Nexeo Plastics Announces Agreement with TPV Compound Spa to Supply Medical Grade PVC in DACH Region

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, 22 marzo 2022 – Nexeo Plastics, a leading global thermoplastics resin distributor, announces a new supplier agreement with TPV Compound Spa, to supply TPV’s biomedical PVC grades to customers in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland.

“The strategic partnership with TPV Compound will further enhance our strong position in the fast-growing healthcare market,” says Joost d’Hooghe, Nexeo Plastics Vice President of Europe, Middle East and Africa. “TPV is a market leader in this industry, and this collaboration adds high performing PVC solutions for medical applications to our portfolio of products.”

TPV’s biomedical grades include products for extrusion, moulding and blow moulding of both rigid and flexible materials. The latter are available with the main plasticizers traditionally used for biomedical applications, namely TOTM, DOTP, DINCH, DOA and polymeric plasticizers, in a wide range of hardness values that can meet the requirements of most applications.

The primary applications for TPV’s products include masks, connectors, drip chambers, spikes, hemodialysis sets, catheters, spiral hoses, blood and solution bags and peristaltic pumps.

“TPV Compound is enthusiastic to cooperate with a leading thermoplastic distributor such as Nexeo Plastics and is confident in a long lasting and fruitful cooperation. With 60 years in the market, TPV Compound has a deep knowledge in the biomedical PVC business and can be a key partner and help Nexeo Plastics achieve its ambitious growth projects,” said Marco Basso, CEO, TPV Compound Spa.

TPV’s biomedical products include the following innovative solutions:

• Radiopachi: compound flessibili in PVC appositamente formulati per applicazioni con raggi X
• Antibatterici: compound flessibili in PVC con effetto batteriostatico
• A base biologica: PVC plastificato con sostanze derivate da fonti rinnovabili
• Con attributi biologici: PVC contenente resina prodotta da etilene derivato da biomassa
• Senza stagno: PVC rigido senza derivati dello stagno, sterilizzato con ETO e raggi gamma/beta
• Masterbatch colorati: PVC con elevate concentrazioni di pigmenti

Biologically inert and compatible with cyclohexanone or radiofrequency welding, TPV’s PVC products are sterilizable and comply with many international standards, including MDR 745/2017, USP Class VI, ISO 10993, European Pharmacopeia, REACH Regulation 1907/2006/EU and RoHS 3 Directive 2015/863/EU.

About Nexeo Plastics
Nexeo Plastics is a leading global thermoplastic resins distributor, representing quality products from world-class suppliers, and serving a diverse customer base across North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. From material selection assistance to identifying supply chain and inventory solutions, we go beyond traditional logistics to provide value-added services across many industries, including automotive, healthcare, packaging, wire and cable, 3D printing and more. Learn more at www.nexeoplastics.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

About TPV Compound Spa
TPV Compound Spa is a PVC compound producer with the passion for innovation. The research and development of new materials in collaboration with our customers represents our point of excellence. Learn more at www.tpvcompound.com.

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