High Performance ABS Products for Consumer Goods

ELIX Polymers is a global manufacturer of ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) resins and

derivatives in Europe

Operating from its head office in Tarragona, Spain with sales support teams in all key markets around the world and as an Sinochem International member, the company is a specialist provider of tailor made solutions for high quality thermoplastics applications.

ELIX Polymers is an expert in ABS polymers, and it has the resources, the expertise and the experience to create value for its customers through highly individual solutions.

ELIX Polymers has strong technical expertise in product formulation and colour development

ELIX offers a range of high performance products for the consumer goods and appliances industry. General purpose, high Flow, chemical compliance (e.g for food contact), chemical resistance, plating and many other specialty products for applications with high requirements.

ELIX Polymers has ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certifications and fully underwrites the chemical industry’s responsibilities.

ELIX Polymers’ vision is to be the benchmark global leader in the specific thermoplastics market. As a customer oriented company, the company offers a broad portfolio of products as well as personalized services. At the same time it is committed to

addressing environmental sustainability and fostering the professional development of its employees.

To achieve this, the company has placed emphasis on continuous improvement, innovation, state of the art technology, high quality products and production as well as safe and environmentally responsible processes.

The key factors are a high level of experience in the sales and technical marketing departments, as well as its team of professionals who make up the human capital of ELIX Polymers.

Applications ELIX ABS products

Kitchen appliances

• General Purpose

• CC food contact

• Chemical resistance

• Electroplating

• PC modified

• General Purpose

• CC food contact

• Chemical resistance

• Electroplating

• PC modified

• Medium High heat

• General Purpose

• High Flow Chemical resistance

• Electroplating

• PC modified

• Medium High heat

ELIX ABS-CC Food Contact

Bathroom

• General Purpose

• Electroplating

• General Purpose

• Electroplating

• Extrusion portfolio

• General Purpose

• Electroplating

• ELIX-CC cosmetics compliance

Garden items

• General Purpose

• High impact

• PC modified

• Chemical resistance

• General Purpose

• High impact

• PC modified

• Chemical resistance

Living room, office & leisure

• General Purpose

• High Flow

• Chemical resistance

Extrusion portfolio

• PC modified

• General Purpose

• High impact

• PC modified

• Chemical resistance

• General Purpose

• Chemical resistance

• General Purpose

• High Flow

• Chemical resistance

• General Purpose

• Chemical resistance

• General Purpose

• CC toys compliance

• General Purpose

• Medium high heat

• High Flow

Chemical Compliance ABS

ELIX

Chemical Compliance ABS: ensuring consumer health & safety.

ELIX’s value propositions is to ensure that the selected ABS material has a safe use for consumer health and is perfectly compatible with the target application , fulfilling all applicable legislations.

The ELIX Chemical Compliance portfolio was created with this purpose, covering the complete ABS formulation, including colour pigments and additives.

Application regulations

Natural ABS post-coloured with masterbatch can increase the risk of non-compliance due to concentration limits or interaction among components. ELIX offers Pre-coloured Chemical Compliance ABS that fully cover material and application regulations applied to plastic materials.

Plastics in contact with food

• Comission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011

• FDA 21 C.F.R.

• GB 4806.1

Cosmetic Packaging Toys

• Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

• Directive 2009/48/EC

• EN 71-3

• ISO 8124-3

Material regulations

• REACH

• RoHS

• ELV

• EU CLP

• WEEE

• ODS

• Other regulations

ELIX Product stewardship service supports the compliance of regulations affecting end product:

• Pre-assessment available for reducing non-compliance risks during migration testing of end products

• Continuous follow-up of the evolution of regulations affecting ELIX materials and customer applications

For more info: https://www.elix-polymers.com/downloads/regulatory-affairs

To identify which ELIX ABS is also available in the Chemical Compliance version, please check the “ELIX CC version available” icon in the ELIX ABS table on page 6 of this brochure.