Terratek Flex Elastomers

Elastomers are incredibly versatile materials capable of filling a wide variety of product applications. These rubber substitutes are known for their durability, pliability and strength. They can also be formulated to be incredibly resilient, meaning they are able to return to their original shape after significant stretching.

Elastomers are used heavily in the automotive industry as durable, puncture-resistant seals, to absorb impact in interior applications and as protection for wire and cables. They are also used to form the soles of footwear, home cookware, well as for packing where durability and sealing are important. Elastomers can also be formulated to be soft enough as to be suitable as toys for very young children when free from harmful chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenol A.

They can be made to have good resistance to both high and low temperatures, are compatible with most existing plastic processing equipment and can be processed using many of the most common techniques such as extrusion and injection molding.

But Terratek Flex from Green Dot is a different type of elastomer. It combines the traditional qualities listed above with one more, environmentally friendly property that has the potential to change the way we think about these materials: compostability. The market’s first biodegradable elastomer can be completely composted once it has reached the end of its useful life.

Like many of the materials we make here at Green Dot, the potential applications for a biodegradable elastomer are limited only by the imagination of the designer. Elastomers are already known as highly versatile products that have achieved widespread use in industrial, commercial and consumer categories. Now, biodegradable elastomers from Green Dot are adding another unique point of value in sustainability. Unlike many traditional elastomers, consumers can count on Terratek Flex from Green Dot not being around to share the planet with future generations.