Series of TPEs with Recycled Content

A new series of TPEs that contain 25% to 35% recycled content that can help brands achieve their sustainability goals has been launched by Teknor Apex. The latest addition to the company’s well known Monprene brand of TPEs, the new series is designated RX CP-15100.

Formulated with PCR content, the Monprene RX CP-15100 series offering allows brands to meet consumer and regulatory demands for recycled content within their products. These TPEs are available globally and manufactured around the world with the PCR content sourced from waste diverted from households, or commercial, industrial and institutional facilities. Unlike competitive TPEs with recycled content, available in black only, these materials are delivered in a consistent light, natural color, similar to their prime counterparts.

The RX CP-15100 series is available in standard grades from 55 to 80 Shore A, and can also be tailored for a customer’s specific requirements. These grades are designed for injection molding applications, including overmolding onto PP. These materials reportedly perform and process like prime TPEs and are ideal for personal care products, lawn & garden tools, writing instruments, appliances, sporting goods and dunnage. These TPEs are manufactured according to the standards of ISO-9001 and ISO 14001 in the USA, Singapore and Germany, with strict formulation control and traceability.

Said new business development manager Jonathan Plisco, “This introduction represents the first of several sustainable product launches slated for this year – that include other types of recycled content, bio-based raw materials, and carbon negative additives. We are actively collaborating with various partners in the supply chain, with continued growth in our portfolio.”