Recent Innovations
Tie Layers
Technology Breakthrough
- Offer the unique ability to band dissimilar materials such as barrier resins and polyolefins
- Create the strength and flexibility needed for packaging applications such as stand up pouches and clear retortable packaging
Benefits
- Better flow characteristics for multi-layer films
- More efficient processing methods
Hot Melt Butyl Sealants
Technology Breakthrough
- High molecular weight hydrogenated SEBS in formulation with butyl rubber
- Offers enhanced product service temperatures in a variety of applications
Benefits
- Enhanced elasticity and cohesive strength of the butyl sealant
- Excellent processability versus the use of thermosets
IR Latex
Technology Breakthrough
- Ideal combination of the right polyisoprene structure with a complex emulsification process
- Absence of gel particles allow for improved control and consistency
Benefits
- Properties matching and improving on natural rubber latex
- Synthetic consistent material bypassing Type I Allergy risk of natural rubber latex
Kraton® S (S-I/B-S)
Technology Breakthrough
- Controlled distribution of monomers in the midblock and hot-melt stability
- Formulating latitude for adhesives, compounds and films
Benefits
- Stable melt viscosity
- Compatibility and miscibility (with SIS and SBS)
PVC Alternative
Technology Breakthrough
- Material has similar appearance and properties of PVC without the addition of plasticizers
- Available in viscosities suited to blown and cast film processes, molding and other extrusion processes
Benefits
- Heat resistance necessary for sterilization processes
- Compatible with polyolefins
ERS Polymers
Technology Breakthrough
- Kraton G Enhanced Rubber Segment (ERS) polymers feature unique softer rubber segment and precision tailored polymer structures
- Improved compatibility with polypropylene
Benefits
- Enhanced clarity in polypropylene
- Wide range of melt flow
- Alternative to plasticized PVC
New Adhesives
Technology Breakthrough
- Co-extruded adhesives - coating step elimination
- Controllable tack and removability
Benefits
- Broad range of tack and adhesion
- Tailored adhesion to polar and non-polar substrates
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