Braskem launches “more efficient” PP for foam production

Braskem has launched a new polypropylene (PP) resin at K 2016 that it says is a “more efficient alternative” for the production of foam.

New ‘Amppleo’ is a high-melt-strength polypropylene resin (HMS-PP developed especially for the production of versatile and high-performance foams.

Braskem says the new resin will allow the company to forge partnerships for the development of new applications in the automotive, manufacturing, packaging, construction and home appliance industries.

The resin can support temperatures of up to 100°C without deforming and enables the production of foams with a high versatility of applications within a broad density range, from 35 to 300 kilograms per cubic metre. It also allows for lighter weight products compared to other materials, says Braskem, and offers excellent thermal and acoustic insulation. The material is also 100 percent recyclable.

"Developing a new high-technology resin shows not only Braskem’s ample capacity to innovate, but also its capacity to listen to and understand its clients’ needs so that it can offer them differentiated and sustainable solutions. This new resin’s unique properties support a wide variety of applications and the opportunity to develop, working together with the chain, increasingly more efficient and versatile products," said Walmir Soller, head of the Polypropylene business at Braskem.