Flooring retailers are now facing significant market competition as flooring products are getting more homogeneity. With major concerns over PVC polymer applications in flooring products, global brands are working progressively to launch new collections of PVC Free resilient flooring collections. The flooring market therefore as a trend for Polypropylene LVT flooring to replace PVC based LVT products.
The next Generation of Resilient Flooring – PVC Free LVT
Conventional resilient flooring such as Luxury Vinyl Tiles and Stone Polymer Composition SPC flooring are all formulated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polymers. Due to the potential hazardous concern over PVC polymers, there is an increasing trend to phase out PVC applications in building materials and flooring products. As a response over this market challenge, Brands are progressively developing their PVC free resilient flooring products. Some of the well known brands such as Tarkett, Shaw, Mohawk, and Karndean has already launched their PVC Free flooring products. One of the most promising material composition that is used to replace PVC polymer is polypropylene. Shaw for example are working with Germany flooring brand Classen to launch their polypropylene resilient floorings.
What is Polypropylene LVT Flooring?
Polypropylene LVT Flooring is a resilient flooring tiles that is made from polypropylene based composition. It is a PVC-free and Red-list free flooring option which aims to replace conventional PVC based LVT flooring products.
Polypropylene (PP) polymer has some property characters that makes it ideal to replace PVC polymers. PP polymer composition has higher melting point temperature, more easily recyclable, and contains no toxic substances whether during manufacturing process or in produced finished goods.
Why Diversify Your Flooring Product Range with Polypropylene LVT Products
As the next generation of resilient flooring product, Polypropylene LVT flooring has a considerable market opportunity as the market preference shift from conventional PVC based LVT to Non-PVC alternatives. Global leading brands has already locked down exclusive deals with suppliers and manufacturers across Asia. With this indication, flooring businesses and flooring private label brands needs to start to differentiate their resilient flooring product collections.
Hengdi is an Innovative Manufacturer for Propylene LVT Flooring
Working with leading R&D technology company in China, Hengdi has created high performance polypropylene LVT flooring products that can exceed the Floorscore standards.
WIth comparison to what other resilient flooring manufacturers are offering, our polypropylene LVT has overcame some of the performance challenges that other manufacturers cannot.
Performance Quality of Hengdi Polypropylene LVT
- Fire Retardant to meet Bfl-S1 classification
- Dimensional Stability ≤ 0.12%
- Curving Rate ≤ 0.0mm (Zero curling Performance)
- High definition in printing with color variation
- Peel Resistance ≥50N/5cm
- Anti-Scratch ≥3000g
