Extruded Polypropylene

What is Extruded Polypropylene?

Technically, extruded polypropylene is a thermoplastic polymer which is commonly used for drinking straws and stirrers, but can also be used for other applications. Polypropylene is used in many items for a number of reasons including chemical resistance to both acids and bases, low cost to manufacture, durable material, and a high temperature resistance.

For more information, please be sure to check out the Wikipedia entry about extruded polypropylene.

Uses for Extruded Polypropylene

Especially due to its high temperature resistance it can be used in a wide variety of places.

Medical facilities use polypropylene when materials must be able to maintain integrity in an autoclave.

It is used for a number of food & beverage items because it can withstand higher temperatures.

It also may be used in outside tubing due to its resistance to freezing.

Benefits for Extruded Polypropylene

At Absolute Custom Extrusions, we pride ourselves on the ability to adapt to the needs of the customer. Custom is in our name, just as it is in customer.

Extruded polypropylene is economical and durable. So it not only saves money in the short-term but also in long term situations. It can come in a variety of lengths, cut pieces, tubes. It may be transparent or color matched.

Products using Extruded Polypropylene

We have a number of products that we sell regularly that use extruded polypropylene, but we can also work with custom orders. Here is a basic idea of some of the industries and areas that we work with:

• Commercial Food & Beverage Distributors
• Automotive Tubing and Components
• Medical & Health
• Agricultural, Garden, & Irrigation
• Packaging
• Interior and Exterior Housing Materials

If there are any other products that you have in mind to create using extruded polypropylene, please give us a call or email us and we can help sort out the best solutions for your product.