Latex Polymers for the carpet and textile industry

Carboxylated Styrene Butadiene Latex

Product Solids (±1%) Viscosity² (Cps) Tg² (°C)  pH Application
Savinex 470 50 150 -20 9.0 Very flexible. Excellent processing characteristics. Non-staining antioxidant. Pre-coat, primary and secondary tufted carpets. Back coating woven carpets. Soft applications.
Savinex 470DM 50 150 -20 9.0 Very flexibile. Excellent processing characteristics. Non-staining antioxidant. Antifoam. Pre-coat, primary and secondary tufted carpets. Back coating woven carpets.
Savinex 5200 52 <500  -2  8.0 – 9.5 Medium flexibility. Used for synthetic grass backing and rubber crumb binding.
Savinex 2015  50  750  +20  8.5 Medium flexibility. Needle felt carpet for froth applications.
Savinex 62W40  50  100  +41  9.0 Stiff polymer. Non-woven fabric impregnation and coating.
Highly thermoformable and readily moulded at temperature
>70°C. Shoe stiffener fabrics for toe puffs, counters and insoles.

¹calculated value | ²typical value

Carboxylated Polystyrene Latex

Product Solids (±1%) Viscosity² (Cps) Tg¹ (°C)  pH Application
Savinex 2009 46 50 +100 8.0 Stiff polymer. Heat mouldable carpets.

¹calculated value | ²typical value

Non Carboxylated Styrene Butadiene Latex

Product Solids (±1%) Viscosity² (Cps) Tg¹ (°C) pH Application
Savinex 5265 65 750 -51 10.0 High solids. High filler tolerance and good compounding storage. Foam carpets with excellent resilience, tensile strength, surface abrasion resistance, low compression set and excellent surface appearance. Blended with natural latex for gel foam applications.

¹calculated value | ²typical value