--- title: "The Biocidal Products Regulation: Relevant Facts for the PVC Industry" description: Polyvinyl chloride, PVC for short, is all around us. The practical plastic is used to make window profiles, pipes and vinyl records, for example. Adding plasticizers makes the material more elastic, superb for cable sheaths, floor coverings and textile coatings. image: https://blog.sanitized.house/hubfs/social-suggested-images/SAN_Stadium_PVC_RGB_web.jpg --- # The Biocidal Products Regulation: Relevant Facts for the PVC Industry Sibylle Hänni | 04. Mai 2020 | Heimtextilien, Andere, Kunststoffe ![](https://blog.sanitized.house/hubfs/social-suggested-images/SAN_Stadium_PVC_RGB_web.jpg) **Plasticized PVC products are very sensitive to microbial attacks. Especially outdoor applications with warm and humid conditions promote the growth of microorganisms. The extra-cellular enzymes in these microbes can break down plasticizers and other additives.** These negative aspects are raising the need for an antimicrobial treatment of plasticized PVC. But the customers` requirements are not only restricted to the antimicrobial effectiveness and compatibility with their application process or individual formulations, but also to regulatory aspects. In the European Union biocides need to meet the requirements of the Biocidal Product Regulation (BPR), EU No. 528/2012.  The download offers necessary regulatory information about active substances, biocidal products, treated articles and labeling requirements. SANITIZED offers regulatory advice and support to all your concerned customers.    [![To the download](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5066031/9fcefe2f-a680-42f5-86af-362fba7ccfcf.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5066031/9fcefe2f-a680-42f5-86af-362fba7ccfcf) ##### Share this article