KRAIBURG TPE launches TPE materials for sanitary and drinking water pipes and hoses
From March 2022, the evaluation criteria set by the German Environmental Agency (KTW-BWGL standards) for plastics and other organic materials in contact with drinking water will apply to thermoplastic elastomers body (TPE), accompanied by a three-year transition period. Therefore, the contact layers of pipes and hoses for the drinking water supply of household appliances such…