Polymer additives for Sports & Leisure

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.

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.

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.

Sanitized® T 99-19 by Sanitized is an anti-microbial agent. It is used in textiles for permanent direct contact with the human skin. It is EPA-registered and BPR-compliant, and is accepted for OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 and bluesign®.

• Substrates protected with Sanitized® T 99-19 are noted for their proven, outstanding skin tolerance (OECD 406 and RIPT test) as the active ingredient is free from AOX.
• Its recommended dosage level ranges from 0.2 to 1.0%, referring to the dry weight of the treated textile.
• Sanitized® T 99-19 has a shelf life of 12 months.

Sanitized® PL 14-32 by Sanitized is a non-volatile antimicrobial agent. It provides highly effective and durable protection for plasticized PVC and PUR articles against the attack of molds, mildew, fungi, yeasts, bacteria and algae. It is used in PVC plastisols for textile-, surface-, coil- and solvent-based PUR coatings. It offers good leaching-, water- and weathering resistance, light fastness and excellent UV stability. It also inhibits germ development on soiled surfaces. It may be used in toys and baby articles.

• It reduces decomposition of plasticizers and additives in PVC and treats against discoloration and pink stain caused by Streptoverticillium reticulum.
• It is free from pollutants and heavy metals such as phthalates, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, TBT and lead.
• It is suitable for indoor applications such as flooring, coated furniture fabrics, shower curtains, awnings and artificial leather, and outdoor applications such as swimming pool- and roof liners, lining foils, cable casings, tarpaulins, tents and garden hoses.
• It is also used in clothing and sports articles such as rain and protective wear, shoes and boots.
• Substrates protected with Sanitized® PL 14-32 have excellent skin tolerance.
• The recommended dosage level is 0.4-0.6% for standard PVC, 0.6-1.0% for PVC articles which are heavily soiled or constantly in contact with water, and 0.25-0.6% related to dry PUR.
• It is EU BPR compliant and is accepted for OEKO-TEX® Standard 100, classes I-IV.

Sanitized® BC 98-56 by Sanitized is an antimicrobial agent with bacteriostatic effect against a large number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, yeasts, fungi, and algae. It is suitable for thermoplastic polymers such as PE, PP, TPE, TPU, EVA, SAN, rubbers (EPDM, NBR, NR, SBR), rigid PVC, PUR. It is designed for extrusion and injection molded articles as profiles, foils, films, fibers, foams, and containers.

• Substrates protected with Sanitized® BC 98-56 are safe for man and the environment.
• It is washing resistant and does not contain phthalates, arsenic, cadmium, TBT, mercury, or lead.
• Its activity on the cell disrupts the metabolic processes of microorganisms, thereby interrupting their ability to function, grow, and reproduce.
• It is used in various applications, including clothing for work and sportswear, rain and protective wear, gloves, and boots.
• In technical applications, it is used for floor and wall coverings, awnings, tents, sanitary articles, and foams.
• It is also used in furniture items like seat covers, mattress covers, shower curtains, and non-slip bath mats.
• In sports articles and equipment, it is used for mats, tents, swimming aids, and earplugs.
• Additionally, it is applied in automotive and public transport furnishings such as seat coverings and carpets, as well as in industrial applications like seals, conveyor belts, and handles.
• It can be used for indirect food contact polymer applications at maximum of 1000 ppm.
• The recommended dosage level is 0.1-0.3% of the total weight of the material to be protected.
• It is US EPA-registered, EU BPR-compliant, and accepted for OEKO-TEX Standard 100, Class I-IV.

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).