HEXPOL : Yoloha Brings Eco-Conscious Design to Yoga Mats with HEXPOL TPE Biobased Material
January 11, 2022 at 05:58 am EST
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Eco-Conscious Yoga Mats made with HEXPOL TPE's Biobased Material
Yoloha is a company that sets out to make things better. In their pursuit of quality yoga mats made from high levels of renewable materials, they chose to work with HEXPOL TPE.
To support Yoloha's sustainability goals, HEXPOL TPE developed a customised material from the Dryflex Green family of biobased thermoplastic elastomers (TPE). The TPE has 55% biobased content. It has a high melt strength and drawability to easily produce foamed materials with a uniform foam structure. Foaming brings lightweight advantages and cushioning in applications such as mats, protective clothing, and seating.
Yoloha founder Chris Willey commented, "I have worked with and tested most foams on the market from Natural rubber, EVA, PU, etc., and I have found TPE foam to be the perfect blend of support, durability and weight. With that in mind, I discovered HEXPOL TPE with their focus on sustainability. We quickly developed a great relationship and worked together to develop a customised material".
The Dryflex Green family of biobased TPEs contain raw materials from renewable resources, including by-products from agriculture rich in carbohydrates, especially saccharides such as grain, sugar beet or sugar cane. TPEs are available with amounts of biobased content to over 90% (ASTM D 6866) with hardnesses from 15 Shore A to 60 Shore D.
Kathrin Heilmann, technical sales for sustainable TPE at HEXPOL TPE GmbH added, "We're proud to work with Yoloha on this project. We aimed to achieve a high biobased content while keeping mechanical performance and processability. The material shows a good foamability for mats and other extruded products."
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Hexpol AB is a Sweden-based company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of polymer products. Its operations are divided into two business areas. The HEXPOL Compounding business area develops and manufactures advanced polymer compounds for demanding applications, and includes 25 production units with production, sales and development operations, which are divided into four areas: the geographic regions of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Europe and Asia, as well as the HEXPOL Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE)-Compounding product area. The HEXPOL Engineered Products business area offers a combination of material and application technology in polymer materials and special components, and develops and manufactures rubber gaskets for plate heat exchangers and rubber and plastic wheels for forklifts. The Company focuses mainly on the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) customers. In August 2014, Hexpol AB completed the acquisition of Kardoes Rubber.