AVIENT
TPE grade with FDA-reviewed PCR content / Food-contact applications
 The new material can be a sustainable option in personal care items such as toothbrush grips (Photo: Avient) |
US compounder Avient (Avon Lake, Ohio; www.avient.com) has introduced a new reSound thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) grade that incorporates post-consumer recycled (PCR) material and can be used for manufacturing certain food-contact articles. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a no-objection letter regarding use of the material in certain food-contact applications following its evaluation of the material.
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The reSound REC TPE formulation contains 25% PCR content from recycled polypropylene, said Avient. The material has 65 Shore A hardness and offers comparable performance to prime TPEs, and can be a sustainable option in personal care items such as toothbrush grips and certain FDA food-contact items like reusable crates. The material, available in North America, is naturally grey, colourable, and suitable for injection moulding or overmoulding onto PP.
Avient’s reSound REC grades are part of the company’s resound TPE portfolio, which includes both recycled content and biobased formulations.
Related: Avient launches TPE grades with high recycled content in Asia, Europe, US
The reSound REC TPE formulation contains 25% PCR content from recycled polypropylene, said Avient. The material has 65 Shore A hardness and offers comparable performance to prime TPEs, and can be a sustainable option in personal care items such as toothbrush grips and certain FDA food-contact items like reusable crates. The material, available in North America, is naturally grey, colourable, and suitable for injection moulding or overmoulding onto PP.
Avient’s reSound REC grades are part of the company’s resound TPE portfolio, which includes both recycled content and biobased formulations.
31.03.2022 Plasteurope.com [249990-0]
Published on 31.03.2022