SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL OPTIONS

Performance with Responsible Material Choices
Selected AnkyloPP® product families are available with Post-Industrial Recycled (PIR) and Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) content, providing alternative material concepts for applications where reduced use of virgin resources is an important development objective. Depending on technical and application requirements, Politem can offer Prime, Hybrid, and Full Recycle concepts while maintaining a strong focus on consistent processing and application-specific performance.

Material Concepts: Prime • Hybrid • Full Recycle
Recycled Content: PIR • PCR

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

From Material Selection to Application Development
Selecting the appropriate polypropylene compound requires consideration of component geometry, mechanical loads, operating temperature, impact requirements, environmental exposure, surface expectations, processing conditions, recycled-content targets, and applicable standards. Politem’s technical team supports customers in identifying the most appropriate AnkyloPP® solution and adapting formulations to application-specific performance and processing targets.

Technical resources include:
* Technical Data Sheets
* Processing Recommendations
* Regulatory & Compliance Documentation
* Application-Specific Material Support
* Customized Compound Development

FIND YOUR AnkyloPP® GRADE
Explore the AnkyloPP® portfolio according to reinforcement or filler type, mechanical and thermal requirements, functional technology, recycled content, processing method, and application.

PRODUCT RANGE

AnkyloPP®
General Purpose and Performance-Modified PP Compounds

AnkyloPP® grades provide a flexible material platform combining low density, chemical resistance, balanced mechanical performance, and efficient processing. Application-specific grades can be developed with controlled stiffness, impact behavior, flow, shrinkage, surface appearance, UV stability, and thermal performance.

AnkyloPP®
Reinforced and Filled Glass Fiber and Mineral Modified PP Compounds

AnkyloPP® Reinforced and Filled Glass Fiber and Mineral Modified PP CoGlass fiber, talc, mineral, and hybrid systems increase stiffness, strength, dimensional control, surface quality, and load-bearing capability while preserving the low-density advantage and processing flexibility of polypropylene. Different reinforcement and filler levels allow the material to be optimized for structural parts, housings, appliance components, furniture systems, automotive interiors and exteriors, and other applications requiring a controlled balance of rigidity, impact, warpage, and weight.mpounds

AnkyloPP® Functional and Sustainable Solutions
Flame Retardant Impact Modified and Recycled Content Compounds

AnkyloPP® formulations can be tailored through impact modification, heat and UV stabilization, flame-retardant and halogen-free flame-retardant technologies, electrical functionality, low-VOC packages, laser marking, color development, and PIR or PCR recycled-content concepts.

 

MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES

The AnkyloPP® platform can be tailored through reinforcement, mineral filling, performance modification, functional additives, and recycled-content technologies. These options allow each compound to be optimized according to the mechanical, dimensional, thermal, electrical, environmental, surface, and processing requirements of the final application.

Reinforcement Technologies
Glass Fiber • Carbon Fiber • Talc • Mineral • Hybrid Reinforcement

Reinforcement and filler systems can be engineered to achieve the required balance of stiffness, strength, impact performance, dimensional control, surface quality, density, shrinkage, and processing behavior.

Performance Modification
Impact Modified • Heat Stabilized • UV Stabilized • Low Warpage • Scratch Resistant • Low Temperature Impact

Application-specific modification packages help optimize material behavior under impact, repeated loading, temperature variation, outdoor exposure, surface contact, dimensional requirements, and demanding service conditions.

Functional Technologies
Flame Retardant • Halogen-Free FR • Enhanced Electrical Properties • Conductive • Antistatic • Low VOC • Laser Markable

Functional additive technologies extend the AnkyloPP® portfolio into applications requiring fire safety, electrical insulation, controlled conductivity, low emissions, traceability, or other specialized performance.

Sustainable Material Options
Prime • Hybrid • PIR • PCR • Full Recycle

Selected AnkyloPP® formulations can incorporate Post-Industrial Recycled (PIR) and Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) raw materials, including Hybrid and Full Recycle concepts, according to application performance and sustainability requirements.

PERFORMANCE

Engineered Performance with Low Density and Processing Flexibility
AnkyloPP® compounds can be tailored to provide the required balance of stiffness, impact resistance, dimensional control, surface quality, durability, low density, functional performance, and efficient processing.

Lightweight Structural Performance
Polypropylene’s low density supports lightweight part design, while reinforcement and mineral modification increase stiffness, strength, load-bearing capability, and dimensional control for structural components.

Structural Performance
Glass fiber, carbon fiber, talc, mineral, and hybrid systems enable targeted mechanical performance, improved rigidity, controlled shrinkage, and reliable behavior under application-specific loads.

Dimensional Stability
Optimized reinforcement, filler selection, shrinkage behavior, and low-warpage technologies support dimensional accuracy, stable assembly, and consistent geometry in complex molded components.

Impact and Environmental Durability
Impact-modified, heat-stabilized, and UV-stabilized solutions support components exposed to mechanical impact, low temperatures, outdoor conditions, cleaning agents, and selected chemicals.

Electrical and Flame-Retardant Performance
Flame-retardant and electrically optimized grades support components requiring reliable insulation behavior and application-specific fire-safety performance, including selected UL 94 and Glow Wire requirements.

 

APPLICATIONS

Automotive
AnkyloPP® compounds provide lightweight material solutions for interior, exterior, under-hood, and functional automotive components requiring controlled stiffness, impact behavior, dimensional stability, and surface performance.

Typical applications:
Interior trim components • pillar and console parts • battery peripherals • air-management components • housings • brackets • clips and fasteners • underbody components

Electrical & Electronics
Flame-retardant, halogen-free flame-retardant, mineral-filled, and electrically optimized AnkyloPP® formulations are available for components where processing reliability and electrical safety are critical.

Typical applications:
Electrical housings • switch components • cable-management parts • appliance electrical parts • junction and connection components • structural electrical components

Home Appliances
AnkyloPP® materials combine stiffness, impact performance, surface quality, chemical resistance, and efficient processing for structural and functional components used throughout household appliances.

Typical applications:
Fan and blower components • detergent-system parts • structural supports • housings • bases and covers • handles • electrical and mechanical components

Furniture and Industrial Applications
Reinforced, mineral-filled, impact-modified, and functionally modified compounds support furniture systems and industrial components requiring consistent processing, mechanical durability, surface quality, chemical resistance, and dimensional reliability.

Typical applications:
Chair and table structures • armrests and backrests • connectors • drawer and cabinet components • housings • covers • machinery components • fastening and material-handling systems

Drone & Advanced Mobility
Reinforced and functionally modified grades support lightweight component design while providing the structural, impact, electrical, and environmental performance required by next-generation mobility systems.

Typical applications:
Structural components • lightweight supports • battery peripherals • electrical housings • covers • brackets • cable-management parts • functional components

PROCESSING

Reliable and Efficient Processing Performance
AnkyloPP® compounds are developed for stable and repeatable processing across industrial manufacturing environments. Formulations are optimized according to reinforcement or filler type, flow requirements, component geometry, surface expectations, and application targets to support consistent part quality and efficient production.

Injection Molding
AnkyloPP® injection molding grades are available for applications ranging from thin-wall and general-purpose parts to mineral-filled components and complex reinforced structural parts.

Extrusion
Selected AnkyloPP® formulations are available for extrusion applications requiring controlled melt behavior, stable output, dimensional consistency, and reliable surface quality.

Processing Control
Controlled melt temperature, mold temperature, injection speed, holding pressure, cooling, screw design, and wear-resistant equipment where required support complete filling, dimensional control, surface quality, and repeatable production.

Grade-specific melt temperatures, mold temperatures, screw and tooling considerations, drying recommendations where applicable, and other processing guidelines are provided in the relevant technical documentation.