Teknor Apex Company is one of the world’s leading custom compounders of plastics. They produce flexible and rigid vinyl, thermoplastic elastomers, nylons, color masterbatches, specialty chemicals and hoses.
Teknor Apex offers one of the broadest portfolios of TPE technologies in the industry, including styrenic block copolymer (SBC) compounds, polyolefin blends (SBC or TPE-S), thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPE-Vs or TPVs), polyurethane compounds (TPE-U or TPU), and other specialty blends.
By taking a more focused approach to meet each market's needs, Teknor Apex’s TPE product lines are aligned with the industries they serve. Standard grades meet the necessary regulations and specifications for that industry, enabling customers to use compounds that pre-qualify for applications, and accelerating our customers' speed to market with new products.
Press Release: Nexeo Plastics signs expanded agreement with Teknor Apex to distribute its TPEs throughout North America.
Click on a material to learn more.
Elexar® TPEs provide a unique combination of flexibility, toughness, and abrasion resistance for electrical and electronics applications. Many grades are UL Yellow Card® listed.
Medalist® Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) are often the premier choice for medical devices that require flexibility or rubber-like elasticity. Quality materials that are compliant with many regulatory standards, these TPEs are typically suited for a variety of applications, from extruded tubing to injection molded syringe tips.
Monprene® TPEs are extremely versatile with a wide hardness range and broad thermal performance. These materials are typically ideal for consumer products and packaging, and include grades formulated with FDA listed ingredients for food-contact applications.
Sarlink® TPE-S styrenic-based TPEs provide OEMs with more design versatility and superior colorability for interior applications.
Sarlink® TPVs are often an ideal solution for sealing applications that require superior elasticity and long-term performance and are an excellent material choice for the automotive, industrial, and building and construction markets.