Ultrapolymers

Name: Ultrapolymers
Address: Gerard Mercatorstraat 90, Lommel, 3920, BE
Telephone: +32 (11) 57 95 57

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België
Lommel
Ultrapolymers

Ultrapolymers Group, a leading polymer distributor in Europe, offers a wide range of raw materials, including commodities, engineering plastics, TPE's & more.

With local offices & warehouses, we provide flexible delivery from 1 bag to a full truck. Ultrapolymers Group was founded in October 2002 in Belgium, to distribute polymers for BASF and BASELL in several countries in Europe. In the mean time the Ultrapolymers Group has grown to one of the biggest PAN-European polymer distributors.

03/09/2026

Choosing the right medical material is only part of the challenge.

Medical device manufacturers, designers and moulders also need to navigate regulatory developments, secure dependable supply and keep pace with changing material and technology trends.

At Medical Technology Ireland 2026, the Ultrapolymers team will be available to discuss how our broad range of medical materials, supported by technical and development expertise, can help you move your projects forward.

Meet Jeff Hobbins, Carl Mendonca and Adrian Read to discuss:
✅ Material identification and selection
✅ European and global material supply
✅ Regulatory changes and industry trends
✅ Technical and application support
✅ Product and process development

📅 23–24 September 2026
📍 Galway Racecourse
🔎 Ground Floor, Stand 8

Visit our stand or get in touch with Jeff, Carl or Adrian to arrange a meeting during the show.

27/08/2026

"Why do some parts warp even when dimensions are perfectly within specification?"

Warpage is one of the most frustrating defects in plastics processing because it often appears after the part has already cleared quality control. The answer often lies in what happened during cooling, material flow, fibre orientation or part design.

That's exactly what we explore in our new "Understanding Warpage" course as the natural next step after our Shrinkage module. Together, these courses explain how shrinkage and warpage are connected and provide a practical framework for identifying and reducing risk through:
🟠 Part design
🟠 Material selection
🟠 Processing conditions
🟠 Industry best practices

If you're looking to reduce rework, improve dimensional stability and better understand the science behind warpage, this course is for you. 👉 https://bit.ly/4ursjcW

11/08/2026

ELVR is here and it’s shaking up the automotive plastics discussion.

For companies across the automotive supply chain, the material selection process has changed. It isn’t about performance alone; you need to consider and understand the regulatory changes. Finding the right material solutions now must meet compliance, performance and production demands.

Ultrapolymers supports automotive customers from design and development through to supply, helping identify PCR-based material solutions for an ELVR-ready future.

Our latest infographic outlines the key ELVR milestones, recycled content targets and compliance considerations in a clear, practical format.

Check out our infographic and click the link in the message below to speak to our experts about ELVR-ready material solutions.

04/08/2026

🦉☀️ Rowly's still on (summer) duty

This month: a new addition to Level 1: Introduction to Polymer Compounding. Ever wondered what actually goes into a polymer besides, well, the polymer? This one covers base polymers, fillers, and the additive categories that quietly shape performance.

And that's just one of 25+ hours of content waiting for you on The Academy - whenever you've got a spare moment this summer.

👉 Already registered? Log in and dive in.

New here? It's time to join The Academy.

23/07/2026

Stiffness or toughness? You usually have to pick one.

High stiffness normally comes at the cost of impact resistance. Though high-stiffness materials are great for holding shape, they don't always perform well when your device is intended to be reusable and needs to withstand drops and daily handling.

Purell EA678P, a polypropylene copolymer from LyondellBasell, has been engineered to challenge that trade-off. With a tensile modulus of 1700 MPa alongside good Charpy notched impact performance (6.5 kJ/m² at 23°C, 2.5 kJ/m² at -20°C), you're no longer forced to compromise rigidity for durability, even in refrigerated conditions.

On top of this, Purell EA678P has many added benefits, including:
- supports mono-material designs for ease of recyclability
- has a lower density than ABS, PC/ABS, and other engineering polymers
- can achieve faster cycle times, with excellent flowability and lower melt temperatures
- has a lower carbon footprint than many engineering polymers, especially when using the ISCC Mass Balanced bio-attributed feedstocks
- and is produced with a non-phthalate-based catalytic system, with no additional animal-derived components.

All Purell grades are backed by the LyondellBasell Purell Service Concept, meeting stringent quality and traceability requirements, with dedicated manufacturing and logistics procedures, regulatory compliance with ISO 10993, USP Class VI, EU Pharmacopoeia, and DMF, and a two-year Notification of Change.

Any questions? Send us a message, email us, or fill in our contact form by following this link https://bit.ly/ContactUltrapolymers.

09/07/2026

🌱 Sustainability in plastics: sorted (well, a little more sorted).

We know the regulatory landscape can feel like alphabet soup. That's why this month we're bringing together all our content on this topic to help you cut through the complexity.

At the centre of it all is our brand-new EU regulation timeline infographic, mapping the key deadlines from 2028 to 2030, what they actually mean, and what you can do about them.

Swipe through the carousel to see what else is in store. Every piece is built to support the conversations you're already having with your customers.

Already registered? Log in and dive in.
New here? It's time to join The Academy!

https://bit.ly/LearnWithUltrapolymers

07/07/2026

From metal to high-performance polymers, chocolate moulds have truly transformed over the years.

This World Chocolate Day, let’s celebrate not just how far chocolate has come, but how the moulds that shape it have evolved as well.

In the past, moulds were crafted from:
- Metal: Durable, but heavy and lacking precision
- Polycarbonate: Better clarity and detail, but it could crack with use, and regulatory changes are starting to rule it out.

Today, priorities have shifted. Food manufacturers need materials that deliver precision, safety, and reliability, whilst meeting ever-stricter food contact regulations.

That’s where high-performance polypropylene (PP) is changing the game:

✅ Highly durable – minimises cracking and breakage
✅ Excellent release properties – for flawless chocolate forms
✅ Fully compliant with food safety standards
✅ Lightweight and efficient – ideal for large-scale production

Why does it matter? Because a failed mould doesn't just mean a production hiccup. It can lead to contamination risks and recalls, which no manufacturer can accept.

Better materials mean safer, more consistent chocolate, right from the very first pour.

Wishing you a delicious and innovative World Chocolate Day! 🍫

Want to explore materials designed for food contact applications compliant now and in the future? Get in touch with our team 👉 https://bit.ly/ContactUltrapolymers

03/07/2026

22 F1 drivers. One Silverstone lap. Every car built with LEGO. 🏎️

If you're tuned in to the British Grand Prix this weekend, keep an eye on the Sunday drivers' parade.

No vintage roadsters. No open-top classics. All 22 drivers are climbing into fully drivable, electric LEGO F1 cars — 280 kg apiece, ~28,000 bricks each (thats about 65kg of Lego), hitting around 25 km/h down the pit straight.

Every one of those bricks is ABS — acrylonitrile butadiene styrene — the same material found inside your car's dashboard, your kitchen appliances, and many of the injection-moulded housings on your desk.

Here are some of the reasons why ABS gets selected in product design:

🔹 Impact resistance — the butadiene phase absorbs the bumps, making it a resilient material.

🔹 Dimensional stability — when putting together 28,000 parts to sub-millimetre tolerance whilst holding shape at 25 km/h with a Formula 1 driver on top. That's another strength of ABS.

🔹 Surface finish — F1 is a global broadcast product. The livery has to look flawless under 4K cameras. ABS takes colour and gloss like nothing else in its price bracket.

But here's another key thing to be aware of.

The ABS in those bricks isn't just standard virgin material anymore. LEGO has been quietly shifting toward mass-balanced ABS — where the fossil feedstock at the front of the chemistry is progressively replaced with bio-circular or recycled content, tracked via ISCC certification through the supply chain.

You get the same brick. Same click. Same performance. Lower carbon footbrint.

Mass balance is a sustainability model that actually works for demanding applications, such as automotive interiors, appliance housings, E&E parts, where you can't compromise on mechanical properties but you do need to hit a scope 3 target. Mass balance lets you decarbonise the polymer without redesigning the part.

At Ultrapolymers, we are here to talk about polymers and guide you to the right solution for you. Whether your driver is performance, sustainability or aesthetics we can help you!

Whether you're building a LEGO F1 car or a dashboard part the material fundamentals are the same, the design and development journey you go on is different.

👉 Visit our website to find out about ABS or connect with us to your question.

https://bit.ly/ContactUltrapolymers

Image: LEGO Group / Formula 1

02/07/2026

POM homopolymer vs copolymer. Similar chemistries with very different behaviours.

Acetal, another name for POM, is available in two varieties: co-polymer (POM-C) and homo-polymer (POM-H). Chemically, these materials come from the same monomer, but the difference is in how each is stabilised during its polymerisation. Homo-polymers through end capping, and co-polymers through a co-monomer structure.

The chemistry of POM-H brings elevated mechanical properties (tensile & toughness), which is noticeable when comparing datasheets of POM-H and POM-C. However, due to the structure of its repeating chains, the polymer chain can fully unzip under any processing challenges encountered in the molten phase, including barrel and hot runner systems. This can result in a significant loss of mechanical strength, leading to poor part performance and even failures.

Conversely, within the co-polymer structure, the polymer chain is protected by the co-monomer content, thereby preventing the chain reaction that would unzip the polymer and containing any degradation to a small part of the molecule.

As well as thermal and processing advantages, this co-monomer structure offers improved long-term creep & fatigue resistance, better wear resistance, and better long-term property retention vs POM-H.

Looking to find out more? Comment on this post, send us a message, email us, or fill in our contact form here https://bit.ly/ContactUltrapolymers

25/06/2026

In polyethylene, it’s often the “Cs” that make the difference.

From comonomers and crystallinity to consistency and convertibility, each factor shapes performance in ways that matter for real-world applications.

From C₂ (ethylene) to C₈ (octene), a few extra carbon atoms reshape the material’s behaviour, impacting crystallinity, flexibility and stress crack resistance:

🟠more branching
🟠lower crystallinity
🟠higher flexibility and toughness

Not all LLDPE is created equal. Small structural changes have a big impact on application performance.

If you want to dive deeper into PE fundamentals or just refresh your knowledge on different polymer-related topics, visit our Academy today.

👉 Click here to log in or register: https://bit.ly/4ursjcW

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Gerard Mercatorstraat 90
Lommel
3920

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+32 (11) 57 95 57

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http://www.ultrapolymers.com/

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