Overview Key Applications Nucleating agents increase several physical and mechanical properties of polypropylene, such as stiffness, impact properties, hardness, heat distortion temperature, etc. That leads to: Downgauging, thin walling and weight reduction of the finished parts. Reduction of cycle-times and increase of productivity. Optimization of the dimensional stability solving shrinkage and warpage issues. So, in certain cases, post-machining can be eliminated. Among the applications, some popular areas featuring nucleated/clarified polypropylene include (let us quote without claiming to be exhaustive): Consumer products such as furniture, toys, sporting goods, lawn and garden furniture, flowerpots, planters, clothe hangers, toolboxes, tackle boxes, home/office/craft supplies, luggage, stationery... Household applications such as refrigerator and dishwasher linings and parts, washing machine drums, small appliances such as blenders, toaster ovens, coffee pots, food processors, hair dryers, and electric can openers, waste containers, food storage containers, clothe, basket shelving, cooler linings, tableware, clothe storage containers, etc. Automotive and transportation applications such as door panels, instrument handles, body panels, bumper fascias, battery cases, fan and radiator shields/shrouds, fluid containers, and others. Medical applications such as syringes, labware, sharps containers, and other medical equipment and devices. Nucleating agents and clarifiers speed up and tune crystallization allowing to adjust the end properties of semi-crystalline polymers to the functional requirements. Apart from the universal ratio quality/cost, nucleators and clarifiers progress toward a better efficiency allowing cost savings, better productivity, the improvement of organoleptic properties, the adaptation to bioplastics processing, the optimization of homo- and co-polymers of polypropylene to compete other thermoplastics such as PET, PVC and others. Suppliers Brands