Elastomeric modifier

• Chemigum™ powders reduce plasticiser migration in PVC
• Enable flexibility, elongation and rubbery feel properties
• Improve ageing properties in applications with exposure to heat, oils, fats and fuels
• Chemigum™ latices reduce noise and vibration, enhance abrasion resistance
• Provide good mechanical and oil resistance properties
• Compatible with applications requiring beater addition
• Work in impregnation, coating, dipping, salt flocculation, foaming and dry blending processes.

Synthomer’s elastomeric modifiers, Chemigum™ and Sunigum™, are used in a wide range of plastic and rubber components. Industries from automotive to wire and cable, construction, hose and tubing, footwear and numerous others rely on the outstanding performance that our modifiers impart.

Depending on the application, they deliver performance and processing attributes like flexibility, retention of plasticiser in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), soft touch and matte finish. Elastomeric modifiers also provide resistance to oil, chemicals, and extreme or fluctuating temperatures.

Our CHEMIGUM™ product range comprises water-based acrylonitrile butadiene copolymers, in liquid and powder form, designed to maximise performance of thermoplastic, friction and other critical and demanding materials by tailoring and enhancing the product properties.

SUNIGUM™ is a cross-linked acrylate terpolymer enabling superior performance in engineering thermoplastics and thermoplastic elastomers by advancing product properties, material efficiency and productivity.

Sunigum™ products impart soft-touch haptics (softness) and matte finishes, and improve resistance to weathering, heat, UV, chemicals, oils and fuels. They can be blended with thermoplastic polyolefins (TPO) through reactive compatibilisation techniques enabled by carboxylic functional groups in the polymer structure.

Compatible with polar polymers like polyvinyl chloride (PVC), chlorinated polyethylene (CPE), thermoplastic copolyester (TPC), thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA)/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)/styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), as well as other polymers with some polarity including ethylene copolymers: ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA).

• Portfolio sheet - Elastomeric Modifiers for Thermoplastics and Friction
• Chemigum Powder - Elastomeric Modifiers for PVC
• Chemigum Powder & Sunigum - Elastomeric Modifiers for Wire & Cable
• Elastomeric Modifiers for Thermoplastics & Friction Brochure
• Sunigum for TPE modification