As your plastic solution partner we take pride in assisting our customers on material decisions. We have extensive experience in processing many of the latest engineered resins. Whether you need a shop to run materials with fillers and additives, or general grade thermoplastic resins, Specialty Plastics can provide the solution for your injection molding needs.
Below is a sample list of the materials we currently process.
Trade Name | Abbr. | Chemical Makeup | Typical Uses |
Cycolac, Lustran, Magnum | ABS | Acrylonitrile, butadiene & styrene | Automotive, Business Equipment, Housings, Toys |
Bayblend, Celstran, Cycoloy | ABS+PC | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene + PC Alloy | Automotive, Business Equipment, Housings |
Delrin, Celcon, Iupital | Acetal – POM | Polyoxymethylene resins (Acetal resin) |
Automotive, Electrical, Gears |
Acrylite, Plexiglas | Acrylic – PMMA | Polymethyl Methacrylate (Acrylic resins) |
Lens, Windows |
Elvax | EVA | Ethylene-vinyl Acetate | Footwear, Grips |
Crystal Styrene | GPPS | Polystyrene, General Purpose | Medical Applications |
– | HDPE | High Density PolyEthylene | Miscellaneous |
– | HIPS | Polystyrene, High Impact | Miscellaneous |
Vectra | LCP | Liquid Crystal Polymer (Polyester resin) |
Medical Applications |
– | LDPE | Low Density PolyEthylene | Miscellaneous |
– | Nylon | Polyamide – Nylon 6 | Automotive, Electrical, Handles |
Ultramid, Vydyne, Minlon, Celenese | Nylon 66 | Polyamide – Nylon 66 | Automotive, Electrical, Handles |
Valox | PBT | Polyester, butanediol & dimethyl terephalate | Automotive, Appliance Components, Electrical |
Lexan, Apec, Calibre, Makrolon | PC | Polycarbonate | Applicance Components, Lens, Medical Applications, Windows |
Xenoy | PC+PBT | Polycarbonate + Polybutylene Terephthalate Alloy | Appliance Components |
Ultem | PEI | Polyetherimide | Automotive, Electrical, Medical Applications |
Rynite | PET | Polyester | Automotive, Electrical, Housings |
– | PETG | Polyethylene Terephthalate, Glycol | Applicance Components, Medical Applications |
– | Phenolic | Phenol-formaldehyde (Thermoset phenolic) |
Appliance Components |
– | PP | Polypropylene | Miscellaneous |
Noryl | PPE+PS | Polyphenylene Ether + Polystyrene (Polyphenylene Oxide) |
Appliance Components, Pump Parts |
Ryton | PPS | Polyphenylene Sulfide | Appliance Components, Automotive, Electrical, Housings |
Udel | PSU | Polysulfone | Automotive, Electrical, Medical Applications |
Mindel | PSU+ABS | Polysulfone + ABS Alloy | Automotive, Electrical, Medical Applications |
– | PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride, Rigid | Appliance Components |
– | PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride, Flexible | Automotive |
– | SAN | Styrene – Acrylonitrile | Automotive, Electrical, Medical Applications |
K-Resin | SB | Styrene Butadiene Block Copolymer | Housings, Medical Applications, Toys |
– | SBS | Styrene Butadiene Styrene Block Copolymer | Housings, Medical Applications, Toys |
– | SEBS | Styrene Ethylene Butylene Styrene Block Copolymer | Medical Applications |
– | SPS | Syndiotactic Polystyrene | Automotive, Electrical, Industrial Components |
Hytrel | TEEE | – | Automotive |
Alcryn, Santoprene | TPE | Thermoplastic Elastomer | Miscellaneous |
Elastollan, Estane | TPU-Polyester | Polyurethane Thermoplastic Elastomer – Polyester Type | Miscellaneous |