Jim Pica Named APS Midwest Sales Manager

Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC, (APS) has named James A. Pica of Akron, OH as the firm’s Midwest sales manager. APS is one of the North America’s fastest-growing elastomers distributors.

Jim is responsible for sales, customer technical support and market development in the Midwest territory.

Jim Pica, APS Midwest Sales Manager

A graduate of Ohio State University, Pica has spent his entire career in sales and technical support roles in the plastics and packaging industries. Among the companies for which he has worked include Radici Plastics, Graco Ohio and Poly-Chem Marketing.

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping thermoplastic elastomers (TPE),thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  The firm currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

734-710-6700

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

How Much Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Do You Need?

Whether working on a large project or a small sample, APS can ship whatever amount you need from 25kg bags, 100-125kg drums, or 500-600kg boxes. No order is too big or too small.

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) can supply thermoplastic polyurethanes from BASF and styrenic block copolymers from Polymax in drums, boxes or bags — in most cases, within 24 hours.

100-125 KG Drums

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  The firm currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

734-710-6700

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

APS - The Source for Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE's)

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  APS currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on the new Maxelast  TPEs, contact:

Ron Sheu
Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC
30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400
Romulus, MI 48174
Tel: 734-710-6704
Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sheu@apstpe.com

New Maxelast® Brochure

The full, 7-family line of Maxelast® thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), recently introduced to North American and European audiences, is now highlighted in a new brochure from Alliance Polymers & Services.  APS is the exclusive distributor in North America for this line of TPEs from Polymax Elastomer Technology, Nantong, China.

The Maxelast® line is offered to aggressively compete with most major lines of leading international competitors on both a price and performance basis, giving designers and OEM marketers and producers a viable alternative with the added benefits of high quality and easy-to-process TPEs.   The Maxelast® TPEs are manufactured by a team comprised of a former technical director of a major U.S. TPE producer, and company principals with degrees earned and experience obtained in the U.S.

According to the Principal at Alliance Polymers & Services responsible for the sale and technical backup for Maxelast® TPEs, Ron Sheu, “The down loadable brochure provides the rationale through benefits and applications why designers and OEMs using TPEs might look into this new line.

Maxelast® Brochure

In markets outside the U.S. and Canada, Maxelast® TPEs are used in products from leading automotive, sporting goods, power tool, wire and cable and medical firms, among others.  We challenge them to take a look at us to see the advantages we can give them on pricing, delivery, range of formulations and technical backup.”

The 12 page, colorful brochure gives in-depth details on Polymax, the product line, applications for the Maxelast® TPEs and other data needed to interest potential customers to contact Alliance Polymers & Services.  Since the founding of APS just over a year ago, the firm has become a leading, and the fastest-growing technical elastomers sales firm in North America, growing at a double digit rate each month.

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  The firm currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on the new Maxelast  TPEs, contact:

Ron Sheu
Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC
30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400
Romulus, MI 48174
Tel: 734-710-6704
Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sheu@apstpe.com

 

Maxelast® P3800 Series Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPE)

North America’s newest lines of TPEs, Maxelast® thermoplastic elastomers from Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC (APS) have been expanded to include two new formulations targeted for gaskets and seals. They are offered as alternatives to thermoset rubber and TPVs and feature superior sealing performance at high temperatures (up to 212F / 100C).

The new lines of Maxelast® P3800 series of styrenic TPEs can be injection molded, extruded, co-extruded or co-molded.  In addition to offering superior sealing performance at high temperatures, the new TPEs enable designers additional design parameters for applications including automotive/recreational, pipe, plumbing, appliance and packaging products as well as building materials and construction products.  Special properties also enable gaskets and seals to be used in water treatment and chemical handling products. The new TPE lines are recyclable, have low compression set, exhibit excellent processability and colorability, have good chemical resistance, and offer better operational efficiency.

Additional features of the new Maxelast TPEs, when compared to TPVs, include longer-term sealing performance as well as superior elongation, tear strength and tensile strength.  As compared to black thermoset rubber, the new grades can be molded more quickly, and in a variety of colors.

Alliance Polymers & Services (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to helping TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  The firm currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities and markets throughout the North American Continent.

For more information on the new Maxelast P3800 Series TPEs for gasket and seal applications, contact:

Ron Sheu
Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC
30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400
Romulus, MI 48174
Tel: 734-710-6704
Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sheu@apstpe.com

Fun and Games With Thermoplastic Polyurethanes (TPU)

Sports and recreation are more than just fun and games for manufacturers. They need a TPU that can impart a wide range of different qualities to their different products. BASF’s versatile Elastollan^® can meet the challenge. Strong yet flexible, with ideal characteristics for both extrusion and injection molding, products made from Elastollan^® 1100 series can be found everywhere from the golf course to the ski slope. 

For more information on conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

734-710-6700

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, and technical service organization dedicated to helping elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  APS currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

APS Supports Michigan Firefighters

Just as Alliance Polymers & Services' (APS) support  helps protect Michigan Firefighters, so does BASF's Elastollan ^® products.  

Elastollan^® C85A exhibits excellent abrasion resistance and toughness, good hydrolytic stability, good heat, oil, fuel and solvent resistance. It has excellent damping characteristics and outstanding resistance to tear propagation. Elastollan^® C85A is rated UL-94 HB in vertical flame test for wall thicknesses of 0.9 and 3.0 mm. Elastollan^® C85A is supplied uncolored in diced or pelletized form. Properties of sheet or film samples of this product are available upon request.

When used to manufacture fire hoses, Elastollan^® 1100 Series offers a high burst pressure and excellent hydrolytic stability, along with certification from NSF.

For more information on conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

Tel:  734-710-6700 
Fax: 734-710-6715 

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, and technical service organization dedicated to helping elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  APS currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.

Why Elastollan®?

Among all producers of thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU), only BASF, the world's largest chemical company, makes Elastollan®.

BASF has been setting the benchmark for TPU quality and innovative formulations for more than 30 years. During this time, they've developed a well-deserved reputation for providing consistently excellent products and robust technical and customer service.

BASF has formulated Elastollan® to excel in all standard measures of TPU performance. Elastollan's® unique physical qualities include the following:

• It offers increased elastic memory, hydrolytic stability, tear/cut resistance and abrasion resistance, as well as high burst pressure.
• It's naturally anti-blocking and allows for a fast processing cycle.
• It requires little to no internal lubricant.

In addition, Elastollan® is available in a wide range of formulations and hardness (from 50 A to 74 D),
as well as in both polyester- and polyether-based forms.

Polyester-based Elastollan® typically provides:

• Oil/solvent resistance
• Weather (UV) resistance
• Abrasion resistance
• High-temperature resistance
• Particularly excellent mechanical properties
• Plasticizer-free, super-soft grades available

Polyether-based Elastollan® typically offers:

Clarity

Excellent hydrolytic stability

Low-temperature flexibility

Microbial resistance

Resistance to weak acids/bases

Aliphatic-based Elastollan® typically supplies:

Clarity

Color and UV stability

Excellent hydrolytic stability

When you select Elastollan®, you get more than just a superior product. You also get the full backing of BASF, the largest chemical company in the world.

Our highly trained, multitalented professionals have extensive technical/product-development skills and processing experience in the TPU industry, so they can provide you with expert customer service. This includes assistance with applications, product selection, processing equipment recommendations, on-site support and more.

Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC (APS) in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, and technical service organization dedicated to helping elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  APS currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.
 
For more information on conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

Tel:  734-710-6700
Fax: 734-710-6715.

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

TIME's Best Inventions of 2010

Plastics Shine in TIME'S 50 Best Inventions of 2010

TIME magazine recently released its 50 Best Inventions of 2010 list, and – no surprise -  many of the inventions are plastics-based. In addition to the well-publicized plastic bottle boat (which employed recycled bottles and a recycled PET material called Seretex), several others on TIME’s list – from the iPad to new, improved 3-D glasses – make use of polymer technology in an essential way.

For more information on the how APS can help make TPEs  and TPUs shine  for your conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

Tel: 734-710-6700  Fax: 734-710-6715. 

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC (APS), in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to providing TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  APS currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.  

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities throughout the North American Continent.

Benefits of Plastics

Look around you as you go through your day and notice the myriad ways plastics play an important role in your life. Plastics' versatility contributes to our transportation, safety, security, health, shelter, communication, entertainment and the innovations of our industries.

For more information on the benefits of TPEs  and TPUs  for conventional, unique or highly durable applications, contact:

Alliance Polymers & Services LLC,

30735 Cypress Road, Suite 400,

Romulus, MI 48174

Tel: 734-710-6700    Fax: 734-710-6715 

Web: www.apstpe.com.   Email: sales@apstpe.com

Alliance Polymers & Services, LLC (APS), in Romulus, MI, is a full service warehousing, distribution, shipping and technical service organization dedicated to providing TPE, TPU and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs.  APS currently markets and supports Polymax Maxelast® TPEs and BASF Elastollan® TPUs.  

APS is owned and operated by three of the industry’s leading marketing and technical support executives, Roger J. Huarng, Stephane Morin and Ron Sheu, formerly with BASF Corporation.  They work with a series of independent technical agents located in cities throughout the North American Continent.

 

SPI: The Plastics Industries Trade Association Helps Earthquake Victims

The 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch, New Zealand on Tuesday, February 22,  toppled buildings, buckled streets, and caused hundreds of deaths.  The Christchurch community needs our industry’s help. Our colleagues in New Zealand have appealed to the U.S. plastics industry for a very critical, specific need: portable toilets.

The public sewage system in the impacted area may not be operable for more than a year. This is a dire sanitation problem that will quickly become a public health crisis if we do not offer assistance.

Manufactured largely from polyethylene, portable toilets are a specific need that our industry is uniquely qualified to meet.

Here’s How You Can Help 

The plastics and chemical industries have lent a generous hand with both monetary contributions and in-kind donations of the supplies that plastics companies manufacture: bottled water, water purification chemicals and kits, PVC pipe to rebuild water and sanitation systems, water storage containers  and other building supplies, personal care products, medical supplies and even prosthetic limbs to victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2004 tsunami and earthquakes in Asia Pacific, as well as victims of hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Ike on the U.S. Gulf Coast.

The Christchurch earthquake is no different and SPI is spearheading an industry-wide effort to produce and ship 2,500 portable toilets to New Zealand. While one portable toilet manufacturer has already graciously offered to manufacture and ship 50 units at no cost, the rest of the industry needs to help fund the overall effort. Bill Carteux is appealing to fellow SPI members to raise the $1.5 million  – in both cash donations and in-kind contributions of resin and colorant.  100% of your donation will be used directly for this effort’s production and shipment costs only.

Act Now: Quick, Easy Ways to Participate 

http://www.plasticsfoundation.org/?zbrandid=3002&zidType=CH&zid=4605846&zsubscriberId=766762539&zbdom=http://socplas.informz.net

Please click the "Donate" button  to securely make a donation using a credit card. If you wish to make a cash or in-kind donation directly without going through the website, please call  Susan Douglas, at 202.974.5224 or email her at sdouglas@plasticsindustry.org.

Thank you for supporting the plastics industry and the people of New Zealand in this humanitarian effort.