Building & Construction encompasses a vast range of applications. Whether the challenge is durability, weatherability, aesthetics, processing efficiency, or sustainability, we help customers find the right material solution for their application.
Interior Applications | Exterior Applications | Sealing Applications |
Flooring | Fence Coatings | Weatherstripping |
Wall Base & Trim | Deck & Rail Capstocks | Co-extruded Seals |
Interior Profiles | Windows & Doors | Gaskets |
Selecting the perfect polymer for your project requires careful consideration as new, high-performance materials are constantly being developed. Understanding their long-term performance under UV rays, weather, and degradation ensures you select the most durable option for your project.
Building with polymers requires careful consideration of fire safety. Understanding flammability and smoke generation of various materials is key as is complying with building codes and minimizing potential fire hazards. Taking an informed and proactive approach leads to safer and more dependable projects.
The construction industry is at the forefront of sustainability demanding innovative polymers with lower environmental impact. This exciting journey includes exploring improved reusability, responsible disposal methods, and lower energy use in production. Teknor Apex has made strides with sustainable options like BioVinyl®, a revolutionary material that utilizes bio-based resin and Cycle-Tek™, recycled PVC compounds that incorporate PCR and PIR and perform equivalently to prime compounds.
Teknor Apex provides high-performance thermoplastic solutions for a broad range of building and construction applications. From interior finishes and exterior building products to sealing systems, our materials are designed to support durability, weather resistance, processing efficiency, and long-term performance across demanding environments.
For dependable, high-performance vinyl compounds, trust Teknor Apex. Our vinyl portfolio is extensive, and our compounds can be customized for maximum design flexibility.
Explore the industry’s most extensive portfolio of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), the recyclable alternative to thermoset rubber, with product lines tailored to meet industry-specific requirements.
Our highly-engineered thermoplastic solutions are designed to address unique, often competing requirements that cannot be met with standard materials. Explore our portfolio, backed by expert technical support.
Teknor Apex offers a full line of colors, additives, and effects. Explore our extensive color library and find the one that's perfect for your project.
Teknor Apex acrylic compounds are designed specifically for capstock applications, functioning as a protective layer for decking, railing, siding, fence, windows and doors. These materials are weather, stain, and scratch resistant and are customizable to any color palette or gloss level.
Our portfolio of polyolefin compounds addresses specific industry needs. From low-smoke halogen-free technologies for the wire and cable industry to lightweight alternatives to engineering plastics in automotive, our custom engineered solutions satisfy unique requirements cost-effectively.
Thermoplastic materials are widely used in building and construction applications because they offer a combination of durability, design flexibility, processability, and long service life. Depending on the formulation, thermoplastics can provide weather resistance, impact performance, aesthetic versatility, and consistent manufacturing performance across a wide range of interior and exterior building products.
Exterior building products are exposed to UV radiation, moisture, temperature fluctuations, and other environmental stresses throughout their service life. Custom polymer compounding allows manufacturers to tailor material properties such as weatherability, color retention, impact resistance, flexibility, and processing performance to meet the specific requirements of the application.
Both TPEs and traditional rubber materials can be used in sealing applications, but they offer different advantages. TPEs combine rubber-like flexibility with the processing benefits of thermoplastics, allowing them to be extruded, molded, and reprocessed using conventional thermoplastic manufacturing methods. Traditional rubber materials may offer performance advantages in certain applications, while TPEs are often selected for manufacturing efficiency, design flexibility, and ease of processing.
Polymer compounding enables manufacturers to tailor formulations to help meet specific flame, smoke, and material performance requirements. Depending on the application, compounds may be engineered to support flame-retardant performance, reduced smoke generation, or other regulatory and safety objectives. Because requirements vary by product type, market, and geographic region, material selection should always be evaluated against the applicable standards and performance criteria.
