TPR elastomer for toy figures is more environmentally friendly and cost-effective

For a long time, many soft rubber dolls (especially in the domestic market) have used soft PVC as raw material. In recent years, many PVC toys have faced increasing restrictions. Soft polyvinyl chloride materials usually contain a plasticizer called phthalates (including esters and their compounds such as DEHP, DBP, DOP, etc.), which have been proven by multiple experiments at home and abroad to have severe reproductive toxicity. As for its harm, the author will not elaborate in detail. Interested readers can refer to the Baidu Encyclopedia entry - Phthalates.

In recent years, for the detection standards of phthalates in PVC soft toys, developed countries such as Europe and the United States have issued relevant toy product environmental inspection regulations. For the toy industry, there are currently PVC materials that meet environmental requirements (plasticizers and stabilizers), which are free of phthalates and heavy metals, complying with ROHS, EN71-3, reaching (SVHC), etc. Environmental protection. Although environmentally friendly PVC can meet the export needs of the toy industry, its cost is relatively high, with a market price of about 14 yuan per kilogram. Specific gravity is about 1.22. Currently, the TPR environmentally friendly soft rubber material on the market has a specific gravity of about 1.0, priced at 16 yuan per kilogram, and a specific gravity of about 0.92, priced at 19 yuan per kilogram. Thus, the cost of TPR material is comparable to PVC.

TPR is more environmentally friendly and cost-effective

However, TPR soft rubber material absolutely does not contain phthalates PAE, besides BPA, NP, PAH, and POFA. It complies with environmental standards such as EN71, REACH (SVHC), RoHS2.0, etc. The environmental level of TPR is higher than that of environmentally friendly PVC.

Compared to PVC, TPR is more comfortable and odorless. Currently, there are many types of PVC materials on the market, and it is inevitable that good and bad are uneven, sometimes even the environment is worrying. For toy export companies, using advanced environmentally friendly TPR (TPE) instead of PVC is undoubtedly safer, and the material cost is similar. It can be said that TPR has a higher cost performance.

Mild nature TPR, does not corrode production equipment

According to friends from toy factories, due to the use of ordinary twin-screw (not titanium-magnesium alloy screw), their injection molding machines are refurbished every three months to half a year. PVC material corrodes the screw (or releases acidic substance HCL due to high temperature). Because of the use of mild TPR material, the screw has been used for a year without problems.

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