MOSCOW (MRC) -- Teknor Apex Company has introduced two PVC elastomer compounds for jacketing of industrial and heavy-duty cables. They exhibit flexibility even at very low temperatures and provide a property profile comparable to more costly high-performance materials, according to Plastemart.
The new compounds, Flexalloy 9611-76 and 9612-75, have property profiles that compare well with those of the rubber, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), and other high-performance thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) used in these cables, yet they are more cost-effective, according to Mike Patel, industry manager for the Vinyl Division of Teknor Apex.
Typical Types CIC and TC uses are in the petrochemical, pulp and paper, steel, cement, and mining industries.
We remind that, as MRC informed previosly, last autumn Teknor Apex restructured and expanded its portfolio of engineering thermoplastic (ETP) compounds for use by European processors, offering products ranging from general-purpose formulations to a wealth of specialty modified grades, and now including many polyamide (PA) compounds developed in the USA for automotive applications.
Teknor Apex is one of the world's leading custom compounders headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA. The company produces PA compounds in the UK, the U.S.A., and Singapore. Teknor Apex is one of the world"s leaders of specialty PVC compounds which are used in a wide range of applications from wire and cable to automotive, medical, consumer and industrial products. The company also produces thermoplastic elastomers, nylon, bioplastics, chemicals, specialty compounds.
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