Plastic additives for vinyl flooring solutions
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Arkema Durastrength® and Clearstrength® impact modifiers and Plastistrength® process aids lead to high-performance luxury vinyl tile products.
Learn more about our PVC substrate formulations and acrylic additive selection for improved processing and impact strength by watching the video.
- Diverse PVC additive product portfolio for all formulations
- Improved melt strength and reliable rigid and semi-rigid PVC processing
- Proven weatherability via acrylic copolymers for PVC building and construction products
Finding solutions for formulating luxury vinyl tile products has never been easier. With Durastrength® and Clearstrength® impact modifiers and Plastistrength® process aids, maintaining weatherability, durability, and transparency is core to providing you with unparalleled high-performance in the final product.
How Arkema plastic additives work with vinyl flooring
Clear vinyl wear layer:
- Clear vinyl layer can be modified with specialty Arkema Clearstrength® impact modifiers and Plastistrength® process aids to maintain weatherability, durability, and transparency
- Clearstrength® W300 impact modifier offers MBS chemistry for transparent, vinyl layers while maintaining durability and weatherability
Patterned vinyl aesthetic layer:
- Weatherable vinyl print layer modified with Arkema Durastrength® impact modifiers and Plastistrength® process aids will provide mechanical integrity and UV protection helping aesthetics endure
- Combining Durastrength® 350 impact modifier with Plastistrength® 550 and 770 process aids leads to a balanced vinyl formulation with excellent processing and impact strength
Reinforced vinyl backlayer:
- Specialty Plastistrength® 562 process aid helps to incorporate high filler levels and provide consistent PVC melt processing while Durastrength® 4000 impact modifier can add mechanical integrity to tongue and groove assemblies
- For vinyl foamed backlayer formulations, Plastistrength® 580 process aid offers ultra-high MW technology for improved melt strength and cellular structure
This new technology from Arkema can make opaque semi-rigid and flexible PVC formulating easier through enhanced melt strength and improved fusion promotion with Clearstrength® and Durastrength® impact modifiers and Plastistrength® process aids. Learn more about what our plastic additive product families can offer you and contact a member of our sales team today.
Plastistrength® 562 process aid offers processing consistency for highly filled formulations
- Plastistrength® 562 process aid balanced melt processing and cost performance
- Best suited for rigid LVT back layer and vinyl substrate formulations
- Promotes fusion in formulations with elevated limestone / calcium carbonate levels
| Component | phr |
|---|---|
| PVC resin (0.82 IV) | 100 |
| Plasticizer (DOTP) | 20 |
| Plasticizer (ESBO) | 10 |
| CaZn stabilizer | 2.5 |
| Stearic acid | 0.2 |
| Process aid | 0 or 3 |
| Calcium carbonate (3 µm) | 250 |
| Titanium dioxide | 2.5 |
Durastrength® 4000 impact modifier excels in highly filled PVC formulations
- Durastrength® 4000 impact modifier provides expected impact performance while delivering benefits of acrylic fusion promotion
- Best suited for rigid LVT backlayer and vinyl substrate formulations
- Added mechanical integrity to tongue and groove assemblies
| Component | phr |
|---|---|
| PVC resin (0.91 IV) | 100 |
| Reverse ester Sn stabilizer (8% Sn) | 1.0 |
| Calcium stearate | 1.2 |
| Paraffin wax | 1.0 |
| Oxidized PE | 0.1 |
| Impact modifier | 4.5 |
| Calcium carbonate (0.7 µm) | 20 |
| Titanium dioxide | 0.5 |