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    Thermoplastic Materials

    CWPL process a wide range of thermoplastic materials. It is fair to say that material extruders as well as supplying their standard grades have also developed a series of hybrid grades to suit the needs of particular industries.

    ABS

    This popular material has possibly the widest range of options. Available as recycled or standard grade. There are also various blend versions including fire retardant, UV and high temperature grades.
    ABS is generally characterised as medium strength and impact, easily mouldable with good aesthetics. This is a relatively low cost material.

    ABS

    • Arla Plast
    • Athlone Extrusions
    • Vita Sheet - Royalite

    Polycarbonate

    Available as a recycled or standard grade and there are also many hybrid variants which are industry specific, including aircraft, trains and electronic/telecoms bespoke grades.
    Polycarbonate is generally characterised as high impact, high strength, good fire retardancy.

    Polycarbonate

    • Arla Plast - Makrotech
    • Bayer - Makralon
    • Kydex
    • Palram Industries
    • Sabic - Lexan

    PVC & PVC/Acrylic Blend

    Available as a standard and also as a blend by specialist manufacturers.
    PVC has good chemical resistance and fire retardancy. It can be either clear, coloured or decorative finish.

    PVC & PVC/Acrylic Blend

    • Boltaron
    • Kydex
    • Schneller
    • Simona
    • Trovidor

    HIPS

    This material is usually supplied with a high gloss, high visual finish, relatively low strength and low cost

    HIPS

    • Athlone
    • Vita Sheet

    Acrylic

    This material is available as either cast or extruded and is characterized as high quality transparency, reasonably good surface hardness and good UV stability. Very popular with the signage and lighting industries.

    Acrylic

    • Evonik - Plexiglas
    • Lucite - Perspex

    Polyolefin’s

    This group of materials includes polypropylene and HDPE
    The material tends to be tough and strong, and popular for outdoor use applications.

    Polyolefin’s

    • Isosport
    • Vita Sheet

    The above list of material is intended as a guide only and is not exhaustive, please contact our Sales Department to discuss your particular application or material criteria.

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