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Entec Polymers selected as North American distributor for Celanese Santoprene^® TPV

Entec Polymers is currently accepting orders for the Santoprene^® TPV portfolio with fulfillment beginning on January 1, 2023.

About Santoprene^® TPV

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, 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.

Key Santoprene^® TPV Uses:

Auto and electric vehicle (EV) sealing and under hood parts
Auto and EV battery cooling system tubes and hoses
Consumer goods
Electrical insulation and jacketing
Food and portable product applications (FDA & NSF grades)
Industrial parts and applications
Oil, gas and mining applications
Renewable energy wind turbine cooling system parts

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*