Abstract: The invention relates to a process to make stabilized PVC wherein use is made of at least one compound of the formula wherein M is selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkali earth metals, Al, and transition elements, and R is selected from the group consisting of substituted, linear or branched, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, and aralkyl moieties, the substituents comprising at least one or more electron-withdrawing groups, as a color stability booster.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process to make stabilized PVC wherein use is made of at least one compound of the formula 1

Abstract: The invention relates to a stabilizer system and the use thereof in the processing of vinyl chloride (co)polymers, said stabilizer system comprising at least the salt of specific hydroxyacid and one or more color stabilizers. Stabilized PVC, obtainable by compounding said stabilizer system into said vinyl chloride (co)polymer, shows good color and heat stability, while preferred stabilizer systems also are allowed to be used in food-grade, including drinking water-grade, PVC applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition based on polymer and/or co-polymers of vinyl chloride including organotin salts and/or one or more divalent metal salts of a carboxylic acid or phenol, and one or more metal salts of the organic compounds of general formula A: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 represents a linear or branched alkylene or alkenylene radical having up to 20 carbon atoms, an aralkylene radical having from 7 to 20 carbon atoms or an arylene or cycloalkylene radical having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms, the cycloalkylene radicals optionally containing carbon--carbon double bonds; these radicals optionally being unsubstituted or substituted for example by one or more or halogen atoms or hydroxyl groups or, for aryl or cycloalkylene radicals, by one or more methyl, ethyl or methoxy radicals, the above-mentioned radicals optionally modified by the presence in an aliphatic chain of one or more --O--, --CO-- or CO.sub.2 -chain members or N; R.sub.2 represents O,S,NR.sub.5 or NNHR.sub.5 wherein R.sub.

Abstract: Vinyl chloride resins are thermally stabilized by incorporating a heterocyclic compound, as represented by Compound A, disclosed herein, which when in the radical, A=S, are thiophene derivatives, when A=--NR, are pyrrolidone derivatives, and when A=O, are tetronic derivatives.