BASF has recently extended its Luran® S ASA capstock to include a new family of Luran products including Luran® HH-120 and Luran® 378P G7. The company says that Luran® HH-120 can be used as an alloying component to increase the heat distortion temperature of PVC for applications such as exterior cladding and profiles for windows and fencing. While, Luran® 378P G7 is an extremely high modulus material that can be easily co-extruded into a vinyl profile to increase stiffness and decrease thermal expansion. The enhanced features of these two products along with Luran® S ASA's proven color-hold, helps manufacturers reduce warranty claims.
For the many composite decking options on the market comprising of PVC profile, cellular PVC, wood-filled PE/PP, BASF continues to provide a diverse and dynamic solution portfolio. The company maintains Luran® S ASA provides excellent color-hold and maximizes resistance to the mold growth and staining usually associated with wood-filled plastic components. BASF's matte finish minimizes "plastic glare", and when combined with streaking technology, authentic wood grains can be achieved, it says. Luran® S ASA easily adheres to PVC-based applications and now with BASF's exclusive Lurabond® technology, the color hold, stain resistance and appearance benefits of Luran S ASA can be achieved over polyethylene and polypropylene based composites as well. For large, thermoformed sheet applications, BASF has developed a proprietary composite technology using Luran® S ASA that has low thermal expansion characteristics, superior toughness and color-hold.
27-Jan-09 
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