Brands in Styrenic Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE-S)

AWP TPE-S Elastex is the trade name of our Thermoplastic Elastomers. The Elastex qualities combine the rubber-elastic behavior of a rubber and a thermoplastic processing behavior. Elastex is manufactured on the basis of SBS or SEBS. Depending on requirements, the Elastex grades are available modified, including the following optimizations: UV stabilized, heat aging stabilized, slip and demoulding aids, adhesion-modified or vibration and impact absorbing.

KIBITON® is a copolymer of styrene and butadiene. It shows some of the characteristics of thermoset rubber such as elasticity and low temperature performance with the advantages of a thermoplastic such as melt processibility. Its segmented and radial molecular structure allows it to have the same flexible and physical properties of general rubber without the vulcanization process. Its middle segment is similar to rubber and has excellent elastic restoring force, processing flowability, weather resistance, and can be injection molded similar to that of thermoplastics. It can be widely applied for shoe soles, toys, asphalt modifications, mechanical products, plastic modification agents, and adhesive agents.

Elastron D is a brand name of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) block copolymers that behaves like rubber properties under room temperature and has advantage of easy processing. Generally, Elastron SBS products are suitable for indoor applications because they do not resist to UV and heat. These materials are especially preferred for hand tools, home appliances and mechanical parts.

T-BLEND Applied Materials utilizes thermoplastic rubber and other fillers, which are melted via the mixer after being prepared in accordance with a certain proportion. TSRC has established an Application Center dedicated to technology services, which boasts professional senior R&D personnel, precision test instruments, and foreign technology consultants, cooperates with foreign academic institutions to provide specialized after sales services and herald development of new technologies to offer the customers with all-round technology support actually. Features are Good product yield rates, excellent coloring ability, and modifiable physical properties to meet customer’s needs.

Styrene-butadiene block copolymers are polymerized in solution and present different structures, linear, radial and multiarm. They are free flowing materials that show different viscosities to adapt their properties to the multiple applications where they can be used in. Lower linear molecular weight grades offer very good flowability, are appreciated for their transparency and easy processability. Radial grades show higher melt strength, and offer higher mechanical properties with a high modification performance. Multiarm grades show a combination of low viscosity with temperature resistance. This performance make them suitable for a wide range of applications such as technical compounding, adhesives and sealants, bitumen modification for road pavements and waterproofing membranes. They are also used in shoe sole applications and polymer modification. They comply with different food contact applications. Typical physical aspects can go from fluffy crumbs to powder versions.

ProFlex™ is a comprehensive range of medical grade Styrene Ethylene Butylene Styrene (SEBS) Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) manufactured by Foster Corporation. These unique polymers offer excellent elastomeric properties, with superior design flexibility and ease of processing via injection molding and extrusion.

SOLPLAST® is a range of thermoplastic elastomer compounds based on styrene block copolymers such as SBS, SEBS and SEEPS, a so-called TPE-S product. These compounds have rubber-like properties, yet flow like thermoplastics when exposed to heat and pressure. TPE-S based products are characterized by low compression set and good resistance to various media. Special types with adhesion properties to various thermoplastics complement the portfolio.

Our TPE series is highly adaptable and can be utilized to a customer’s advantage in a variety of applications. The compounds are not only easy to process but are ideal for injection molding. Optimized developments and endless formulations have been created by our leading team of experts to fulfill the requirements of applications to ensure the most optimal finished product. Also part of this series, is our EcoMax® line of recycled TPE and ElastoFlo® our premier line SEBS. Key Properties of our ElastoFlex® include: Unfilled, semi-filled & filled series, 30-90 Shore A hardness, Translucent, black, natural or colored compounds are available, Offers adhesion to PP & PE, High Flexibility, Ideal mechanical properties, food contact applications possible with FDA approval, 100% Recyclable.

SIS offers good thermal stability, high cohesion strength, spray ability and superior adhesion. It is well-suited for use in hot melt adhesives, elastomer compounds and plastic modification.Softest, most tacky, lower viscosity, outstanding melt processability and elasticity.SBS offers high strength and is easily processed. It is well-suited for use as impact/toughness modifier in styrenics, in compatibilization of styrenic/olefinic polymer blends, and in formulating adhesives.The most cohesive, less tacky, higher viscosity, high transparency, high tensile strength, good processability, excellent low temperature properties.

S.O.E.™ is a hydrogenated styrene butadiene block copolymer (SEBS) with special polymer structure. It is characterized by excellent damping property, low resilience, anti abrasion property, anti scratch resistance. It is also characterized by good compatibility to polar resins.

ELASTIL combines excellent material performances of thermoplastic elastomer with our know-how of bead foam. In addition, we have well-experienced foaming and molding technologies, product design skills and customization technology therefore we can propose finished products (moldings) as our solutions.

Greenplay® is an ecological TPE infill for synthetic turf, used for the realization of pitches and sport facilities installed with artificial grass. Greenplay is a SEBS polymer, produced with virgin raw materials; it is a round shape granule, free from dust and smell. Greenplay is a thermoplastic elastomer formulated and produced with completely nontoxic raw materials, suitable for food and skin contact, without dangerous substances, phtalates, heavy metals or allergens. Greenplay is patented in Italy and Europe and it complies with the standard DIN SPEC 18035-7:2011-10.

Badaflex TPE-S are thermoplastic elastomers based on styrol block copolymers. These unite the excellent processing qualities of thermoplastic plastics with the elastomer qualities of rubber. Particularly noteworthy properties include pleasant haptics, maximum toughness, elasticity and low temperature flexibility (down to -50°C) not to mention very good ozone and weather proofness. The entire product group is available in colored and transparent nuances. Badaflex compounds can be widely varied in hardness from Shore 10A to 60D. Heat-resistant, fire-retardant and odor-reduced compounds as well as modifications in respect of surface, deformation and flow quality can be adjusted to the customer’s requirements. Our main strength lies in our specially developed types for 2-component processing: With these, we achieve particularly good adhesion results on various hard components.