Materials

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