THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS (May 14, 2008) - Ever wonder what makes your Halloween mask stand out in the crowd Or what makes food in the supermarket catch your eye K-Resin® styrene butadiene copolymer (SBC) film resins by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) are often responsible for your double-take.
K-Resin® SBC can be used as a laminating film, providing gloss and printability to applications as diverse as food packaging, costume masks, and medical supplies. It is suitable for use in cast and blown film processes, and K-Resin® SBC's broad processing window offers customers manufacturing flexibility.
"The beauty of our film products is in their adaptability," said Cliff Pettey, market director for K-Resin® SBC films. "K-Resin® SBC is compatible in monolayer or multi-layer structures, giving customers the opportunity to choose the properties most important to the application - whether it's clarity, gloss, toughness, printability, or a combination of these qualities."
An example of K-Resin® SBC's usefulness is seen in the products made by French-based company Leygatech. As specialists in blown film, Leygatech uses K-Resin® SBC in monolayer structures for laminating food trays. By using K-Resin® SBC, Leygatech adds aesthetic appeal to its packaging as well as the ability to seal a barrier film, ensuring that the food inside retains optimal freshness.
"The versatility of K-Resin® SBC is paramount to our products," said Jean-Matthieu Brouillat, research and development manager of Leygatech. "The resin's compatibility with polystyrene enables K-Resin® SBC's rigidity to be adjusted, while maintaining its dimensional stability, clarity, and gloss."
"While Leygatech is using K-Resin® SBC for a food packaging application, our film resins are not limited to this particular market segment," said Marc Heerbrant, K-Resin® SBC product development and technical service manager. "Through our Plastics Technical Center, Chevron Phillips Chemical can offer product selection support for both classic and novel applications in a variety of market segments."
Chevron Phillips Chemical offers worldwide product availability and technical support. For more information, call 1-800-231-1212 in the U.S., 32 2 689 1211 for international calls, or visit http://www.k-resin.com/.
About K-Resin® SBC
Commercialized in the 1970s, K-Resin® SBC is a plastic resin known for its unique blend of sparkling clarity, impact toughness, and exceptional gloss. The business has two production platforms for K-Resin®SBC, including a plant at the Pasadena Plastics Complex in Pasadena, Texas, as well as K R Copolymer Company Ltd., a joint venture between Chevron Phillips Chemical and Daelim Industrial Company, in Yeosu City, Korea.
About Chevron Phillips Chemical
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC is one of the world's top producers of olefins and polyolefins and a leading supplier of aromatics, alpha olefins, styrenics, specialty chemicals, plastic piping and polymer resins. The LLC and its affiliates own over $7 billion in assets, generate $13 billion in annual revenue and employ over 5,300 people at 39 manufacturing and research facilities, located in nine countries. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC is equally owned by Chevron Corporation and ConocoPhillips, and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. For more information about Chevron Phillips Chemical, visit http://www.cpchem.com.