Kraton to show its latest products at K 2010 in Dusseldorf

Houston, Texas - Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers plans to showcase six of its latest innovations at the K2010 exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The event, the 18th International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber Worldwide, runs from 27 Oct to 3 Nov and "provides Kraton with the perfect venue for our scientists and market development managers to meet and exchange ideas with innovators from across the globe," said Lothar Freund, vice president, technology at Kraton Polymers, in an 18 Oct press announcement.

Products to be discussed include alternatives for PVC (polyvinyl chloride), TPU (thermoplastic polyurethanes), and natural rubber in automotive slush-moulded interior soft skins, medical and personal care, wire and cable, and protective films; and its Nexar sulfonated block co-polymers polymers for water transport, filtration and separation, and performance fabrics applications.

Kraton scientists and executives will be at the company's showcase in Booth C80, Hall 6 to discuss the company's latest innovations. The firm says it developed SBCs almost 50 years ago and continues to lead the market driving innovation and developing new families of these highly-engineered synthetic elastomers," Freund concluded.