Advantages vs. Competitive Materials

Here’s how INFUSE™ Olefin Block Copolymers (OBCs) can improve upon the performance of a variety of other flexible polymers.

Versus Styrene Block Copolymers (SEBS, SIS, SBS), INFUSE OBCs provide:

• Comparable elasticity and soft formulations at lower cost
• Improved temperature performance
• Excellent weatherability
• Lighter weight

Versus Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA), INFUSE OBCs deliver:

• Increased elasticity
• Higher heat resistance
• Improved compression set
• Lighter weight
• Better organoleptics (taste and odor performance)

Versus Flexible Polyvinyl Chloride (f-PVC), INFUSE OBCs offer:

• A polyolefin-based f-PVC alternative
• Wider service temperature range
• Lighter weight
• Better organoleptics (taste and odor performance)

Versus Thermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPVs), INFUSE OBCs provide:

• Excellent compression set
• Improved processability
• Lower cost

Versus Flexible Polyolefins (including Polyolefin Elastomers [POEs], Polyolefin Plastomers [POPs], and Amorphous Poly-Alpha-Olefins [APAOs]), INFUSE OBCs deliver:

• Enhanced elastic and compression set properties at high temperatures
• Improved abrasion resistance
• Faster cycle times
• Improved elasticity

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