POLYPLASTICS LAUNCHES NEW POM GRADES FOR FOOD CONTACT APPLICATIONS, EYES BUSINESS EXPANSION IN EUROPE AND AMERICAS

TOKYO, Apr. 18, 2016 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --

Polyplastics Co., Ltd. announced on April 18 that it will implement the following strategies to further strengthen the company's presence in the markets of Europe and the Americas. Polyplastics began advancing into these markets in 2012 and has built a sales structure that comprises sales companies in the U.S., Germany and Mexico (*1). As a result, the volume of sales of POM (polyacetal) and PBT (polybutylene terephthalate) in these markets has become four times higher than that three years ago. 1. New grades of DURACON (R) POM have been developed that conform with regulations established by the European Union (EU) concerning food contact and drinking water supply applications. Polyplastics will begin the sale of a grade for injection molding (2 types) and a grade for solid-phase extrusion molding (1 type). http://mrem.bernama.com/viewsm.php?idm=26618