{"id":58768,"date":"2021-09-02T16:52:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T16:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/?post_type=application-stories&#038;p=58768"},"modified":"2022-02-14T13:26:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T13:26:51","slug":"sports-bottle-mouthpiece","status":"publish","type":"application-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/application-stories\/sports-bottle-mouthpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"Biobased TPE for Sports Bottle Mouthpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"58768\" class=\"elementor elementor-58768\" data-elementor-post-type=\"application-stories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb20dfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb20dfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d718aa0\" data-id=\"d718aa0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8ffd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad8ffd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shifting from Fossil to Renewable Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4243fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4243fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With the \u2018<em>Bike Bottle Organic\u2019<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vaude.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VAUDE<\/a> has produced their first bicycle bottle developed entirely from biobased plastics. The manufacturer of high-quality outdoor clothing and equipment has long taken responsibility for people and the planet seriously.<\/p><p>For the soft valve on the mouthpiece, they wanted a material that supported the switch from fossil-based while meeting the safety and functional requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d52e0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d52e0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d4113c\" data-id=\"1d4113c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b68d012 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b68d012\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4274f3d\" data-id=\"4274f3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fece4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fece4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/09\/portrait-standard-640x720-vaude-bottle-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-58860\" alt=\"Dryflex Green TPE used in Vaude Bike Bottle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/09\/portrait-standard-640x720-vaude-bottle-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/09\/portrait-standard-640x720-vaude-bottle-2-267x300.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9395f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9395f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd3eac0\" data-id=\"dd3eac0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86ccd9 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c86ccd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWe want to support a biobased circular economy and improve the ecological footprint of an article that all frequent bikers need to have. Thanks to Dryflex Green TPEs, we were able to manufacture a technical component, in this case a soft valve, from biobased material.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 Cl\u00e9ment Affholder, Manager Innovation : Materials and Plastic Engineering at VAUDE<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aedae6a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aedae6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6bbfda\" data-id=\"c6bbfda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e066671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e066671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ad9047 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ad9047\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-427db77\" data-id=\"427db77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbbdfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dbbdfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Biobased materials with &gt; 34% bio-content\u00a0<\/li><li>Drop-in solution, without the need for tool modification<\/li><li>The raw materials need to meet requirements for food contact according to EU 10\/2011 and FDA<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12355bb\" data-id=\"12355bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab91006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab91006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Soft-touch haptics<\/li><li>Dimensionally stable and UV-resistant<\/li><li>Recyclable in closed-loop systems<\/li><li>Adhesion to PP and PE in 2K overmoulding<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b40907 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b40907\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49b4d85\" data-id=\"49b4d85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab8f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bab8f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chosen Material<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-84d8b6e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84d8b6e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f899338\" data-id=\"f899338\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbec8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbec8f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"184\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/04\/landscape-standard-880x540-logo-dryflex-green-1-300x184.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4045 lazyload\" alt=\"Dryflex Green TPEs - Soft Plastics From Plants\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/04\/landscape-standard-880x540-logo-dryflex-green-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/04\/landscape-standard-880x540-logo-dryflex-green-1-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/04\/landscape-standard-880x540-logo-dryflex-green-1.png 880w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/184;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3874b03\" data-id=\"3874b03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b3df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74b3df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dryflex Green is a family of Biobased TPE materials. This means they&#8217;re partially derived from raw materials from renewable resources.<\/p><p>The materials aren\u2019t biodegradable which suits the applications Dryflex Green TPEs are used for, as the end products tend to have a long shelf-life.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03e27d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a03e27d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hexpol.com\/tpe\/product-brands\/dryflex-green\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far 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