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Vinyl TPE how comes in low-gloss version.


Teknor Apex Co., Pawtucket, R.I., has introduced a low-gloss version of its Flexalloy vinyl-based TPE TPE Thermoplastic Elastomer
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. Flexalloy 9750 compounds have properties similar to those of general-purpose Flexalloy 9100 but the matte finish offers aesthetic advantages in certain consumer products and furniture trim. Unlike glossy products that tend to block or stick to each other, low-gloss Flexalloy compounds exhibit antiblocking properties that ease handling of films such as bin liners Noun 1. bin liner - a plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin
plastic bag - a bag made of thin plastic material

Britain, Great Britain, U.K.
, flexible "accordion accordion, musical instrument consisting of a rectangular bellows expanded and contracted between the hands. Buttons or keys operated by the player open valves, allowing air to enter or to escape. The air sets in motion free reeds, frequently made of metal. " hoses on vacuum cleaners, and mating parts such as weather-stripping. Flexalloy compounds are based on Teknor Apex's proprietary ultra-high-molecular-weight PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride.
PVC
 in full polyvinyl chloride

Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide.
. Low-gloss grades are available with Shore A hardness from 35 to 80. Tel: (401) 725-8000 * PT Direct: 611DT

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Title Annotation:KEEPING UP WITH Materials
Publication:Plastics Technology
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 1, 2005
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