German speciality distributor Velox (Hamburg; www.velox.com) is now offering European customers a range of polymer additives made by Struktol Company of America (Stow, Ohio; www.struktol.com), which it says are suitable for use with recycled and recycle-content plastics.

Compatible with a variety of polymers ranging from polyolefins to engineering plastics, Velox says the additives afford greater processing efficiency and enhanced performance. The products are targeted at compounds containing 100% recycled material or materials with varying levels of post-consumer or post-industrial recycled content.

Two new Struktol products in the Velox portfolio combine a compatibiliser with lubricants to create a product that aids in the incorporation of mineral or glass fillers and also improve mixing and flow properties and mould release. Struktol’s “TR 229” is recommended for polycarbonate and PC/ABS blends, along with PA 6 and PA 6.6 compounds. The new “TR 219” targeted at PA 6 and 6.6 compounds is also said to be effective in PET compounds, especially in recycled applications or where the base material is contaminated with other plastics.