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Build a better formulation.

Find a starting point for your product. Review ingredients of concern, explore potential alternatives, and plan the tests that matter.

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01 / Start

Find a supplier formula or a clearly labeled planning template.

02 / Reconsider

Identify the function and evidence behind an ingredient concern.

03 / Evaluate

Compare candidates and test the complete formulation.

Development resources, not blanket safety claims. Supplier examples, a published kit ratio, and editorial planning templates are labeled separately. EcoSafe has not validated these formulas or approved any substitution. Follow the current supplier documents and qualified review for the exact application.

Find a guide for your product

3 matching guides · Source check: November 1, 2026

Planning template

Filler dispersion in a thermoplastic compound

Build a trial brief for a filled thermoplastic using a documented dispersing additive. This template is not a complete formulation.

Plastics & Rubber Polymers / Filled thermoplastic compounds

Draft formulation structure

No proportions assigned. Set trial levels from the exact resin, filler, and additive technical data.

Ingredient functions and source availability
Ingredient / systemFunctionAmount / basis
Application-specific thermoplastic gradePolymer matrixTo be selected
Application-specific filler or pigmentRequired filler / color functionTo be determined
TEGOPREN® 6877Candidate surface-treatment / dispersing additiveSupplier guidance required

Supplier application reference only; no complete recipe or EcoSafe finding is supplied here.

Evonik: TEGOPREN® 6877 product information ↗

Supplier documents may require sign-in. A source link does not validate a modified formulation.

What makes a substitution better?

Evaluate the function, hazard evidence, exposure, technical performance, and lifecycle implications together. Missing evidence stays visible; a replacement does not earn a safety claim merely because a particular ingredient is absent.

EPA alternatives-assessment framework ↗

ECHA substitution guidance ↗

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