Degradable plasticizers come from plants.

A new line of ester compounds for plasticizing PVC toys, medical devices, and flooring are plant-derived and biodegradable. They come from CPH CPH - Call Party Handling
CPH - Calls Per Hour (call center metric)
CPH - Castle Peak Hospital (Hong Kong)
CPH - Certificate in Public Health
CPH - Certified Professional Horticulturist
CPH - Characters Per Hour
CPH - Chronic Prostate Hypertrophy
CPH - College of Public Health
CPH - Colorado Psychiatric Hospital
CPH - Concordia Publishing House
CPH - Conduct & Practices Handbook (Canadian Securities Institute) Innovations, the R&D affiliate of C.P. Hall Co., Chicago. New Hallgreen additives reportedly perform as well as plasticizers derived from petroleum. Tel: 877-4CPHALL * PT Direct. 258EV

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Title Annotation:	Additives
Publication:	Plastics Technology
Date:	Apr 1, 2005
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