There’s a way to achieve both form and function by adding a soft-touch, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) grip. But by adding a TPE grip to an outdoor product, the perceived value and selling price skyrockets. Some TPE formulas produce a more secure grip, or you can make use of a custom texture for improved handling.

Homepage // News Center // Avient Launches Additional reSound™ Bio-Based TPEs Formulated with Renewable, Plant-Derived Content Avient expands sustainable portfolio with nine new reSound™ BIO TPEs formulated with up to 75% renewable, plant-based content. These reSound BIO TPEs have an opaque natural color and offer excellent colorability, just like prime TPEs.

Homepage // News Center // Avient Introduces New Signal-Transparent TPEs to Enable High-Speed 5G Transmission As a result, Avient formulated these TPE materials to offer improved signal transmission up to mmWave frequencies. They are a natural color TPE that can be easily colored to match design specs or branding preferences.

New PolyOne TPE for Nylon Grips Improves Oil and Abrasion Resistance Material testing shows that it surpasses other TPEs on the market in resisting the oil and abrasion often encountered with demanding usage. Available in translucent and black formulations, this new overmolding TPE grade can be custom colored to meet aesthetic and branding needs.

Homepage // News Center // Avient Launches New TPEs with Post-Consumer Recycled Content from Automotive Windshields Both injection moldable TPEs can be overmolded to polypropylene (PP) and come in a natural grade that can be easily colored.  Available globally, the new reSound R TPEs are formulated with regionally recycled PVB.

Homepage // News Center // HAI Prevention Has an Ally: New PolyOne TPEs Feature Enhanced Resistance to Antiseptics After repeated exposure to antiseptics, the new TPE grades resist overmolding delamination, cracking and loss of resilience. Customers have reported that devices made with Versaflex HC TPEs successfully withstood 10,000 antiseptic wipes.

Homepage // News Center // Avient’s New Recycled TPE Grades Support Greater Use of Recycled Materials in Automotive Vehicles Overall, the new reSound REC AF 7210 TPE grades from Avient contain 51-59% recycled content, with a minimum of 37% from PCR sources, including closed-loop feedstock. They offer an 8-18% reduction in product carbon footprint1 (PCF) compared to virgin TPE grades.  

Homepage // News Center // Avient Launches Automotive-Specific Grades within its reSound™ REC Recycled Content TPEs Portfolio New reSound™ REC TPEs from Avient offer sustainable alternatives to traditional materials for automotive interior applications. The new grades for automotive interior applications are formulated with post-consumer recycled (PCR) content, offering a more sustainable TPE option with comparable performance to traditional TPEs.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne OnFlex™ LO TPEs Awarded for Low VOC Technology that Improves the Automotive Interior Experience OnFlex LO, PolyOne’s newest ground-breaking TPE technology, reduces volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by up to 50 percent versus existing TPEs, and minimizes fogging and odor in interior automotive components. While our existing TPEs lead the industry in low emissions performance, we continue to innovate and anticipate future demands and stricter requirements.

These are high clarity TPEs with high tensile and tear properties. These TPEs have good processability. Ingredient selection for the TPE compound required a careful match of refractive indexes.