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Constantia Flexibles India wins Packaging Innovation Awards for “Recyclable PE Pouches”

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Constantia Flexibles India wins Packaging Innovation Awards for “Recyclable PE Pouches”

Constantia Flexibles India wins Packaging Innovation Awards for “Recyclable PE Pouches”

Constantia Flexibles, a global packaging manufacturer, was conferred the coveted Packaging Innovation Awards 2021 organized by Dow for EcoLamHighPlus, an indigenously developed more sustainable packaging solution committed to a circular economy.

Modern consumers are conscious about what they eat and how they access those food items. In this regard, Constantia Flexibles & Hershey India joined hands to create an offering for ‘Conscious Indulgers’ who want to relish great-tasting chocolate that is ‘good to them and better for the planet too.’ Hershey’s India decided to launch its latest offering, ‘Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolate 30% Less Sugar’ with recyclable mono- material packaging. Now Constantia Flexibles was awarded with the silver medal for the laminate’s sustainability aspects at the Packaging Innovation Awards sponsored by Dow.

Constantia Flexibles’ EcoLamHighPlus is a more sustainable barrier packaging solution designed for the circular economy. It is a mono-material-polyethylene (PE) laminate solution designed to be fully recyclable in the PE stream while satisfying all functional and aesthetic requirements of the product. The developed EcoLamHighPlus packaging solution delivers three key aspects:
• Deliver key brand aesthetics even with a recyclable laminate. No compromise on the color, finish, or perceived quality of the material.
• Ensure no change in the current manufacturing process or any adverse impact on product integrity/shelf-life.
• Ensure ease of use with similar or enhanced tearing and maintain pack structure/shape across the supply chain.

Constantia Flexibles is the world’s third largest producer of flexible packaging. Based on the guiding principle of ‘People, Passion, Packaging’, some 8,530 employees manufacture tailor-made packaging solutions at 37 sites in 16 countries. Many international companies and local market leaders from the consumer and pharma industries choose the sustainable and innovative products of Constantia Flexibles. www.cflex.com

Xeikon to highlight breath of opportunities for digital print at Print4All 2022

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Xeikon to highlight breath of opportunities for digital print at Print4All 2022

Xeikon to highlight breath of opportunities for digital print at Print4All 2022

Lier, Belgium, 6 April 2022 – Xeikon has confirmed its participation at Print4All 2022. The major Italian printing and converting show returns to Fiera Milano on 3–6 May 2022 following a four year break. Setting up shop in Hall 11P on stand D18, the Xeikon expert team will be on hand to discuss the full portfolio of printing technologies for the graphic arts and labels and packaging sectors.

As the print industry gets ready to meet again during the Print4All exhibition, Xeikon reaffirms its commitment to trade shows and the importance of having the opportunity to network in person.

“We are very excited to finally be able to speak to visitors face-to-face at this important show after the challenges of the past two years,” said Domenico Beraldi, Sales Manager Graphics Arts. “Xeikon always has a great story to tell, and naturally, we continue to innovate and develop industry specific applications that will give our customers a competitive edge and help them create sustainable solutions for their brand owner customers.”

The stand will be packed with information and print samples that demonstrate the power of digital print for a wide variety of high quality applications, such as books on demand, wallpaper decoration, and point-of-sale display for the graphic arts market, and self-adhesive labels, flexible packaging, pouches, folding cartons, in- mold labels and paper cups for the labels and packaging sector. There will also be technology videos running to allow visitors to see Xeikon presses in action and ask more questions.

One corner will be fully dedicated to IDERA – Xeikon’s breakthrough water-based inkjet press for corrugated packaging. The food safe and regulatory compliant technology builds on Xeikon’s 30+ years of digital expertise coupled with Flint Group’s deep knowledge of corrugated manufacturing to offer a transformation of the post-print market.

Beraldi concludes, “I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are all a little tired of connecting virtually. While communication technology has been a real lifeline during the pandemic, being able to speak to customers in person is vital to keeping the heart of our industry beating strong, and we can’t wait to welcome everyone to our stand at Print4All.”

EREMA MOURNS THE PASSING OF COMPANY CO-FOUNDER GEORG WENDELIN

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EREMA MOURNS THE PASSING OF COMPANY CO-FOUNDER GEORG WENDELIN

EREMA MOURNS THE PASSING OF COMPANY CO-FOUNDER GEORG WENDELIN

The EREMA Group mourns the passing of Georg Wendelin, company co-founder, former Managing Partner and long-time Chairman of the Supervisory Board of EREMA Group GmbH, who died on the 29th of March at the age of 84.

In 1983, at a time when plastics recycling was hardly an issue, Georg Wendelin, together with Helmut Bacher and Helmuth Schulz, laid the corner stone for the group of companies that today is the world market leader by founding the company and building the first EREMA plastics recycling machine. With his pioneering spirit, his business acumen and his respectful and appreciative management style, Georg Wendelin actively shaped the success of the company, attentively and proudly keeping track of how plastics recycling went from being a niche to a trend and how the EREMA Group became the driving force behind the circular economy. In 2019, he was awarded the Golden Decoration of the Republic of Austria in recognition of his work.

“We will greatly miss Georg Wendelin as a personality who was closely associated with us for all these years. Because of his humanity, he was a highly respected figure of leadership on all sides,” said Manfred Hackl, CEO of EREMA Group GmbH and himself a long-time companion of Wendelin’s.

https://www.erema.com/

Assessing the future of packaging waste sorting

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Assessing the future of packaging waste sorting

Assessing the future of packaging waste sorting

Nine brand-owners, an independent test & research centre and two universities will bring expertise over 2 years to develop and test an artificial intelligence (AI) decision model that could help separating packages that are currently not properly sorted such as food and non-food packaging. • The consortium members will make use of an open innovation approach, preventing a potential technology lock-in. • This AI decision model will be made available for wide use in sorting plants in Europe.

In 2019, more than 79 million tons of packaging waste is generated in Europe of which only 65 % is recycled. Among all materials, plastic packaging waste represents more than 15 million tons, and the associated recycling rate is only 41 %

Beyond the current practices of the industry on reduction, reuse of materials and ecodesign, there is thus a strong need to improve packaging circularity via better waste sorting. Current sorting techniques have limited performances as they are based on a few parameters such as the type of material, rigid or flexible properties, color, etc. In addition, some packages are currently not efficiently separated which is the case for food vs. non-food packaging or flexible multi material packaging.

Over the past few years, several projects focusing on the development of disruptive technologies such as watermarks have been initiated with the objective of enhancing packaging waste sorting in the EU. AI technologies applied to waste sorting are also in line with this approach and promising solutions that would not involve changes in packaging design.

National Test centre Circular Plastics (NL), Danone, Colgate-Palmolive, Ferrero, LVMH Recherche, Mars, Incorporated, Michelin, Nestlé, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble, Ghent University (B) and Radboud University (NL) have launched the Perfect Sorting project with the aim of improving packaging waste sorting through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

The unique feature of this project is its composition as nine brand-owners, an independent test & research center and two universities are part of the consortium. Together they combine a strong expertise in ecodesign, packaging waste sorting and recycling as well as AI programming.

NTCP will test a wide range of packaging products provided by the brand-owners using their own flexible and modular sorting line with industrial equipment. These assessments will be used to further develop the packaging sorting model of the University of Ghent. NTCP, together with the universities of Ghent and Radboud will develop an AI decision model that will allow it to detect, identify and classify packaging beyond the current sorting streams. The consortium members also aim to involve different technology providers and waste management companies during the course of the project.

As key stakeholders of the value chain, the members consider it is their role to lead the way in co-developing this AI decision model and making it available to the market. The consortium members will also make use of an open innovation approach, preventing a potential technology lock-in.

In the context of this pre-competitive R&D project, the consortium members aim to assess the opportunity of using an AI decision model to support packaging waste sorting, as a complement to existing technologies. Thanks to the detection and sorting of products based on multiple attributes such as colour, application, shape or material, an AI decision model could help increase packaging waste sorting and recycling rates as well as recyclates’ quality. As an example, food and non-food packaging could be properly separated. Consequently, recyclates produced from food packaging could meet the required specifications to be used again for food-grade applications.

At the end of the 2 year-project, the partners wish to successfully test the AI decision model in an industrial sorting plant. This solution could preferably be implemented in existing sorting technologies with minimal costs and complexity such that a swift entry into the market is possible. Indeed, the ultimate goal of the consortium is to make this AI decision model available to be widely used in sorting plants in Europe in the coming years.

https://ntcp.nl/

Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide

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Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide

Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide

Here’s another thing to do with that mountain of used plastic: make it soak up excess carbon dioxide. What seems like a win-win for a pair of pressing environmental problems describes a Rice University lab’s newly discovered chemical technique to turn waste plastic into an effective carbon dioxide (CO2) sorbent for industry.
Rice chemist James Tour and co-lead authors Rice alumnus Wala Algozeeb, graduate student Paul Savas and postdoctoral researcher Zhe Yuan reported in the American Chemical Society journal ACS Nano that heating plastic waste in the presence of potassium acetate produced particles with nanometer-scale pores that trap carbon dioxide molecules.

These particles can be used to remove CO2 from flue gas streams, they reported.

“Point sources of CO2 emissions like power plant exhaust stacks can be fitted with this waste-plastic-derived material to remove enormous amounts of CO2 that would normally fill the atmosphere,” Tour said. “It is a great way to have one problem, plastic waste, address another problem, CO2 emissions.”

A current process to pyrolyze plastic known as chemical recycling produces oils, gases and waxes, but the carbon byproduct is nearly useless, he said. However, pyrolyzing plastic in the presence of potassium acetate produces porous particles able to hold up to 18% of their own weight in CO2 at room temperature.

In addition, while typical chemical recycling doesn’t work for polymer wastes with low fixed carbon content in order to generate CO2 sorbent, including polypropylene and high- and low-density polyethylene, the main constituents in municipal waste, those plastics work especially well for capturing CO2 when treated with potassium acetate.

The lab estimates the cost of carbon dioxide capture from a point source like post-combustion flue gas would be $21 a ton, far less expensive than the energy-intensive, amine-based process in common use to pull carbon dioxide from natural gas feeds, which costs $80-$160 a ton.

Like amine-based materials, the sorbent can be reused. Heating it to about 75 degrees Celsius (167 degrees Fahrenheit) releases trapped carbon dioxide from the pores, regenerating about 90% of the material’s binding sites.

Because it cycles at 75 degrees Celsius, polyvinyl chloride vessels are sufficient to replace the expensive metal vessels that are normally required. The researchers noted the sorbent is expected to have a longer lifetime than liquid amines, cutting downtime due to corrosion and sludge formation.

To make the material, waste plastic is turned into powder, mixed with potassium acetate and heated at 600 C (1,112 F) for 45 minutes to optimize the pores, most of which are about 0.7 nanometers wide. Higher temperatures led to wider pores. The process also produces a wax byproduct that can be recycled into detergents or lubricants, the researchers said.

https://www.rice.edu/

Covestro builds a bridge to the circular economy at ACS 2022

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Covestro builds a bridge to the circular economy at ACS 2022

Covestro builds a bridge to the circular economy at ACS 2022

 

Plant-based resins offer sustainable solutions

Covestro, a leading materials company, will exhibit its portfolio of sustainable coating solutions at the American Coatings Show 2022 in Indianapolis, helping pave the way for a shift to the circular economy. The company’s 2021 acquisition of the Resins & Functional Materials (RFM) business of Dutch company Royal DSM was a major driver of this year’s offerings, significantly strengthening the efforts of Covestro in sustainable solutions and cementing its position as a leading supplier of sustainable coatings and adhesives.

 

More than 50 years of manufacturing experience of Covestro have also played a key role for this development. Going forward, solutions sourced from sustainable materials will be a key component of their overall portfolio. Sustainable coating resins represent an attractive growth market that aligns with the ultimate goal of the company to move to a fully circular economy, meeting the world’s materials and coatings needs while reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Covestro is excited to collaborate with its customers on the journey to the circular economy as new material solutions transform urbanization, mobility, and their impact on climate change.

 

Alternative raw materials made using biotechnology

One of the most exciting results is the fruit of work of the company with pioneering biotech company Genomatica to successfully produce the first significant volumes of a plant based version of HMDA (hexamethylene diamine). HMDA is a key precursor for several coatings, adhesives, and a widely used type of nylon (nylon-6,6). 2 million tons of HMDA are used each year, but until now it has been manufactured exclusively from fossil feedstocks. This new process is expected to be able to produce ton-quantities of high-quality material in the near future, helping the automotive, construction, furniture, and textile industries become that much more sustainable going forward.

 

“Our partnership on this innovative technology allows us to significantly reduce our dependence on fossil feedstocks,” said Martin Vlak, Head of Sales & Market Development – North America Coatings & Adhesives at Covestro. “With a purely plant-based HMDA, we can significantly advance our corporate objective of CO2-neutral production.”

 

Several examples of Covestro’s sustainable products are on display in their booth (#2529). Covestro will be showing off Desmodur® eco N 7300, an isocyanate clearcoat hardener whose carbon content is 70 percent sourced from biomass instead of fossil fuels. This sourcing reduces the carbon footprint of the hardener by around 30 percent, compared to conventional solutions using the same application process, with no compromise in performance or quality.

 

Partially bio-based resin for high-traffic flooring

A third product, Decovery®, is an up to 52 percent partially plant-based flooring resin. Covestro has long experience in resin technology for flooring. Their engineers know better than anyone how traditional bio-based paints have struggled to meet the tough criteria required for high-traffic flooring. Extensive testing has shown that Decovery® has equal performance in durability, chemical resistance and wear resistance when compared with current fossil-based products in the market.

 

“The emerging line of sustainable and plant-based products of Covestro is the result of our long-term goal of becoming the leading provider of sustainable coating solutions,” says Vlak. “Markets are increasingly asking for more environmentally compliant products based on renewable raw materials without compromising functionality. But it’s about more than growth from a margin perspective. It’s about growing sustainably with the right kind of product innovation that brings us to carbon-neutral production. A truly circular economy is within our reach if we remain committed to this level of focus and innovation.”

 

About Covestro:

Covestro is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. Covestro supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from Covestro are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, cosmetics and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.

 

The company is committed to becoming fully circular and aims to become climate neutral by 2035 (scope 1 and 2). Covestro generated sales of around EUR 15.9 billion in fiscal 2021. At the end of 2021, the company had 50 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,900 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).

Constantia Flexibles India wins Packaging Innovation Awards for “Recyclable PE Pouches”

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Constantia Flexibles India wins Packaging Innovation Awards for “Recyclable PE Pouches”

Constantia Flexibles India wins Packaging Innovation Awards for “Recyclable PE Pouches”

Constantia Flexibles, a global packaging manufacturer, was conferred the coveted Packaging Innovation Awards 2021 organized by Dow for EcoLamHighPlus, an indigenously developed more sustainable packaging solution committed to a circular economy.
Modern consumers are conscious about what they eat and how they access those food items. In this regard, Constantia Flexibles & Hershey India joined hands to create an offering for ‘Conscious Indulgers’ who want to relish great-tasting chocolate that is ‘good to them and better for the planet too.’ Hershey’s India decided to launch its latest

offering, ‘Hershey’s Kisses Milk Chocolate 30% Less Sugar’ with recyclable mono- material packaging. Now Constantia Flexibles was awarded with the silver medal for the laminate’s sustainability aspects at the Packaging Innovation Awards sponsored by Dow.

Constantia Flexibles’ EcoLamHighPlus is a more sustainable barrier packaging solution designed for the circular economy. It is a mono-material-polyethylene (PE) laminate solution designed to be fully recyclable in the PE stream while satisfying all functional and aesthetic requirements of the product.

The developed EcoLamHighPlus packaging solution delivers three key aspects:

• Deliver key brand aesthetics even with a recyclable laminate. No compromise on the color, finish, or perceived quality of the material.

• Ensure no change in the current manufacturing process or any adverse impact on product integrity/shelf-life.

• Ensure ease of use with similar or enhanced tearing and maintain pack structure/shape across the supply chain.

Constantia Flexibles is the world’s third largest producer of flexible packaging. Based on the guiding principle of ‘People, Passion, Packaging’, some 8,530 employees manufacture tailor-made packaging solutions at 37 sites in 16 countries. Many international companies and local market leaders from the consumer and pharma industries choose the sustainable and innovative products of Constantia Flexibles. www.cflex.com

Squid skin-inspired cup cozy will keep your hands cool and your coffee hot

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Squid skin-inspired cup cozy will keep your hands cool and your coffee hot

Squid skin-inspired cup cozy will keep your hands cool and your coffee hot

In the future, you may have a squid to thank for your coffee staying hot on a cold day. Drawing inspiration from cephalopod skin, engineers at the University of California, Irvine invented an adaptive composite material that can insulate beverage cups, restaurant to-go bags, parcel boxes and even shipping containers.

The innovation is an infrared-reflecting metallized polymer film developed in the laboratory of Alon Gorodetsky, UCI associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. Gorodetsky and his team members describe a large-area composite material that regulates heat by means of reconfigurable metal structures that can reversibly separate from one another and come back together under different strain levels.

“The metal islands in our composite material are next to one another when the material is relaxed and become separated when the material is stretched, allowing for control of the reflection and transmission of infrared light or heat dissipation,” said Gorodetsky. “The mechanism is analogous to chromatophore expansion and contraction in a squid’s skin, which alters the reflection and transmission of visible light.”

Chromatophore size changes help squids communicate and camouflage their bodies to evade predators and hide from prey. Gorodetsky said by mimicking this approach, his team has enabled “tunable thermoregulation” in their material, which can lead to improved energy efficiency and protect sensitive fingers from hot surfaces.

A key breakthrough of this project was the UCI researchers’ development of a cost-effective production method of their composite material at application-relevant quantities. The copper and rubber raw materials start at about a dime per square meter with the costs reduced further by economies of scale, according to the paper. The team’s fabrication technique involves depositing a copper film onto a reusable substrate such as aluminum foil and then spraying multiple polymer layers onto the copper film, all of which can be done in nearly any batch size imaginable.

“The combined manufacturing strategy that we have now perfected in our lab is a real game changer,” said Gorodetsky. “We have been working with cephalopod-inspired adaptive materials and systems for years but previously have only been able to fabricate them over relatively small areas. Now there is finally a path to making this stuff roll-by-roll in a factory.”

The developed strategy and economies of scale should make it possible for the composite material to be used in a wide range of applications, from the coffee cup cozy up to tents, or in any container in which tunable temperature regulation is desired.

The invention will go easy on the environment due its environmental sustainability, said lead author Mohsin Badshah, a former UCI postdoctoral scholar in chemical and biomolecular engineering. “The composite material can be recycled in bulk by removing the copper with vinegar and using established commercial methods to repurpose the remaining stretchable polymer,” he said.

The team conducted universally relatable coffee cup testing in their laboratory on the UCI campus, where they proved they could control the cooling of the coffee. They were able to accurately and theoretically predict and then experimentally confirm the changes in temperature for the beverage-filled cups. The team was also able to achieve a 20-fold modulation of infrared radiation transmittance and a 30-fold regulation of thermal fluxes under standardized testing conditions. The stable material even worked well for high levels of mechanical deformation and after repeated mechanical cycling.

“There is an enormous array of applications for this material,” said Gorodetsky. “Think of all the perishable goods that have been delivered to people’s homes during the pandemic. Any package that Amazon or another company sends that needs to be temperature-controlled can use a lining made from our squid-inspired adaptive composite material. Now that we can make large sheets of it at a time, we have something that can benefit many aspects of our lives.”

Joining Gorodetsky and Badshah on this project were Erica Leung, who recently graduated UCI with a Ph.D. in chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Aleksandra Strzelecka and Panyiming Liu, who are current UCI graduate students. The research was funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. A provisional patent for the technology and manufacturing process has been applied for.

https://uci.edu/

GEA DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION WITH CUSTOMER SAPERATEC FOR RAW MATERIAL RECOVERY

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GEA DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION WITH CUSTOMER SAPERATEC FOR RAW MATERIAL RECOVERY

GEA DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION WITH CUSTOMER SAPERATEC FOR RAW MATERIAL RECOVERY

In this process, multilayer composite materials made of plastic, aluminum and paper are treated in a special separation process. The process will be used at the new saperatec site in Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt. From 2023, up to 18,000 tons of packaging waste will be processed there every year.

Recycled material – regranulate – “fresh foils”
Saperatec uses a separating liquid to delaminate and dissolve into the respective components. The different layers are thereby separated from each other and sorted by material in further process steps. The separated plastic (for example polyethylene) is then processed into a regranulate using established processes. This can be used to produce plastic film again. The separated aluminum foil is passed on by saperatec to aluminum producers and refiners for reuse.

GEA Test Center as the key to success
GEA developed the separation and washing process in partnership with saperatec at the in-house GEA Separation Test Center in Oelde. The aim here was to back up the project with facts and figures and to evaluate the process for sedimentation centrifuge technology. The target-oriented laboratory-scale trials thus turned into pilot trials, which served as a process guarantee for the defined production scale with a GEA dryMaster CF decanter and a directly driven TSI 200 disk separator.

GEA technologies put through their paces in the in-house test center
GEA relied on proven technologies – such as the GEA dryMaster clarifier for maximum efficiency. This flat-bed decanter centrifuge was developed for separation and dewatering in inorganic processes. The solid bowl has a cylindrical section for efficient clarification of the liquid and a conical section for drying the solids. Due to the high bowl speed, the solids settle on the inner wall of the bowl and are transported to the solids discharge by the built-in screw conveyor. In the decanter types of the GEA dryMaster series, the clarified liquid is discharged freely into a collecting vessel and flows off by gravity. To ensure maximum efficiency at all times under fluctuating process conditions, the GEA dryMaster is equipped with the GEA summationdrive®.

 

The TSI 200 disk separator with patented GEA hydrostop discharge system
The TSI 200 disk separator is equipped with the patented GEA hydrostop discharge system, which is capable of periodically discharging the separated solids at full speed. This patented discharge system increases the yield to a maximum. With short opening times, the solids are discharged in compacted form. The GEA hydrostop system reduces the actual discharge time to less than a tenth of a second. This ensures that even small volumes are emptied reproducibly with an error rate of less than ten percent. This innovative technology enables precise, fast discharges and thus significantly higher and qualitatively better yields.

 

GEA disk separators with integrated directdrive
GEA disk separators are available with different drive types: gear drive, belt drive, directdrive and integrated directdrive. The integrated direct drive represents the latest stage in the separator development process. It operates without motor shaft, gearbox, belt, coupling and motor bearings. The small number of installed components not only reduces energy losses, but also maintenance costs, and increases machine availability. The space requirement of the integrated direct drive is about one third less than for comparable machines with gearbox or flat belt drive.

GEA disk separators with integrated direct drive can be operated very flexibly. Within a certain range, the bowl speed is infinitely variable via frequency converter. In addition, the maintenance itself can be significantly simplified.

 

KRAIBURG TPE Automotive Application Breakthrough

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KRAIBURG TPE Automotive Application Breakthrough

KRAIBURG TPE Automotive Application Breakthrough

KRAIBURG TPE has developed an innovative material technology that enables the production of thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) that is fitting for various application in the automotive market including the low density TPE for extremely weight-saving components.

The automotive industry sets the pace being the most important consumer of TPEs. The flexibility of TPE materials helps manufacturers and designers meet performance, design and sustainability target they desire in the automotive applications.

Design, Comfort and Vibrant Interior Finishing KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST® TPE compounds offer many material advantages such as abrasion chemical and scratch resistance and soft touch elements in automotive interior applications. Some of the TPE compounds consist of soft touch as well as design functional elements. Also, the TPE compounds reduce annoying ratting and creaking noises when used for damping elements.

With the ability to render precise material color matching, the TPE compounds ensure vibrant hues for vehicle interiors, meeting color-fast requirements to ensure colors will not fade easily.

The TPE exhibit good adhesion with PP, ABS, ABS/PC and PMMA through both injection molding and extrusion.

KRAIBURG TPE’s TPE compounds comply with the low emission and odor requirements defined in Fogging DIN75201 and Ordor VDA270 standards. Additionally, the TPE compounds are on par with OEM requirements namely, 03-10-104 (Renault) | B62 0300 (PSA) | DBL 5562 (Daimler) |GMW 15702, GMW 17374, GMW 14722 (GM) | GS 93042 (BMW) | MS-DC-242 (FCA) | STJLR.51.5306 (JLR) | TM-1010 (Tesla) | VW 50123 (VW) |WSS-M2D507 (Ford).

Typical automotive interior application including floor mats, cup holders, door sill panels, cable sleeves, thumb wheels, air conditioner flap and more.

High Quality Exterior Surface & Weather Resistance KRAIBURG TPE compounds offer outstanding benefits for automotive exterior. The TPE compounds feature good weathering and UV resistance as well as thermal stability which is required in for exterior applications that are exposed to harsh weather and heat. The TPE compound has passed weathering tests such as the Kalahari and Florida test.

It displays excellent adhesion with a broad range of thermoplastics including PP, PP+30% glass fiber, SAN, ASA, PMMA, PC/ABS, and nylon, allowing for design innovation and flexibility of parts processing with multi-component injection molding.

The THERMOLAST® TPE compound meets OEM approval from global automotive majors including 03-10-104 (Renault)| B62 0300 (PSA) |DBL 5562, DBL 5422 (Daimler) |GMW 15702, GMW 16233 (GM) |GS 93042 (BMW) |MS-DC-242 (FCA) |STJLR.51.5306 (JLR) |TM-1010 (Tesla) |VW 50123, TL 52622 (VW) |WSS-M2D505 |WSS-M2D517 (Ford).

The compound’s high surface quality and excellent flow properties make it ideal for automotive exterior applications like window encapsulation, water deflector, side mirror gasket and sealing for brake lights.

Lightweight TPE
The selective series of lightweight properties are ideal for diverse automotive applications like door sealing systems, cowl sealings, anti-rattle seals, window encapsulations, roof rail mats and more.

The lightweight TPE, possessing a density of <0.8g/cm³, has excellent compression set as well as smooth and uniform surface.

It also exhibits good weathering resistance, having passed weathering tests such as the Kalahari and Florida tests.

The TPE compounds exhibits good adhesion with polyolefins materials (PP/PE, TPS, TPV) through injection molding and coextrusion.

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