VESTOLIT CR 80 E

Producer

VESTOLIT (Orbia)

Polymer

PVC

Type

Copolymer resin

K-value

48

Producer lists it for

Films and sheets · Adhesive tapes · Flooring · Luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) · Inks · Phonographic records

What that means in practice

K48 — the lowest K-value on this site, and low by design rather than by compromise. Vinyl chloride copolymers are made soluble on purpose so they can be used in solvent-based inks and coatings, which is not something a homopolymer will do.

If K-values are not something you work with daily, our PVC grades and pricing guide explains what they measure and how prime, off-spec, regrind and regranulate differ.

What to check before buying VESTOLIT CR 80 E

• Copolymer is bought for solubility and adhesion rather than mechanical strength — confirm the comonomer and content, because that is what determines whether it dissolves in your system.
• The K-value is low by design here, not by compromise. Do not read K48 to K50 as a lesser resin; it is what makes solvent-based ink and coating work possible.
• For coating and ink work, ask about colour and clarity on the actual batch. These end up in visible surfaces.
• Confirm it is genuinely a copolymer and not a homopolymer being offered loosely as one — they are not interchangeable and the price should not be either.

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