Styrene-butadiene plastics for packaging and displays

2006-07-19 News Headlines

Styrene-butadiene plastics for packaging and displays

BASF has started to market Styrolux 3G46, a new, highly transparent type in its range of styrene-butadiene block copolymer plastics for packaging and displays.

Styrolux* 3G46 plastic, specially developed for sophisticated applications, belongs to the family of styrene-butadiene block copolymers (SBS) and combines toughness and transparency so effectively that it is particularly well-suited for extruded blister packaging or visually striking presentation displays. Products such as cups and bowls, which are made by thermoforming, as well as injection molded parts can now be manufactured with the new Styrolux with even greater transparency than has been possible so far. By expanding its SBS product line, BASF is underscoring its long-term commitment to this sector of its styrene plastic activities.

Styrolux 3G46 shows its mettle in blends with standard polystyrene (GPPS): it remains highly transparent, even with GPPS contents of up to 40 percent, a huge improvement over the products that have been available up to now. The new SBS type imparts such cost-effective mixtures with good tensile strength while still attaining excellent stiffness.

Highly transparent styrene-butadiene plastic for eye-catching applications. Click Go for High resolution image. photo: BASF

Blister packaging – transparent presentation packaging of the kind found in supermarkets – is a typical application of the highly transparent new Styrolux 3G46 made by BASF. This material is an SBS (styrene-butadiene block copolymer) from BASF’s plastics product range. ->

Products made of Styrolux are transparent and impact resistant. Consequently, Styrolux lends itself for a wide variety of applications and for the manufacture of visually attractive products that have outstanding properties of use.

“In comparison to the likewise highly transparent multilayered films made of polyester, the new Styrolux is also 30 percent less dense, it does not have to be dried and it is easier to process, all of which translates into yet another cost advantage for our customers,” explains Florian Greger, responsible for marketing Styrolux at BASF in Ludwigshafen, Germany. For the time being, the product will only be available in Europe.

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* Styrolux is a registered trademark of BASF.

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