Silicones for the Plastics Industry

Silicones for the Plastics Industry

Silicone additives can upgrade the performance of thermoplastics in many areas:

  • Mold release
  • Impact strength
  • Low melt viscosity
  • Natural gloss
  • Resistance to marring
  • Lubricity
  • Rejects reduction

MBI SILICONES, LLC offers a broad range of products for use by the plastics industry.
Although functions of some of the products listed below may seem similar, they are not identical.
Samples are available for testing and determination of their suitability for specific applications.

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Silicone Fluids Functions
Product Internal
Release		 Vinyl Plastisol Vinyl
Top Coat		 Polystyrene
Expandable
Beads		 Antiblocking
SF28-350 • •
SF20-350 • • •
SF20-50 •
SF20-100 •
SF20-1,000 • •
SF20-30,000 • •
SF20-60,000 • •
SF-650 •
SF-655 •
SF-2686 •
SG-30 • •
Silicone Dispersions Functions
Product Internal
Release		 Vinyl
Plastisol		 Vinyl
Top Coat		 Polystyrene
Expandable
Beads		 Antiblocking
SAF-900 •
SG-1214 •
Silicone Emulsions
Product Internal
Release		 Vinyl
Plastisol		 Vinyl
Top Coat		 Polystyrene
Expandable
Beads		 Anti
Blocking
EM-FG35 •
SAF-30 •
SFM-349 • •
Silicone Masterbatch Additives for Thermoplastics
Product Carrier Actives Addition Level, %wt
Mold Release
Process Aid		 Surface
Modification
SMB-510 PP 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-520 HDPE 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-540 LDPE 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-530 LLDPE 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-501 HIPS 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-507 ABS 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-531 PC 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-404 POM 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-519 PA6 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-524 TPU 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-508 SAN 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-539 EVA 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-512 TPEE 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-515 PET 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-514 PBT 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-380 PVC 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-560 EPDM 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-516 PP 0.2-2.0 2-10
SMB-525 PEI 0.2-2.0 2-10