German compounding specialist FKuR Polymers has expanded its portfolio of polyolefin compounds and ThermoPlastic Elastomers (TPE) for injection molding and extrusion applications.
The portfolio now contains a variety of TPE based on Styrene Ethylene Butylene Styrene (SEBS) and Styrene Butadiene Styrene (SBS) as well as bio-based TPEs with a high to a very high proportion of renewable raw materials.
Christian Dohmen, Managing Director, stated, “TPE have been the focus of FKuR Polymers since its founding in 2015. Now we can offer these strategic products to the market. For example, with our SBS and SEBS based Macoprene S product types, we cover the hardness range from Shore A20 to Shore D40. TPE types based on SEEPS will follow.”
Co-managing Director Patrick Zimmermann added, “Another development goal of FKuR Polymers is the production of bio-based TPE. As a first result, we were able to present at K 2016 Terraprene grades from the higher hardness classes, in which we have substituted up to 90% of the petroleum-based raw materials by renewable resources.”
He said the company is working to achieve such high proportions within the softer grades.
For FKuR Polymers, the participation in K 2016 was very successful. “As we saw, the interest in Bio-TPE is enormous. We have returned from the exhibition with a large number of specific inquiries that confirm the direction of our development activities and have generated further new ideas,” said Dohmen.
Source : China Plastic & Rubber Journal
