Irgaclear® XT 386

Irgaclear® XT 386 by BASF is a high efficiency, latest generation clarifier. It helps to create a large number of non visible small-crystallites (< 1 micron) during the cooling of the polypropylene melt at low concentration. Offers excellent “see-through” clarity, good color maintenance during processing, excellent organoleptics, productivity improvement due to reduction of cooling time and reduced risk of plate-out. Its high thermal stability and high chemical integrity and enables broader processing windows and high performance in recyclates and regrind. Irgaclear® XT 386 is ideally suited for injection molded and thermoformed polypropylene food and storage containers as well as blow molded bottles. Recommended optimum concentrations are 0.015 % for polypropylene random copolymer and 0.018 % for polypropylene homopolymer.