Materials

We offer a wide selection of plastic raw materials to suit our customers' specific applications. It’s all about choosing the right type of plastic for a particular product or end-use.

We can offer a combination of materials in a range of colours. Our unique colour matching capability and unique high-quality additives enable us to produce any colour combination, including RAL or Pantone.

We use a portfolio of different plastics that support a variety of different functions and applications depending on the customer needs. We apply our expertise to understand the customer application to propose the right plastic for the profile.

Features and benefits

Selection of materials available (RPVC, SPVC, PS, ABS/ASA, PMMA, PC, PP, PE, TPE, Noryl, PETG, Biodegradable material, Wood fibre and Recycled material)
Colour matching lab
Engineering support to determine optimal formulation for customers’ application
Ability to develop our own compounds and recipes
Testing and developing new materials
Ability to produce special, unique colourings
All RAL and pantone colours available
Lab equipment for colour mixing and testing
Mix our own compounds on site and recycle our own waste for re-use

Materials

Material Type	Specific Gravity	Softening Temp °C	Properties	Typical Uses	Market
RPVC (Rigid PVC extrusions)	1.4 – 1.6	65 – 75	Extremely versatile Wide range of colours and grades (including clear grades) Indoor and outdoor use Food grades available Low cost	Windows Tubes Trunking Glazing Trims Packaging Inserts Ticketing strips Point of purchase Tile edge trims Swimmingpool covers Cablemanagement systems Partition walls Fingersafe profiles Door profiles Top sealing Side sealing Bottom sealing Decorative profiles Edge protectors Cladding profiles	Building Doors Greenhouses Construction HVAC
SPVC (flexible PVC extrusion)	1.2 – 1.6	–	Various softness up to semi-rigid Wide range of colours and grades plus clear Used mainly indoors, some external use Filled or unfilled grades available Low cost	Hosing Gaskets Seals Fenders Bumpers Handrails Sleeves Trims T- edging strips Roofprofiles Skirting Garden hoses Airco hoses Agricultural hoses	Building Roofs Transport HVAC
ABS	1.0 – 1.2	85 – 105	Clear grades Good high and low temperature performance Good adhesive properties Mainly internal use Most grades are food approved Good rigidity and chemical resistance High impact, medium cost Fire resistant grades available	Water transfer tubing Cold rooms Freezer cabinets Bumpers	Building Construction Doors
ASA	1.0 – 1.2	85 – 105	Good high and low temperature performance Good UV resistance Good adhesive properties Good rigidity and chemical resistance Good weather resistance High impact, medium cost	Panels Ventilation components Marine Signage Windows	Greenhouses HVAC Building
PS (Polystyrene) Styrosun (Outdoor grade)	1.0	70 – 75	Mostly used indoors Some external use Good adhesive properties Range of colours also clear grades available Medium cost Fire resistant grades available Outdoor grades	Point of purchase Light diffusers Filter systems	Furniture Point of purchase HVAC
POLYETHYLENE High and low density	0.97 (HD) 0.91 (LD)	65	Good resistance to chemical environments Used indoors and outdoors Good low temperature performance Low toxicity levels, low cost, tough Low smoke, zero halogen grades available	Water and gas pipe Tubes Packaging Protective trims Waste water treatment Food	Agriculture Water Industry
POLYPROPYLENE Homo-polymer and co-polymer	0.90	90	Good resistance to chemical environments Extremely tough but the co-polymer hinges well Good high temperature performance Mainly indoor but some external use Low toxicity levels, LSOH grades available Bio-degradable, low cost Homo-polymer is clearer and stiffer	Non load bearing hinges Tubing Protective plant and tree sleeves Oil pump tubes Kitchencoverlist Refrigerate profiles	Furniture Consumer products Energy HVAC
PETG	1.27	75	Food approved High clarity High impact Medium cost UV stable grades available	Point of purchase Card shelves Menu holders Electronic component carrier tubes "Green" POP	Point of purchase
PMMA	1.20	80	High clarity Good impact resistance Medium cost Good light transmission	Point of purchase Card shelves Menu holders Lighting applications	Point of purchase Transport
POLYCARBONATE	1.20	120	Good high temperature performance Extremely strong Wide range of grades available including U.V. stabilised and superior flame retardant grades Clear and opaque grades availableHigher cost Limited chemical resistance	Light diffusers, low voltage light tubes for marking and directing applications Roof trims Light box Swimmingpoolcovers Led lighting Bed	Building Swimmingpool Transport Houshold
PC/ABS ALLOYS	1.2	110	Good high temperature performance Superior flame retardant properties Reasonable chemical resistance	Electrical shrouds Profiles that call for superior flame retardance	Building
TPE (SBS & SEBS) Co-Tri-Extrusion	0.9 – 1.2	–	Wide range of grades and hardness Including clear grades Co-extrudes to HIPS & polypropylene Replaces flexible PVC Medical uses Good recovery Good cold set	Tubing, straps Labels Door seals Top seals Side seals Bottom sealing Finger Safe Profiles Gaskets Frame profiles	Industrial Doors
TPV (EPDM Rubber & Polypropylene)	1.0	125	Good temperature performance Good range of grades & hardness Goods recovery Good cold set Drinking water grades	Doorseal Topsealing Side Sealing Bottom Sealing	Industrial Doors
TPU (Polyurethane) Co-Tri-Extrusion	1.1	–	Polyether & polyester type Co-extrudes to rigid PVC Mainly harder grades Good recovery Good wear & tear properties Dynamic applications Good clarity Fire resistant grades Good tube bend grades Drinking water grades	Marine and underwater applications Shutters hinges	Building Construction Building HVAC
EVA	–	–	Good recovery Range of hardness Good clarity	Gaskets Labels Tubing	Transport Cattlebreeding
Bioplastics	1.3	130	Bio based and biodegradable Purpose indoor/outdoor use Short cyclic CO2 Water resistant Easy colourable Production of biobased material for example requires 65% less energy compared to polyethylene production	Clips for the tree-, fruit and floriculture (grows inline with trunk) Guindens	Greenhouses