National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Overview
Working on a new project and unsure what NSF approved materials will work in your application? Entec Polymers has the products and expertise to help you select the optimal plastic material to meet your requirements as well as meeting the required NSF regulations necessary for your application.
The National Sanitization Foundation (NSF) develops and maintains health and safety standards for plastics in various industries. The NSF mark assures consumers, retailers and regulators that certified products have been rigorously tested to comply with all standard requirements. More information about NSF can be found at https://www.nsf.org/about-nsf.
NSF testing, auditing and certification services assure suppliers, retailers, regulators and consumers that an independent organization has reviewed a product or system to comply with specific standards for safety, quality, sustainability or performance. NSF approved materials are used across the construction, industrial, commercial, and residential industries. A searchable database of plastic materials that are certified to various NSF Standards can be found at https://www.nsf.org/certified-....
Entec’s team of technical and regulatory support personnel are ready to help you select a material to meet your needs. Entec Polymers offers a wide array of plastic materials ranging from commodity plastics to engineering resins that can meet the following NSF guidelines:
NSF 14 | Piping System Components |
NSF 24 | Plumbing System Components for Recreational Vehicles |
NSF 50 | Equipment for Swimming Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and Other Recreational Water Facilities |
NSF 51 | Food Equipment Materials |
NSF 61 | Drinking Water System Components |
Below is a list of our suppliers that offer products that comply with one or more of the above-mentioned NSF standards.
ASAHI KASEI
- THERMYLENE® | Reinforced Polypropylene
- XYRON® | Modified Polyphenylene Ether
CELANESE
- CELANEX® | Thermoplastic Polyester
- CELCON® | Acetal Copolymers
- CELSTRAN® | Long Glass Fiber
- FORTRON® | Polyphenylene Sulfide
- GUR® | Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
- HOSTAFORM® | Acetal Copolymers
- HOSTALLOY® | High Molecular Weight Polyethylene
CHIMEI
- ACRYREX® | Polymethyl Methacrylate
- KIBISAN® | Styrene Acrylonitrile
- POLYLAC® | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
- WONDERLITE® | Polycarbonate
DOW
- CONTINUUM™ | Bimodal Polyethylene
- DOW™ HDPE | High Density Polyethylene
- DOW™ MDPE | Medium Density Polyethylene
- DOWLEX™ | Polyethylene
- RESILITY™ | Rotomolding Resins
EMS-GRIVORY
- GRILAMID® L | Polyamide 12
- GRILAMID® TR | Transparent Polyamide
- GRILAMID® 2S & 2D | Polyamide 610 & 612
- GRILON® | Polyamide 6, 66, 66/6
- GRIVORY® | Partially Aromatic Polyamide & PPA
ENTEC
- HYLEX® | Polycarbonate
FORMOSA
- FORMOLENE® | Polyethylene
- FORMOLENE® | Polypropylene
INEOS STYROLUTION
- LUSTRAN® | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
- LUSTRAN® | Styrene Acrylonitrile
- TERLURAN® | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
LUBRIZOL
- ESTANE® | Thermoplastic Polyurethane
- ISOPLAST® | Engineered Thermoplastic
NOVA CHEMICALS
- NOVAPOL® | Polyethylene
- SURPASS® | Polyethylene
SAMYANG
- TRIREX® | Polycarbonate
TRINSEO
- CALIBRE™ | Polycarbonate
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