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Mitsui Chemicals Inc.'s plastics and synthetic rubber manufacturing
technology and expertise has yielded Milastomer™, a thermoplastic
olefinic elastomer. There are various grades of Milastomer available,
ranging from soft grades like vulcanized rubber to semi-hard grades
such as RIM urethane. Unlike conventional rubber, the engineered
plastic does not need compounding or vulcanization once it has reached
the end user. Additionally, all grades can be molded or extruded
similar to polyethylene and polypropylene and, like PVC, they offer
excellent moldability when processed on calendering machines, extruders
and injection molding machines.
Milastomer is used in numerous automotive parts because of its:
 • inherent
lightness
• recyclability
• excellent
feel
• good
processability
The thermoplastic elastomer is used for the interior skin for a
wide variety of automotive interior trim components including:
• instrument
panels
• door
panels
• seat
back boards
The Thermoplastic Olefinic Elastomer is an ideal material for sheeting
with leatherlike surface for automotive interior applications because
manufacturers can reduce the weight of interior parts by using this
specialty polymer instead of PVC without reducing durability or
altering the look and feel of the interior.
This specialty polymer is also becoming the next generation material
of choice for weather seal parts and glass run channels because
its environmentally friendly properties enable good recyclability
without diluting performance.
For more information on this Thermoplastic
Olefinic Elastromer, please contact the product manager.
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