TPE-based synthetic leather

Blends of EPDM rubbers with polypropylene in suitable ratios have been marketed as thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), also commercially known as thermoplastic polyolefin elastomers (TPO). These heterophasic polymers, characterized by thermoreversible interaction among the polymeric chains, belong to a broad family of olefinic alloys that can now be produced directly during the polymerization phase, unlike blended TPE and TPO, and various compositions (with various compounding additives) can be formulated which are primarily tailored to meet different requirements of most of car applications. The TPE-based synthetic leather and foam sheets are typical examples. 

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