Bio-plastics

• BIO-HDPE

  • 100% renewable resources: Ethanol based on sugar cane
  • fewer CO2 emissions compared to the manufacture of crude oil based HDPE`s of comparable quality
  • Colour: natural (milky white), colour batch: possible

• CAB

  Cellulose acetate butyrate
  

  • consists of cellulose, butanoic acid, acetic acid
  • one of the oldest bioplastics – market launch in 1946
  • includes approximately 10 % plasticiser
  • poor stress cazing and cracking, self-polishing (moulded recess of Swiss knife)
  • Colour: translucent, colour batch: possible

• PHA+Wachs

  • 100% renewable resources: fermented sugar + wax from the leaves of the Carnauba palm
  • food-safe, compostable, fewer CO2 emissions, UV-resistant
  • similar to ABS, low shrinkage
  • Colour: natural (cream white), colour batch: possible

• PLA

  Polylactic acids, Polylactide
  

  • made of sugar and starches with the aid of lactic acid bacteria
  • high stability, transparency, clarity and gloss
  • biodegradable
  • Pellet colour: transparent, colour batch: possible

• Recycling ABS

  Post Consumer Kunststoff
  

  • made out of electrical devices and household appliances
  • 80% less energy and fewer CO2 emissions compared to the manufacture of new materials
  • Pellet colour: black, colour batch: not possible

• Recycling PP

  Post Consumer Kunststoff
  

  • made out of electrical devices and household appliances
  • 80% less energy and fewer CO2 emissions compared to the manufacture of new materials
  • Pellet colour: black, colour batch: not possible

• Bio-TPE

  Thermoplastic elastomers
  

  • consists of 100 % biodegradable polymer
  • consists of up to 40 % renewable resources
  • excellent resistance against atmospheric conditions and sweat
  • due to different shore hardnesses ideal for 2-component-products
  • Colour: natural, colour batch: possible

• WPC

  Wood Plastic Composite
  

  • PP, PE or PS filled with wood flour
  • At least 20% of wood content bio
  • Crude oil requirement reduced by natural fibre extenders
  • Natural wood look
  • Pellet colour: light brown, colour batch: possible

These specifications are non-binding. The properties can vary depending on the manufacturer, type, or use of fillers.