Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Launches Specialty Automotive TPEs and Design Services in Europe This includes the launch of OnFlex™ LO thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), featuring reduced levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for vehicle interiors, and the availability of its IQ Design Labs service in Europe. PolyOne also introduced OnFlex LO specialty TPEs, which help automotive OEMs improve the driver experience by reducing the number of VOCs in vehicle interiors by up to 50 percent.

Homepage // News Center // Sustainable TPEs from Avient Featured at SPE TPO Conference During the conference, Christopher Engel, advanced research & development engineer at Avient, will be giving a presentation on exploring bio-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) in automotive applications. Made from renewable sources, materials like reSound™ BIO formulations help reduce carbon footprint and can perform like traditional TPEs.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Improves Vehicle Interior Air Quality with OnFlex™ LO TPEs DŰSSELDORF, Germany – PolyOne is featuring new OnFlex™ LO thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) today at K 2016 (Hall 8a, Stand J15K). PolyOne tested OnFlex LO TPE against its existing TPEs according to VDA 278 standard for VOCs and fog, and VDA 270 standard for odor.

Homepage // News Center // PolyOne Acquires Certain TPE Assets from Kraton  /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding on its global footprint and expertise in thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) innovation and design,  Since our highly successful TPE acquisition of GLS in 2008, we've continually invested in, globalized and grown in TPE innovation and its broad value-added uses," said 

PRNewswire/ -- Expanding on its global footprint and expertise in thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) innovation and design, Since our highly successful TPE acquisition of GLS in 2008, we've continually invested in, globalized and grown in TPE innovation and its broad value-added uses," said To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/polyone-acquires-certain-tpe-assets-from-kraton-300214410.html

Homepage // News Center // Avient Launches Medical TPE Grades Formulated Without Animal Derivatives CLEVELAND – July 31, 2020 – Avient Corporation, a leading provider of specialized and sustainable material solutions, today announced the addition of eight new grades to its healthcare portfolio of Versaflex™ thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs).

GLS TPE - Bayer Cap - English BAYER® T P E O V E R M O L D E D C A P • Easy to grip and open • Design requirements: • Raised logo • Specific brand color • Optimize retail shelf space/reduce packaging • Improved packaging functionality for both user (ergonomic design) and on shelf (better stacking and reduced packaging) • Offered value-add formulation that allowed customer to extend brand differentiation in the market GLS™ Thermoplastic Elastomer KEY REQUIREMENTS WHY AVIENT?

TPE-1A is translucent and TPE-1B is opaque. TPE-2 TPE-2 materials are opaque and their base chemistries are different from TPE-1. The results confirm that TPE-1A, B and TPE-2B are truly the “universal overmolding TPEs.”

For styrenic-based TPEs, the gate depth (D) should be 25-35% of the TPE component’s wall thickness at the gate entrance; 35-50% for urethane-based TPEs. For styrenic-based TPEs, the gate depth (D) should be 25-35% of the TPE component’s wall thickness at the gate entrance; 35-50% for urethane-based TPEs. Improper TPE shut-off design.

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