Composites is a high-growth area where we’ve invested, such as in January when we purchased Fiber-Line, a global leader in customized engineered fibers and composite materials that serves the fiber optic cable, oil & gas, industrial and consumer industries.

Bonding of TPE with a particular polyamide chemistry is also affected by the additives packages, such as heat stabilizers, glass fibers, flow modifiers, impact modifiers and pigments. Table 2 summerizes the data of different polyamide systems; polyamide 6, polyamide 66, glass filled, fiber reinforced , impact modified and heat stabilized.