TPEs for innovative hygiene products

KRAIBURG TPE manufactured a wide range of thermoplastic elastomer products and custom solutions which offers high quality and custom engineered TPE compounds that cater to the personal hygiene markets. The THERMOLAST® K and THERMOLAST® M series compounds are especially suited to meet the needs of the market in the production of hygiene goods.

 

KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST® K FC/ht series exhibits high thermal stability and excellent adhesion to PP; as well as a smooth, non-tacky feel. As comfortable grip and smooth surface not only promote visual appeal but also assure protection from sudden slip or injury when handling a product, KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST® K FC/ht series features excellent processing behavior and transparency, while at the same time delivering the performance required for typical applications including diapers (elastic closure), toilet wiping aid, disposable underwear lining, contact lens container seal, razor heads, hairbrush, interdental stick, tongue cleaner, packaging, and more.

 

Optimized for extrusion processes, THERMOLAST® K FC/ht series is suitable for film extrusion, and offers various color options and effects on its compound. 

 

 

The rising awareness of women’s needs is driving the demand for innovative solutions in female hygiene and care applications. Production of such essentials like a menstrual cup, pad lining, breast pump and more is enhanced with another product, KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST® M MC/AD1 series. This is owing to its material advantages, including optimum raw material purity and excellent adhesion to thermoplastics such as PC, ABS and PC/ABS. Other highlights of the compound are its outstanding mechanical properties, including 10 Shore A to 55 Shore D.

 

Furthermore, it offers excellent resealing properties and optimum sealing, and a cost-effective molding process, with short cycle time for injection and twocomponent injection molding and extrusion techniques. THERMOLAST® M MC/AD1 series TPEs are approved in accordance to

certifications such as ISO 10993-4, 5, 10, 11 and USP class VI for applications in the medical and pharmaceutical industries.

 

To ensure the highest consumer protection, the THERMOLAST® K series comply with international food safety regulations, including FDA Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 21; Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011, EN 71/3, China GB 4806-2016, California Proposition 65 and Regulation well as the REACH and RoHS directives. Whereas THERMOLAST® M series able to be sterilized, recyclable and exhibit the highest purity and quality to guarantee a clean solution.