Plastistrength® 550
Product
Plastistrength® 550 is a medium molecular-weight acrylic process aid that brings enhanced processability to most rigid and flexible vinyl compounds such as siding, profile, pipe, calendered sheet and blow-molded bottles.
Latest news
Price increase of Arkema’s PVC additives
- Short newsArkema announces a price increase and a product range simplification of its Durastrength® acrylic impact modifiers and its Plastistrength® processing aids in Europe, including Russia, and the Middle-East.
Arkema trades globally its new range of impact modifiers for polycarbonates
- Press releaseThanks to its experience in impact modifiers for thermoplastics, Arkema recently developed Clearstrength®
E950, its new core-shell Methacrylate-Butadiene-Styrene (MBS) impact modifiers for engineering plastics, mainly polycarbonates (PC). Pre-launched at the end of 2013 at K2013, Clearstrength® E950 has been successfully used industrially by selected clients. Arkema today announces that this new MBS impact modifier for engineering plastics is now available commercially worldwide.
Properties
- Enhanced fusion and processability
- Good hot melt strength during processing and minimizes die swell
- Extensive weatherability
Geographic availability
Worldwide
Markets
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Building and construction
- Exterior building products
- Extrusion
- Films
- Injection molding
- PVC
- Siding
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Chemical and plastics industry
- PVC
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Consumer goods
- Film
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Packaging and Paper
- Film
- Film and sheet
- Flexible packaging
- Packaging film
- Rigid packaging
Applications
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Fence, deck and rail extrusion
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Opaque packaging
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Opaque sheet film
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Weatherable molding
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Window profile extrusion
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Wood composite molding