Thermoplastic Vulcanizates
Santoprene TPV was created out of a simple concept that revolutionized the industry more than 40 years ago. Developed as a ready-to-use material that behaves like a rubber, but processed like a thermoplastic, Santoprene TPV is proven solution serving markets as diversified and demanding as automotive, medical, building and construction, and consumer products.
Santoprene TPV is a proven solution serving markets as diversified and demanding as automotive, building and construction, industrial and consumer products.
What is Santoprene TPV?In June of 2021 Celanese acquired the Santoprene TPV brand from Exxon Mobil Corporation as part of an extensive TPV product portfolio. This acquisition expands our unrivaled engineered materials solutions and strengthens our elastomers selection. Read more on Santoprene TPV below, or browse our entire product portfolio here.
Why Santoprene TPV?Compared to materials such as EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) or other thermoset rubbers, Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) significantly simplify manufacturing resulting in total system cost reductions. Santoprene TPV also provides weight reduction through part redesign and in-process recycling during the conversion phase and the potential for recycling at the end of life.
Santoprene TPV Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) was created more than 40 years ago out of a simple concept to develop a ready-to-use material that behaves like a rubber but processes like a thermoplastic. A truly revolutionary product, it quickly became the acknowledged industry-standard for TPVs. Compared to materials such as EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) or other thermoset rubbers (TSR), Santoprene TPV offers: Lower total system costs through manufacturing simplification Weight reduction through part redesign In-process recycling during processing and the potential for recycling at the end of life Santoprene TPV is a truly revolutionary material that’s very successful across many industries.
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