The closure can be the most essential part of the package for the consumer experience.   This can help brands and retailers reach 2025 sustainability targets and beyond.   The challenges to do so, however, can seem insurmountable.

Scientists estimate we are using more resources than Earth can replenish in a year — 1.75 times more than our planet’s ecosystems can regenerate. Both the size and weight of products and packaging can play a critical role in lessening environmental impact and can often be positively influenced by design.  The right materials can help increase longevity, reduce weight, and expand design freedom.

Composites can come in a variety of forms, including panels, laminates, tape or custom shapes and sizes.  Overall, fibers can be continuous, long, or short in length. Pultrusion is one way that advanced composite materials can be manufactured.

With TPEs, you can add more than soft touch. Different formulas also produce a more secure grip, or you can make use of a custom texture. Specific TPE colors or textures can serve as a strategic branding tool and can replace expensive secondary painting or adhesion operations to achieve a similar look.

Dispensing Closures: TPEs can provide an economical and recyclable solution that’s available globally. TPEs overmolded onto caps can enable an improved user experience and valuable brand differentiation. Bottles: TPEs can enhance the interaction between package and consumer in coextruded blow molding.

Dispensing Closures: TPEs can provide an economical and recyclable solution that’s available globally. TPEs overmolded onto caps can enable an improved user experience and valuable brand differentiation. Bottles: TPEs can enhance the interaction between package and consumer in coextruded blow molding.

You can trust that Avient materials meet the rigorous quality and safety management standards required across the globe. You can be certain that Avient meets or exceeds the material safety data reporting requirements of your country or region. When you choose Avient, you can be confident our products will help you meet or exceed today’s stringent compliance standards.

Based on the polymers chosen to create a specific TPE type, different performances and properties can be achieved.  With such versatility, TPEs can be formulated to be chemically resistant and customized to meet demanding application needs. Time, environmental conditions, and solution concentration can also play significant roles in chemical resistance performance.

TPEs made from styrenic block copolymers (SBC) such as Kraton® D or G Polymers have special properties that can enhance the success of a finished part. Dynaflex™ and Kraton® TPEs can be easily colored by a variety of techniques. Most commercial TPEs are classified as general purpose and can be processed by a variety of techniques. 

Higher manufacturing component cost: The molds and dies used in pultrusion can be expensive. Pultruded composites can be difficult to repair if they are damaged. The entire component may need to be replaced, which can be expensive and time-consuming.