By increasing the rate of crystallization, Hiformer™ Clearview™ clarifiers can help improve part aesthetics and processing efficiency. Reduced cooling time and product shrinkage can help shorten cycle times and reduce scrap to increase productivity and help you succeed on the factory floor and the supermarket shelves. See how our specially formulated colorants can help differentiate your brand

Our cutting-edge polymer additives can add function, performance and even profitability. Learn how molded-in color can offer the same eye-popping effects of paint at a greater efficiency and lower cost. Additive technologies that can give your product needed protection from light

Cesa™ Mix Additives can improve homogeneity when otherwise incompatible resin chemistries, fillers and reinforcing materials need to be blended. Our cutting-edge polymer additives can add function, performance and even profitability. Cycle time reducers can increase your production capacity without any additional equipment investment

However, the combinations of materials that make up the composites themselves can be as varied as the end-uses. A thermoplastic is not cross-linked, so it can be re-melted and re-formed, much like an ice cube that can melt and re-freeze.

An additive that provides broadband UV blocking can be used to meet content protection requirements no matter where your production is located. This can help brand owners meet the increasing global demand for healthier drinks with fewer preservatives and stabilizing compounds.  Where UV barrier addition rates are low, they can also offer cost and process efficiencies over opaque coloration or sleeve shrink wrapping. 

Recycled plastics can be used to create new products across several industries, but one brand owner in particular was looking to incorporate recycled plastics in their consumer applications. Available in North America, injection-moldable reSound™ REC TPEs utilize 9-83% recycled content, and both grades can be overmolded onto polypropylene (PP). These TPE grades, formulated for consumer applications, can be used in personal care products, lawn and garden tools, outdoor goods, office supplies, footwear, and houseware durables.

Recycled plastics can be used to create new products across several industries, but one brand owner in particular was looking to incorporate recycled plastics in their consumer applications. Available in North America, injection-moldable reSound™ REC TPEs utilize 9-83% recycled content, and both grades can be overmolded onto polypropylene (PP). These TPE grades, formulated for consumer applications, can be used in personal care products, lawn and garden tools, outdoor goods, office supplies, footwear, and houseware durables.

However, the combinations of materials that make up the composites themselves can be as varied as the end-uses. A thermoplastic is not cross-linked, so it can be re-melted and re-formed, much like an ice cube that can melt and re-freeze.

TPEs can also incorporate a thermochromic additive that changes color depending on the temperature. This temperature-sensing color shift can differentiate a product and even provide a safety benefit by indicating temperature. Soft, flexible TPEs can be easily overmolded onto hard substrates.

Although the problem may seem staggering, there are effective steps that can be taken. Many companies, for example, are tightening their supply chain control and management and accelerating their supply chains with just-in-time sourcing that can close the window on the time available to develop counterfeit products. Recently developed brand protection technologies can help give manufacturers the edge they need to protect their products, reduce or eliminate false warranty costs and even expand into new geographic areas with confidence.