Formosa Plastics Formolene® 5140L Homopolymer Polypropylene

Homopolymer for General Purpose Injection Molding Formolene® 5140L is a highly nucleated polypropylene homopolymer designed for general purpose injection molding applications including closures, packaging, small appliances, housewares and toys. It contains a unique combination of stabilizers, which provides excellent processability with good stiffness, environmental stress crack resistance, heat performance and minimal odor & taste. Formolene® 5140L meets all requirements of the U. S. Food and Drug Administration as specified in 21 CFR 177.1520, covering safe use of polyolefin articles and components of articles intended for direct food contact. It does meet the standards of the FDA status “A”. Specimens were injection molded according to the conditions specified in ASTM D4101Information provided by Formosa Plastics Corporation, USA