Pebax® RNew: the first engineering thermoplastic elastomer range made from renewable resources

For the past 60 years, Arkema has been the world leader in Amino 11 chemistry, a unique chemical processed from a vegetable source - castor oil - used to produce Rilsan® PA11. This natural vegetable oil is derived from a non-edible and non-GMO crop, and therefore does not compete with food production. The Pebax® Rnew range is based on this particular chemistry. The use of Amino 11 chemistry in this new Pebax® formulation reduces fossil energy requirements as well as emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas.

The Pebax® Rnew family (25D to 72D hardness) made from renewable resources boasts the same outstanding properties as Pebax®, including light weight, flex fatigue resistance, spring-back and elasticity return. It retains these outstanding features over a wide temperature range.

Pebax® Rnew perfectly fits into the product eco-design concept that satisfies the environmental awareness of consumers, while maintaining the existing high performance of Pebax®. This new Pebax® range will meet the needs of Arkema’s customers (e.g. electronics, sports, automotive, etc.) who are looking for high value products, while engaging in environmentally sound manufacture as the material they will use has been processed from vegetable resources.

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