PARALOID™ Performance Additives for Engineered Resins

PARALOID™ impact modifiers provide exceptional high-performance benefits to a broad range of engineered resins. As market demand grows for increasingly advanced plastic applications, PARALOID™ impact modifiers benefit a broad range of thermoset and thermoplastic polymer systems with durability, excellent compatibility, and impact strength. They are used in various industrial and consumer applications, including automotive parts, electronics, packaging, durables, appliances, and lightening systems.   

PARALOID™ additives for engineered resins and plastics have enhanced ductility and improved absorption properties. Acrylic polymer systems are also supported by these performance-enhancing additives.   

 

Why you should add PARALOID™ to your engineered resins

 

• Increased impact resistance
• Enhanced ductility
• High-Performance reliability
• Limited deformation and processability of engineered resins
• Improved energy absorption to avoid cracks

 

Recommended performance additives by engineering resin:

Featured PARALOID™ Products

Use guidelines based on the type of engineered resin:

  

PARALOID™ for Appearance and Gloss Modifications:

PARALOID™ EXL-5136 (powder) and EXL-5137 (pellet) are excellent for lowering the gloss in engineering resins applications, including PC, PC/Blends, PBT, POM, and many other resin types. The highlighted grades feature large primary particle size and controlled morphology, creating a satin to a matte finish.

PARALOID™ EXL-5136 and PARALOID™ EXL-5137 are excellent for use in injection molding and extrusion of sheet applications, typically loaded at 3-10% depending on the gloss reduction required. They are also used in clear polycarbonate resins to enhance the light diffusion in lightening applications and a loading level lower than 1%.
 

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