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What are plasticizers and what are they used for?

Henan GO Biotech Co., Ltd.
2026-08-01
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Plasticizers are functional additives that improve polymer flexibility and processing performance, especially in PVC. They reduce material hardness and glass transition temperature while enhancing softness, elongation, and molding efficiency for products such as cables, films, artificial leather, flooring, hoses, automotive interiors, coatings, and inks.

What Is a Plasticizer?

A plasticizer is a functional additive used to improve the flexibility and processing performance of polymers, particularly PVC. When incorporated into plastic or rubber-based materials, it helps reduce material hardness and lower the glass transition temperature, allowing the material to become softer, more flexible, and easier to process.

What Does a Plasticizer Do?

Plasticizers enhance the physical properties and manufacturing performance of polymer materials. Their main functions include:

  • Reducing material hardness
  • Lowering the glass transition temperature
  • Increasing softness and flexibility
  • Improving elongation performance
  • Supporting more efficient molding and processing

Where Are Plasticizers Used?

Because they improve softness, flexibility, and processability, plasticizers are widely used in PVC and other polymer applications, including:

  • Cables and wires
  • Films
  • Artificial leather
  • Flooring
  • Hoses
  • Automotive interiors
  • Coatings
  • Inks

Plasticizer Solutions from Henan GO Biotech Co., Ltd.

Henan GO Biotech Co., Ltd. is a chemical company focused on the research, production, and sales of plasticizers. Its product portfolio includes conventional and environmentally oriented plasticizers for polymer applications where flexibility, processing performance, and material properties are important. Plasticizers are essential additives for helping manufacturers produce PVC and related materials used across cable, film, automotive interior, coating, ink, and other industrial applications.

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