PVC: how innovation can ensure a bright future in cable applications

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1 PVC: how innovation can ensure a bright future in cable applications Daniel Ortiz Martinz Technical Marketing & Development Manager INOVYN an platform

in cables Today s special: tweaking the PVC molecule for

2 CONTENT Who we are: INOVYN key dimensions To start with: recent innovations with vinyls Understanding key funcionalities of PVC in cables Today s special: tweaking the PVC molecule for performance; Summing up: innovation ensuring a bright future for PVC in cables

3 INOVYN - key dimensions Europe s largest Vinyls producer Chlor-Alkali Vast product portfolio (> 80 grades) to cover market requirements Driver in Vinyl Innovation General Purpose Vinyls INOVYN Specialty Vinyls Global coverage Organic Chloride Derivatives Vinyl Technologies 3

4 To start with: patent demands steeply increasing in the past 10 years PVC : Evolution of the number of patent publications from 1940 to Number of Patents > 185,000 PVC patents published ever since! 41% of all PVC patents issued in the last 10 years (76,000) 4

To start with: High-Tech & Ressource Efficient 3D Vinyl for

Breakthrough innovation: vinyl compounds (granules/ spools)

Benefits: more cost-effective, fire & weatherresistance

Energy Generator Reservoir Cover: Benecke- Kaliko (Germany)

surface cover for water reservoirs; Benefits: water

5 To start with: High-Tech & Ressource Efficient 3D Vinyl for Advanced Industrial 3D Printing: Chemson (Australia) Breakthrough innovation: vinyl compounds (granules/ spools) adapted to FDM (fusion deposition modelling) 3D printers; Benefits: more cost-effective, fire & weatherresistance feedstock vs PLA, PA and ABS. Energy Generator Reservoir Cover: Benecke- Kaliko (Germany) Ultra-durable PVC foil laminated with photovoltaic cells as surface cover for water reservoirs; Benefits: water evaporation prevention, solar energy-generation & overall capital cost savings up to 70% (vs concrete). 5

Recent innovations with flexible vinyl Specialty resins with extended

New molecules appearing in the market; Thermal Stabilisers: replacement of Cd/

reduced release of halogenated gases, lower density & opacity smoke emissions,

low VOC emissions; Membranes & artificial leather: photovoltaic cells, LED

6 Recent innovations with flexible vinyl Specialty resins with extended functionalities; Plasticisers: shift from LMW o-phthalates to HMW o-phthalates. New molecules appearing in the market; Thermal Stabilisers: replacement of Cd/ Pb (by Ca/Zn or Ca-Organic) and bisphenol-a by other antioxidants; Cables: reduced release of halogenated gases, lower density & opacity smoke emissions, LOI> 36% Floorings: LVT boom, easy-to-install, easy-to-clean, noise reduction, low VOC emissions; Membranes & artificial leather: photovoltaic cells, LED integration & extended functionalities; Recycling: Texyloop/ Vinyloop technology, RecoMed program, Recovinyl. 6

Understanding key functionalities of PVC in Cables Pros (+) Cons (-) Good electrical

); Low ignitability (FR), flammability and flame propagation (Cl); HCl release: smoke

and no burning droplets (+ intumescence); Smoke density Performing at a wide

7 Understanding key functionalities of PVC in Cables Pros (+) Cons (-) Good electrical and insulating properties; Non halogen-free (?); Low ignitability (FR), flammability and flame propagation (Cl); HCl release: smoke toxicity / acidity; Moderate heat release & self-extinguishing material; Char formation and no burning droplets (+ intumescence); Smoke density Performing at a wide temperature range (-30 C to 125 C) Durability (20-80 years), processability and costs; Recyclable & favourable sustainability profile (LCA) 7

8 Tweaking the PVC molecule for performance High Molecular Weight PVC (K80- K100) Designed for special cables : High plasticiser absorption and very low fish eyes level High mechanical properties (TS, elongation and abrasion) High service temperatures (properties retention) 8

Tweaking the PVC molecule for performance Highly

high service temperature: Highly thermo-stable

9 Tweaking the PVC molecule for performance Highly thermo-stable Vinyl Vinyl resin designed for high service temperature: Highly thermo-stable behavior (120 C 21 days) Low HCl development/emission! High level of properties retention; Requires less thermal stabilisers or boosts existing ones 9

10 Tweaking the PVC molecule for performance Highly thermo-stable Vinyl Conductivity (µs/cm) Ref - 1 Ref - 2 Ref HT 1 375HT HT doubled thermal stability DHC of pastes at 200 C (100 PVC : 82 DINP) Time (min) 0 days at 120 o C 21 days at 120 o C Foam Layer Top Layer 10

11 Tweaking the PVC molecule for performance Nanotechnology modified FR Vinyl: Vinyl resin modified with functionalised nanoparticles: Highly effective fire-retardancy; Low LOI, low flame propagation; Self extinguishing 11

test (ISO 11925-2): Recipe: 100 PVC, 60 DINP, 2.

12 Tweaking the PVC molecule for performance Nanotechnology modified FR Vinyl: Vertical burning test (ISO ): Recipe: 100 PVC, 60 DINP, 2.5 Ca/Zn, 0-3 phr NP; Sample exposed to a 20 mm propane flame for 15s 12

Innovation ensuring a bright future for PVC in cables 100 years later innovation keeps making the difference in Vinyls

compounding/ processing, recycling and end-uses.

vinyl-related patents are issued every year in the world; Innovation is the key for longevity: our industry has proven

13 Innovation ensuring a bright future for PVC in cables 100 years later innovation keeps making the difference in Vinyls Innovation is in the heart of the vinyls industry, taking place in several dimensions, like polymerisation, additives, compounding/ processing, recycling and end-uses. ; Innovation has delivered a lot in the past few years and will continue to do so in the future: more than 12,000 vinyl-related patents are issued every year in the world; Innovation is the key for longevity: our industry has proven to be able to reinvent itself and to provide solutions for the new technological challenges in the form of new resins, plasticisers, thermal stabilisers, sustainability and clean energies. 15

14 Thank you an platform

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