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A family of thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) blends is being developed to compete in the flexible automotive bumper fascia market. Features of these blends include paintability without adhesion promoter or primer, ease of processing, outstanding low temperature impact strength, good mar resistance, and excellent property retention upon recycling. Laboratory and application performance data indicate that painted TPU/ABS Blend XT2100 regrind can be incorporated up to a 25% level into flexible thermoplastic fascia without sacrificing impact resistance.

Thermoplastic polyurethane/ABS blends are being developed by The Dow Chemical Company to meet the high performance requirements for flexible bumper fascia. Features of these blends include paintability without priming, excellent low temperature impact after painting, good heat resistance, and lower specific gravity than other high performance thermoplastic materials. Thermoplastic polyurethane/ABS blends also have excellent flow properties, which will allow large, complex parts with thin walls to be molded easily.