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Advanced silicone-based masterbatches and polymer solutions that enhance product design, performance, and user experience across diverse industries and applications.

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Thermoplastic elastomer compounds for demanding manufacturing applications

The DuPont™ portfolio of advanced thermoplastic elastomers and silicone-based technologies enables manufacturers to create products that are lighter, more durable, more comfortable, and easier to manufacture without compromising performance.

 

Omya Performance Polymer Distribution provides access to this innovative materials portfolio across Europe, combining local technical expertise with responsive customer support and dependable regional supply. Working closely with DuPont™, we help customers identify material solutions that improve product performance, simplify processing, and support the development of next-generation applications.

 

Whether the objective is improving soft-touch aesthetics, replacing traditional rubber, enhancing overmolding performance, or incorporating silicone functionality into thermoplastics, DuPont™ elastomer and silicone technologies provide versatile solutions for demanding design and manufacturing challenges.

 

Full and partial portfolio coverage includes selected countries and regions: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom. 

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Developing successful products requires more than selecting the right material - it requires understanding how that material performs throughout the entire manufacturing process. Omya Performance Polymer Distribution works alongside customers from concept through production, providing practical guidance on material selection, processing, overmolding, regulatory considerations, and application development. Combined with direct collaboration with DuPont™ technical specialists, this partnership helps accelerate development while delivering dependable supply.

DuPont™ elastomer and silicone technology portfolio available through Omya Performance Polymer Distribution:

Multibase™ silicone masterbatch (SiMB)

Multibase™ SiMB silicone masterbatches enable manufacturers to enhance both the processing and surface performance of thermoplastics. Depending on the polymer system and grade, they can provide benefits including improved flow, mold release, scratch resistance, anti-squeak performance, pigment dispersion, and reduced processing energy. These improvements can support greater manufacturing productivity while helping create products with enhanced durability, appearance, surface feel, and long-term performance across automotive, consumer, industrial, and electronic applications.

Multiflex™ silicone-enhanced elastomer (SIE)

Multiflex™ SIE from DuPont™ is a silicone-enhanced thermoplastic elastomer combining flexibility with excellent surface quality, durability, and mechanical performance. Silicone enhancement provides very good scratch and abrasion resistance, helping components maintain their appearance and surface performance throughout repeated use. Available across a wide range of hardness levels, Multiflex™ SIE is well suited to automotive, consumer, electronic, and industrial applications requiring flexibility, resilience, durable aesthetics, and high-quality surfaces.

Multiflex™ styrenic thermoplastic elastomer (TES)

Multiflex™ TES styrenic-based thermoplastic elastomers combine soft touch, elasticity and good compression set performance. Offering an outstanding balance of flexibility, durability and processing efficiency, the portfolio includes grades suitable for injection molding, extrusion and overmolding, as well as static and dynamic sealing applications. Multiflex™ TES provides excellent tactile aesthetics and mechanical performance for consumer products, automotive components, industrial equipment and selected medical applications.

Multiflex™ thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer (TPO)

Multiflex™ TPO delivers good thermal resistance and cold impact performance. Typical applications include automotive interior components, industrial products, and consumer goods.

TPSiV® thermoplastic silicone vulcanizates (TPSiV)

TPSiV® thermoplastic silicone vulcanizates combine the processing advantages of thermoplastics with the performance characteristics of silicone rubber. Offering exceptional soft-touch feel, chemical resistance, weatherability, and long-term flexibility, TPSiV® is ideal for wearable electronics, consumer products, automotive interiors, healthcare devices, and premium applications where comfort and durability are essential.

        Enhancing processing and product performance with Multibase™ SiMB

        • Processing benefits - helping optimize manufacturing performance and processing efficiency 
        • Productivity improvements - supporting increased throughput and more efficient production 
        • Scratch resistance - helping maintain surface quality and appearance throughout the product lifecycle 
        • Mold release - supporting easier demolding and efficient production cycles 
        • Anti-squeak performance - helping reduce unwanted noise between contacting components 
        • Flow enhancement - supporting improved material flow and processing of complex components 
        • Energy reduction - with processing improvements offering the potential to reduce manufacturing energy requirements 
        • Pigment dispersion - supporting more uniform color distribution and consistent appearance

        DuPont™ elastomer technologies enable innovative applications across a broad range of industries:

        • Automotive and mobility
          Interior trim, instrument panels, seals, airbag covers, seat belt components, grips, weather seals, overmolded components, soft-touch surfaces, and exterior components where durability, comfort, and long-term weather resistance are critical.
        • Electrical and electronics
          Consumer electronics, electronic housings, control units, telecommunications equipment, wearable devices, soft-touch components, grips, and overmolded parts requiring durability, tactile performance, surface quality, chemical resistance, and design flexibility.
        • Consumer goods
          Wearable devices, kitchenware, sporting goods, personal care products, power tools, toys, luggage, ergonomic grips, and premium consumer products requiring attractive aesthetics, comfort, and durability.
        • Industrial
          Industrial components, seals, gaskets, rollers, automation systems, protective covers, and engineering products requiring flexibility, chemical resistance, and long service life.
        • Building and construction
          Profiles, seals, flexible construction products, weather-resistant components, and infrastructure applications requiring long-term environmental performance.
        • Packaging
          Flexible and rigid packaging components, closures, seals, soft-touch features, and other applications requiring processing or surface-performance enhancement.Flexible and rigid packaging components, closures, seals, soft-touch features, surface-modified polymer components, and other applications requiring processing or surface-performance enhancement.

         

        Why work with Omya Performance Polymer Distribution?

        Through Omya Performance Polymer Distribution, customers benefit from:

        • Reliable regional supply and logistics network
        • Local technical and application support
        • Material selection and grade optimisation
        • Processing expertise and troubleshooting
        • Deep experience across advanced silicone-based masterbatch and polymer technologies
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        Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

        Advanced elastomer technologies from DuPont™ are widely used across automotive and mobility, consumer goods, medical and healthcare, electrical and electronics, industrial, and construction markets. Their combination of flexibility, durability, and design freedom makes them suitable for applications where both performance and user experience are important.

        The Multiflex™ portfolio includes a range of thermoplastic elastomer technologies designed to meet different application and performance requirements. Multiflex™ SIE incorporates silicone enhancement to provide excellent surface quality, soft-touch performance and improved scratch and abrasion resistance.

        Multiflex™ TES comprises styrenic-based thermoplastic elastomers that combine softness, elasticity and efficient thermoplastic processing. The portfolio includes grades offering good compression set performance for static and dynamic sealing applications, alongside solutions for injection molding, extrusion and overmolding.

        Multiflex™ TPO provides lightweight, olefinic-based solutions offering flexibility, impact resistance, thermal performance and good performance at low temperatures.

        Omya Performance Polymer Distribution can help identify the most appropriate Multiflex™ technology and grade based on your application, substrate, processing method and performance requirements.

        TPSiV® combines the processing advantages of thermoplastic elastomers with the distinctive performance characteristics of silicone. It provides a soft, silky surface feel together with excellent resistance to UV exposure, chemicals, stains, scratching, and abrasion, helping components maintain their appearance and performance over time.

        Selected TPSiV® grades also offer excellent colorability and adhesion to rigid substrates for overmolding applications, making the technology well suited to applications where premium aesthetics, tactile performance, durability, and design flexibility are important.

        Multibase™ SiMB silicone masterbatches are designed to enhance both processing efficiency and finished-component performance. During processing, they can improve flow and mold filling, reduce extruder torque and energy demand, increase throughput, and support more effective dispersion of fillers and pigments.

        In finished components, Multibase™ SiMB can provide benefits including lower friction, improved scratch, abrasion and mar resistance, enhanced surface quality, and a smooth, silky feel. Performance depends on the selected grade, polymer system, formulation, and application requirements.

        Multibase™ additives may improve mold release, flow characteristics, dispersion, throughput, scratch resistance and surface aesthetics depending on polymer system and additive grade.

        Yes. Selected Multiflex™ and TPSiV® grades are specifically engineered for overmolding applications, allowing manufacturers to combine soft-touch materials with rigid substrates while achieving strong adhesion, attractive aesthetics, and excellent long-term performance.

        Omya Performance Polymer Distribution works closely with customers to understand their design, manufacturing, and performance objectives before recommending the most appropriate DuPont™ material. By combining local technical expertise with direct access to DuPont™ specialists, we help manufacturers accelerate development, optimize processing, and bring innovative products to market with confidence.

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