Alliance Polymers Introduces New Overmolding TPE to North American Markets

Online, November 9, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) has introduced the newest line of Maxelast® brand polypropylene overmold or stand-alone TPEs (thermoplastic elastomers). The TPE currently is in use on Toyota automobile seat belt housings and in several other automotive applications.

New Maxelast® P3885H thermoplastic elastomer stands out as having excellent tear strength (299 lbf/in under ASTM D624), very good UV stability, and excellent abrasion resistance. It comes natural or colored and has a Shore A hardness of 85. It can be used as a stand-alone TPE or overmolded onto polypropylene to achieve excellent results.

Maxelast TPEs, formulated by Polymax Elastomer Technology, are used by many well known companies that include car manufacturer Honda and Volkswagen. Products and services are targeted to be highly competitive (price, delivery, processing and end-product quality) to the leading TPEs currently available on the market. APS recently announced they are considering opening production facilities with their partner Polymax at an undisclosed location in the U.S.

Alliance Polymers and Services, LLC is North America's only all-inclusive TPE supplier, offering consulting services and product solutions with BASF Elastollan TPUs and Polymax Maxelast TPEs They are a full-service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping elastomer products firms and processors with all their product and technical support needs. APS works with a series of independent technical agents as well as a growing base of full-time personnel located in key cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on the firm's newest high heat grade of TPE, contact: Marketing Department, Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC, 30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400, Romulus, MI 48174. Tel: 734-710-6700. Web: www.apstpe.com. Email: info@apstpe.com.