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TPE makes the cut in shavers and razors

          KRAIBURG TPE, a global TPE manufacturer with a diverse range of

          TPE products and custom solutions for a variety of  industries, caters

          to the personal hygiene market with its THERMOLAST® K series of

          compounds.


          Personal care tools such as shavers and  of durability, sanitary, and soft-touch  trims and scrap material can go back
          razors are essential for hygiene and  features.                        into a product, thus allowing for a cost-
          grooming.  While  brand  and  quality   TPE with aesthetics and safety for razors   effective production.
          are important considerations for style-  and shavers                   FC/AP series: a sustainable alternative
          conscious consumers, features such as
          convenience, aesthetic appeal, durability,  KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST®  KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST®
          and user-friendliness are significant  K food contact TPE compounds comply  K FC/AP series is a  choice TPE
          product differentiators that are likely to  with various food contact regulations,  material solution that meets regulatory
          boost product demand.              including Regulation (EU) No. 10/2011,  requirements in daily life applications.
                                             US FDA CFR Title 21 and EN71-3.
          To provide a valuable user experience,                                 The FC/AP series has excellent adhesion
          market leaders are developing more  Selected  THERMOLAST®  K  to PP, and it can be processed through
          efficient products that use high- compounds also feature a wide hardness  injection molding. It is available in two
          performance  materials  such  as  range, allowing for more flexibility in  colors: natural  and  translucent, and
          thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs).   innovative designs and productions of  also colorable in various color options,
                                             razors and electric shavers. KRAIBURG  allowing for a variety of designs to be
          The THERMOLAST® K series from      TPE also offers halogen-free compounds  created.
          KRAIBURG TPE, a global TPE         (according to IEC 61249-2-21).
          manufacturer with a diverse range of                                   Because of its non-sticky surface, it has
          TPE products and custom solutions  Selected THERMOLAST® K series  been widely used in razors and shavers
          for a variety of industries, is designed  compounds can be in-process recycled.  for grip applications, seals, soft touch
          for use in personal care appliances like  With in-line recycling, the compound  surfaces, as well as functional and design
          shavers and razors, ensuring consumers  series is a sustainable alternative since  components.

                                                                                 FC/AD1/PS series: soft and velvety
                                                                                 compounds

                                                                                 The THERMOLAST® K FC/AD1/
                                                                                 PS series has excellent adhesion to polar
                                                                                 thermoplastics such as ABS, PC, PC/
                                                                                 ABS and PS. It is available in a natural
                                                                                 color  and  can  be colored in many
                                                                                 different options.
                                                                                 Since the FC/AD1/PS series provides a
                                                                                 soft and velvety feel, it is suitable to be
                                                                                 applied on seals, grips, functional and
                                                                                 design elements as well as soft touch
                                                                                 applications such as buttons and thumb
                                                                                 wheels for electric shavers.

                                                                                 The FC/AD1/PS series can be processed
                                                                                 through injection molding and extrusion.



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