Santoprene used on range of garden tools

Akron, Ohio - A range of garden tools uses handles made from Santoprene moulded over a polypropylene base, according to ExxonMobil, owner of the Santoprene product line. Santoprene is the original material developed as a thermoplastic vulcanisate (TPV) In which particles of EPDM are cured within a matrix of polypropylene.

ExxonMobil has issued a press release describing the development of the tools in the form of a case study.

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Press release from ExxonMobil