Plasticisers, unlocking the potential.
The forum of the European Plasticiser industry.
Our trade association represents chemical companies that manufacture approximately 90% of the plasticisers in Europe. We serve as the forum of the European plasticisers industry and operate as a sector group under of Cefic.
What are plasticisers?
Modern plasticisers (US: plasticizers) are similar and simultaneously different – constituting a wide range of chemistries and molecules, bringing high performance in a wide array of safe and sustainable applications. They are colourless and odourless liquids which cannot be treated as additives like pigments or fillers.
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29 Jan 2026
Factsheet on Wires & Cables
Flexible PVC in wire and cable. Enabling modern life, safely and efficiently Plasticisers make PVC flexible, which is essential for producing wires and cables. In Europe, this is the biggest use of...
29 Jan 2026
Factsheet on Vinyl Clothing
From haute couture to protecting lives. PVC: A material of many uses PVC is a thermoplastic often known in its flexible forms and its colourful applications, such as flooring and decorative wallpape...
29 Jan 2026
Factsheet on Sporting
The power of plasticisers in sports. Plastics, and PVC in particular, are widely used in buildings, offices, homes, and across sports. Flexible PVC is important for stadium roofs and flooring in perm...
29 Jan 2026
Factsheet on Risk & hazard
What’s the difference between risk & hazard? Are risk and hazard synonyms? When does a hazard become a risk? How can risks be minimised and avoided? These two terms are often used to describe t...
29 Jan 2026
Factsheet on Power of many
Different plasticisers for different applications Whenever PVC needs high elasticity and flexibility, plasticisers make it possible. But they can do much more. They also enhance the performance of ma...
29 Jan 2026
Factsheet on Outdoors
The secret ingredient behind every outdoor adventure Across Europe, summer looks different. Rain in the Scottish Highlands, heat and barbecues in southern Spain. Each market sets its own start to the...
Enabling innovation: Flexible PVC in sports
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European Plasticiser
Data
Every year, the world consumes 10.8 million tonnes of plasticisers.
Europe produces 15% of the world’s plasticisers.
The European plasticiser industry’s market value is €2.12 billion.