Polymer additives for Sports & Leisure

Mesamoll® II by LANXESS is phthalate-free, general-purpose plasticizer with a significantly reduced product carbon footprint (PCF). It has good gelling behavior and exceptional saponification resistance. It is suitable for many types of polymers including PVC, polyurethanes, and rubber (NBR, NR, SBR, SBR/BR, IIR, CR). It has high plasticizing capacity.

• It exhibits good resistance towards weathering and is especially beneficial for articles that encounter water and alkalis.
• It offers low volatility, adequate thermal stability, and saponification resistance.
• It has low temperature flexibility and fire retardancy.
• It offers greater softness, elasticity, flame retardant properties or resistance to chemicals, extraction, and migration.
• It is characterized by a favorable di-electric property for high-frequency welding, leading to short cycle times.
• In the extrusion process, it is used in profiles for the automotive industry, blown film, jointing strip, tubing, weathering, and alkali-resistant structural profiles.
• In calendaring, it is designed for films for different applications such as electrical insulation, automotive industry, tunnel linings, and other construction applications.
• Mesamoll® II is suitable in injection molding (work boots and technical articles), dip molding (PVC gloves), rotational molding (vinyl articles made by rotational casting), and in the production of swimming pool covers, shower curtains.
• It has a shelf life of 2 years.

CYASORB® CYASTAB™ M5652 Light Stabilizer by Syensqo is a UV stabilizer based on specialty amine. Offers enhanced safety, robust UV protection and cost efficiency. It delivers twice the weathering and color stability of standard options.

• It has a non-sticky granule form, compacted with low dust.
• It minimizes material loss and simplifies handling during manufacturing.
• It is built on proven technology and synergistic effects.
• Ensures reliable performance even under high-temperature processing conditions.
• Helps rotational molding manufacturers to optimize system costs.
• Supports food contact compliance in the U.S. and China which enables access to regulated applications.
• It boots durability and appearance in rotomoulding applications.
• CYASORB® CYASTAB™ M5652 Light Stabilizer is designed to deliver robust and long-lasting protection for rotational, injection and blow-molded PE products.
• It is used in consumer goods and building applications such as sports & leisure, construction materials and plastics.

Sanitized® TH 27-24 by Sanitized is an anionic, water-based antimicrobial agent. It offers reliable and durable protection against a large number of bacteria (gram-positive and gram-negative), yeast, micro-fungi, mildew, mold and algae, and prevents odor caused by them. Its activity disrupts the metabolic processes of microorganisms, interrupting their ability to function, grow and reproduce. It exhibits perspiration fastness and temperature stability up to 200°C. It is free from organic solvents and AOX.

• It is suitable for PUR foams based on TDI or MDI having varying density and hardness.
• It is designed for furnishing materials such as upholstery foams for mattresses, furniture and pillow, and household articles such as bath and kitchen sponges and other cleaning articles.
• It is also used in clothing, artificial leather, work and sportswear, rain and protective wear, shoes, tents and conveyor belts.
• Substrates protected by Sanitized® TH 27-24 have outstanding skin tolerance and are safe for man and environment.
• The recommended dosage level is 10-25%, when pre-dispersed in polyol.
• It is US EPA approved and EU BPR compliant.
• It is dermatologically tested and accepted for OEKO-TEX® Standard 100.
• It has a shelf life of 24 months.

StarLight® FL105 by Shepherd Color is a non-warping, silver coated glass flake with brilliant light reflecting properties. It imparts an unrivalled sparkle and luster to many applications like plastics. Its perfectly flat glass flake substrate maximizes reflection and offers a solid base for the metallic appearance.

• It is easily dispersible and can be incorporated by simple mixing.
• It provides tarnish resistance and brilliant shine.
• It is recommended for transportation (automotive, motorcycles, boats), consumer goods (dishes, tumblers, coffee mugs, bottles, closures, packaging), building and construction (profiles, flooring, countertops).
• StarLight® FL105 is suitable for most resin and water-based systems as well as polymers.
• It is used in electronics (cell phones, appliances, cameras, computers), sports and leisure (snow/jet skis, helmets, toys, skateboards).
• It meets the requirements for a food contact substance under the US FDA’s effective Food Contact Notification (FCN 000430).

Nubiperf SRD distributed by DKSH is a high dispersibility, super reddish ultramarine blue. It is a pigment with excellent outdoor durability, light and heat fastness. It is non bleeding and non migratory.

• It has low moisture content, narrow colorimetric tolerances, low sulfur, no oversized particles series mostly for plastics (including engineering polymers) where it shows excellent dimensional stability.
• It is used in electronic products.
• It is suitable for a broad range of polymers e.g. polyolefins, PS, PVC, ABS, engineering polymers, silicones and rubber.
• Nubiperf SRD is available in APAC Region (Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia).

V-12604 Q Green by Vibrantz Technologies (formerly Chromaflo) is a cobalt chromite green inorganic pigment for plastic applications. It exhibits excellent chemical resistance, outdoor durability, light fastness and heat stability.

• It is non-bleeding and non-migratory.
• V-12604 Q Green is recommended for RPVC, polyolefins and engineering resins.
• It is suitable for permeation of fabrics, tents, waterproof fabrics and tarps.

VENLOSIL VTMOEO by Syntheo is a coupling agent. It is used in filled rubber compounds and reinforced/filled plastics when these are filled with minerals fillers or flame retardants like ATH or Mg(HO)2 and in EPDM, especially in wire & cables. It improves electrical properties and strength of mineral filled EPDM rubber.

• It increases water resistance when modified polymer chains by copolymerization and improves scratch resistance in vinyl latexes.
• It shows good bonding and adhesion on inorganic fillers or substrates.
• It enhances mechanical properties of fiber glass reinforced plastics such as unsaturated polyester.
• It is used in automotive, construction, building, electronics, electrical, sports & outdoor materials.
• VENLOSIL VTMOEO has a shelf life of 12 months.