APIGO™ BIO Bio-based TPO Compounds

APIGO™ BIO Bio-based TPO Compounds are bioplastics with the same processability as fossil-based TPOs and provide high environmental benefits.

APIGO™ BIO are olefin-based thermoplastic bioplastics containing raw materials from renewable resources. These bioplastics guarantee the same physical-mechanical properties and processability as traditional fossil-based TPOs.

APIGO™ BIO materials include soft and rigid grades, special food contact approved grades and also have biocompatibility certification. APIGO™ BIO bioplastics offer significant environmental benefits by reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases (e.g. carbon dioxide) and saving fossil-based resources for future generations.

The main technical characteristics of APIGO™ BIO Bio-based TPO Compounds are:

• Rigid grades with hardness in the range of 40–70 ShD and flexural modulus range of 120–1300 MPa
• Soft grades with hardness in the range of 70–90 ShA and flexural modulus range of 20–40 MPa
• Medical grades with biocompatibility certification (ISO 10993, USP VI)
• Special grades approved for food contact (EU 10/2011, FDA)
• Good processability
• Resistance to low temperatures
• Environmental benefits measured with the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

They are used for applications in all common markets and provide good processability in injection molding, extrusion, hard-soft overmolding, extrusion blow-molding and film-blowing.