Plastic and rubber raw materials
Product Introduction
Kraton polymers are blended with plastics such as styrenics, polyolefins, and engineering thermoplastics to improve performance, particularly impact resistance, by toughening these plastics at low or room temperatures. Depending on application needs, transparent or non-transparent solutions can be offered. These polymers help compatibilize different plastics to bring out the best performance in each material, enhance the impact resistance of scrap or regrind materials, and improve processability to allow for higher filler or reinforcement loadings.
Kraton™ G polymers are the strongest, most highly dilutive, and most compatible with polyolefins and mineral oils of all the styrenic thermoplastic block copolymers.They are intended for use where UV resistance, high service temperature, and processing stability are essential. Kraton™ G polymers are the material for producing soft, durable compounds for various applications. In addition, Kraton™ HSBC polymers are manufactured in various physical forms. We have introduced the free-flowing version of several powder form grades, which enables more efficient processing, unpacking, and handling.
Kraton™ FG polymers are SEBS polymers with maleic anhydride (MA) grafted onto the rubber midblock. The commercial Kraton FG polymers have 1.0 to 1.7 wt. % MA grafted onto the block copolymer. The MA grafting improves the adhesion to nylon, polyester, ethylene vinyl alcohol, aluminum, steel, glass, and many other substrates. It’s also an efficient impact modifier in nylon and polyesters for making super tough engineering thermoplastic materials.
