traditional plasticisers, like phthalates without any alteration to the formulation or processing
• Excellent technical and processing characteristics
• REACH compliant

Application Areas

• Food contact PVC – whether blown film, extrusion or plastisol
• Industrial PVC - coated fabrics (synthetic leather), flooring & carpet backing, domestic cabling
• Extrusion or plastisol
• Carrier for liquid pigment formulations
• Medical applications - tubing, blood and urine bags
• Sports equipment
• Toys
• Skin contact applications