KRAIBURG TPE Americas, a leading specialist in thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) compounds, will showcase its latest sustainable recycled TPE compounds for US and Latin America markets at Plastics Recycling LATAM 2024. The exhibition will take place from September 10th to 11th, 2024, at the World Trade Center in Mexico City, Mexico (Booth no.604).

KRAIBURG TPE will be at Plastics Recycling 2024 LATAM,  to showcase our latest product solutions designed exclusively for the US and Latin American markets, including thermoplastic elastomers with recycled content. What's special about them? For the first time, customers will be able to take advantage of different compounds with high levels of recycled content derived from post-industrial or post-consumer waste streams. Additionally, these grades span a wide range of Shore A hardnesses, offering various adhesion capabilities to polypropylene (PP).

From its headquarters in Buford, Georgia (USA), the thermoplastic elastomer manufacturer is thus responding to the growing demand in the United States and Latin American sales region by providing ”ready-to-use” solutions.

This year, the global TPE provider will showcase a new line of recycled content products that expands the THERMOLAST® R compound group and enables the achievement of a high recycling rate. Unlike the already established products, these solutions also exceed 50% in materials with different Shore A hardnesses. This marks a significant milestone in the development of innovative compounds with adhesive properties. Through this launch, KRAIBURG TPE addresses market needs and the growing demand for more sustainable materials with post-industrial recycled content (PIR) or post-consumer recycled content (PCR). These compounds align with customers' sustainability vision and assist them in reaching their own goals in this field.

Highlights of our product lines:

• The RC/UV/AM: series is designed for automotive exterior applications with adhesion to PP and features a post-industrial recycled content of 30-50%. These compounds are suitable for UV resistance applications, support carbon footprint reduction, and are available in black. They come in various hardness options ranging from 65 to 90 Shore A.
• The RC/FG/AM: series consists of thermoplastic elastomers with recycled content, designed for automotive interior applications with adhesion to PP. They offer post-industrial recycled content of up to 50%, depending on the desired hardness. These compounds meet the requirements of original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers while supporting carbon footprint reduction and fulfilling emissions, fogging, and odor requirements. They are available in different hardness options ranging from 65 to 85 Shore A.
• The RC/PCR/AM: is available with post-consumer recycled content of up to 44% and is designed for consumer and industrial market applications. These materials offer multiple usage possibilities for applications requiring adhesion to PP. They come in a wide range of potential hardness options, from 40 to 90 Shore A, and are available in gray, with the option to be colored in various ways.

More Sustainable TPE Solutions

KRAIBURG TPE also offers other TPE solutions globally that incorporate recycled or bio-based content. These compounds, which belong to the THERMOLAST® R series, are of high quality and reliability, and are designed for a wide range of sectors. The product line includes compounds tailored for consumer goods, industrial applications, and the highly regulated automotive sector. 
At KRAIBURG TPE, sustainability means striving for a balance in which ecological action, social responsibility and economic success have the same importance.