Factory and Activities
Specifications
General Information
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product Name | RX9005 (RX-9005) Toughening Agent |
| Product Type | Toughening agent / impact modifier for transparent polypropylene |
| Polymer Type | Polyolefin elastomer modifier |
| Manufacturer | Zhejiang Bastone Technology Co., Ltd |
| Application Process | Extrusion, thermoforming, blister forming, thin-wall injection molding |
| Certification | FDA and GB compliant (hygiene and safety) |
| Recommended Loading | 3–40% |
Technical Properties
| Property | Test Method | Unit | Typical Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | GB/T 1033.1-2008 | g/cm³ | 0.88 |
| Melt Flow Index | GB/T 3682-2000 | g/10min | 2.5–3.5 |
| Tensile Strength at Break | GB/T 1040.2-2006 | MPa | 17 |
| Flexural Modulus | GB/T 9341-2008 | MPa | 135 |
Recommended Processing Conditions
| Parameter | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Addition Level | 3–40%, adjusted to actual product testing results |
| Suitable Processes | Transparent PP extrusion, thermoforming, blister forming, thin-wall injection molding |
The manufacturer datasheet publishes loading guidance rather than a fixed temperature profile, since processing conditions follow the base PP grade and tooling rather than the modifier. BASTONE's technical team supports trial work on customer-specific PP grades.
Applications
PP sheet and thermoformed blister products. Extruded transparent PP sheet must survive the stretch and cooling cycle of thermoforming without whitening or cracking at the draw corners, and it must come out of the mold clear. RX9005 addresses both constraints at once: the compatibility with the PP matrix reduces haze rather than adding to it, and the low-temperature toughening keeps formed corners from cracking under stress. Food packaging, cosmetic blisters, and clamshell containers all sit in this category.
Thin-wall injection molded PP parts. Thin-wall molding runs at high shear and demands a modifier that will not collapse melt flow. With a melt index of 2.5–3.5 g/10min, RX9005 blends into the base resin without forcing a compensating increase in barrel temperature or injection pressure. The 135 MPa flexural modulus matters most in thin-wall work, because parts with reduced wall sections have no geometric margin to give away on stiffness.
Medical and laboratory equipment. Transparent PP labware, sample containers, and disposable medical components need optical clarity for visual inspection of contents, impact resistance for handling and transport, and documented regulatory status. FDA and GB certification covers the hygiene requirement, while the clarity-plus-toughness combination covers the functional one.
Consumer plastic goods. Housewares, storage containers, and transparent household articles benefit from the gloss improvement and cold-crack resistance the grade provides. Products stored in refrigerators or shipped through cold climates fail most often at low-temperature impact, which is the specific failure mode RX9005 was formulated to address.
Why Choose BASTONE
BASTONE manufactures RX9005 — the grade is not a resold or repackaged product. Production runs at the group's Hangzhou Economic Development Zone facility, one of four BASTONE production sites, with quality control handled internally at every stage from raw material intake through finished-lot release testing. Buyers who need a specification held constant across repeat orders are dealing with the plant that sets the specification, not with an intermediary passing along whatever a producer shipped that month.
The BASTONE group operates one R&D center staffed by polymer chemists and technicians, and RX9005 came out of that center as a proprietary formulation. Technical depth changes what a supplier can do for a customer: when a compounder needs the loading level tuned for a particular PP homopolymer or copolymer, or needs the stiffness-toughness balance shifted for a specific part geometry, BASTONE can run the formulation work and the validation testing rather than referring the question upstream. Sample quantities for trial compounding are available on request.
Buying direct from the manufacturer removes the trading-house markup that sits between most overseas buyers and a Chinese polymer additive. BASTONE exports through Zhejiang Bastone Technology Co., Ltd, a platform built on more than a decade of export experience, and handles COA documentation, customs paperwork, container loading coordination, and flexible trade terms in-house. Buyers sourcing multiple categories — polymers, organic and inorganic chemicals, fuel additives, drilling chemicals — consolidate shipments and documentation through a single supplier relationship.
Sourcing & Logistics
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Supply Origin | Manufactured by BASTONE, Hangzhou Economic Development Zone, China |
| Manufacturing Entity | Zhejiang Bastone Technology Co., Ltd |
| Export Entity | Zhejiang Bastone Technology Co., Ltd |
| Packaging | 25 kg bags; palletized loading; alternative packaging on request |
| Documentation | COA per production lot, technical data sheet, FDA and GB certification records, standard export documents |
| Trade Terms | FOB, CIF, CFR, EXW — negotiable |
| Sample Availability | Trial samples available for compounding evaluation |
| Technical Support | Loading-level optimization and formulation trials through BASTONE's R&D center |
Contact BASTONE Petrochem for current pricing, lead times, and a quotation covering your PP grade, target loading level, and destination port.