A heat stabilizer additive for reducing thermal degradation and / or
surface resistivity of plasticized PVC compounds comprising: 1.0-25.0 wt % of a
carbodiimide; and 75.0-99.0 wt % of a heat stabilizer comprising: (1)
zinc-containing component selected from neutral or overbased
zinc salts of C1-C24 linear, branched, cyclic aliphatic or aromatic organic acids,
zinc diketonates, zinc alcoholates, zinc
oxide,
zinc hydroxide, zinc phosphite, zinc
perchlorate, zinc
carbonate and mixtures thereof, or
metal-free
nitrogen-containing compounds selected from
thiourea,
triethanolamine, 6-amino-1,3-dimethyl-
uracil, 6-amino-1,3-di-n-propyl-
uracil, 6-amino-1,3-di-n-butyl-
uracil, 6-amino-1,3-diethyl-
thiouracil, 6-amino-1,3-di-n-butyl-
thiouracil or mixtures thereof, and optionally (2) co-stabilizers selected from hydrotalcites, zeolites,
nitrogen-containing compounds, organic phosphite esters, diketones, and
mixed metal compounds; and
polymer compounds comprising: 30.0-89.0 wt % of a PVC homopolymer or PVC
copolymer; 10.0-69.0 wt % of a primary
plasticizer comprising an epoxidized natural oil or it's blends with epoxidized
fatty acid monoesters; 0.01-5.0 wt % of the
carbodiimide; and 0.3-5.0 wt % of the heat stabilizer.