www.plasplus.com © Copyright 2013 Plastics Plus, Inc. | 4237 N. Atlantic Blvd. Auburn Hills, MI. | All Rights Reserved. 4237 N. Atlantic Blvd. Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Phone: (248) 393-0300 Fax: (248) 393-0400 Phone: (800) 975-8694 Plastics Plus is a customer-focused material solutions provider to the North American plastics industry. Newsletter Plastics Plus, Inc. Continues Growth With Expansion Into Kansas/Missouri Despite volatility in resin supplies and pricing, and an industry marked by distributor consolidations, Plastics Plus, Inc. continues to expand and grow by adding a new representative location in the Kansas City, Missouri area. Rob Branting joins Plastics Plus, Inc. With over 25 years of experience in processesing and resin distribution. Rob brings a wealth of industry knowledge and drive for excellence to our continued expansion. “This expansion is being driven by customer requests and opportunities to fill a void in market focus and personal attention to small to medium size plastic resin processors.” according to Dave Bening, Plastics Plus, Inc. Commercial Officer. About Plastics Plus Plastics Plus is a privately-held materials solutions provider to the North American plastics industry. We distribute and resell thermoplastics produced by a select group of domestic and international companies across a broad spectrum of resins, compounds, colorants and additives. Our PLASTICS PLUS ”Cool- Compounds” offer custom color-blended products with a focus on quality, reliability, speed and a respect for our customers’ desire to manage cost and capital. We are a stocking distributor who prides itself on serving customers and solving problems. JIT deliveries, stocking programs, no minimum orders and always providing options are a few representative features of our “Can-Do” business model. Supplier Highlight: APS Elastomers Zythane® Thermoplastic Polyurethane APS Elastomers is a full service development and technical service organization dedicated to helping thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic urethane (TPU), thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV), and other elastomer marketers and processors with all their product and technical support needs. A fully equipped compounding facility in Romulus, Michigan; APS Elastomers provides fast and affordable alternatives with high performance results. Zythane™ 3000 series (polycaprolactum based) Zythane™ 4000 series (polyester based) Zythane™ 6000 series (polyether based) APS Elastomers Develops Versatile Grade TPU for Injection Molding APS Elastomers has developed a versatile thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) specifically formulated for injection molding applications. The polyester-based TPU exhibits excellent abrasion resistance and toughness and has good hydrolytic stability, oil, fuel and solvent resistance. It is supplied uncolored in pellet form. Zythane® 4090A TPU low temperature flexibility, color retention, and fast cycle times make it an excellent choice for goggles. These same qualities, in addition to creep resistance, rigidity/softness and adhesion allow it to be used in the production of soft sports cleats. Furthermore, the grade’s weather resistance, color stability, resistance to farm chemicals, microbial resistance, fast molding cycles, and printability, thermal stability and laser markability are the many benefits of using Zythane® 4090A for animal ID tags. “Our Zythane® 4090A TPU offers durability, toughness, chemical resistance, flexibility and processing ease; rendering it the ideal material for a broad range of applications”, says Stephane Morin, owner of APS Elastomers.