Italian TPU in NAFTA

The Italian chemical company Coim has appointed Teknor Apex's Vinyl division to be the exclusive distributor of Coim's Laripur thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) elastomer compounds to wire and cable manufacturers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The agreement with Coim also enables Teknor Apex to broaden its portfolio by using Coim's TPU products to develop plastics compound for use outside the wire and cable industry.
Laripur compound are available in grades ranging in hardness form 60 Shore to 75 Shore D. As elastomers they are inherently flexible and contain no plasticizers except as required for certain specialty formulations. Typical applications include cables for automotive, mining, and geologic industries and another end uses requiring ruggedness and cold weather performance.