Kraton Executive joins Adhesive and Sealant Council board.

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ASC announces that Mark Plante, Director, North American Sales at Kraton, will join its Board of Directors effective immediately. Mark Plante is currently the North American Commercial Director for Kraton’s Adhesives, Sealants and Coatings division. He has been with Kraton for over 3 years, managing the sales and commercial aspects of business in North and South America. Prior to Kraton, Mark spent 8 years in Avery Dennison’s Performance Polymers Division as Global Sales Manager.



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Kraton Executive Joins Adhesive and Sealant Council Board



Bethesda, MD—The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) announces that Mark Plante, Director, North American Sales at Kraton, will join its Board of Directors effective immediately.  Mark Plante is currently the North American Commercial Director for Kraton’s Adhesives, Sealants and Coatings division.   He has been with Kraton for over three years, managing the sales and commercial aspects of this business in North and South America.  Prior to Kraton, Mark spent eight years in Avery Dennison’s Performance Polymers Division as Global Sales Manager.



“Mark will be a great asset to the ASC Board, given his years of experience and knowledge of the raw material markets, as well as formulation strategies,’” notes Matthew E. Croson, President of ASC.  “We look forward to engaging with Mark as we leverage his background to move the Council forward with new value propositions currently being considered as part of a long range planning process. As a long time participant in ASC’s programming, including the Conventions and Short Courses, as well as the EXPO and sponsorships, I know the strong value that ASC delivers when it brings the supply chain together like only a dynamic trade association can do,” says Mark Plante, Director of North American Sales at Kraton.



t makes up the ASC Board as we collaborate to ensure all of the association’s programs are fully supportive of the industry we are in.” Plante will serve Siebert’s remaining term, through December 31, 2016.



The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) is a North American trade association dedicated to representing the adhesive and sealant industry. The Council is comprised of 131 adhesive and sealant manufacturers, raw material and equipment suppliers, distributors and industry consultants, representing more than 75% of the U.S. industry with operations around the world. Offering education, legislative advocacy, professional networking and business growth solutions for its members, the ASC is the center of knowledge and catalyst for industry growth on a global basis for manufacturers, suppliers and end-users. For more information about ASC, visit www.ascouncil.org.



About Kraton Polymers

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., through its operating subsidiary Kraton Polymers LLC and its subsidiaries, is a leading global producer of engineered polymers and styrenic block copolymers (“SBCs”), a family of products whose chemistry was pioneered by us almost fifty years ago. SBCs are highly-engineered thermoplastic elastomers, which enhance the performance of numerous products by delivering a variety of attributes, including greater flexibility, resilience, strength, durability and processability. Our polymers are used in a wide range of applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants and lubricants, and medical, packaging, automotive, paving, roofing and footwear products. We currently offer approximately 800 products to more than 700 customers in over 60 countries worldwide, and are the only SBC producer with manufacturing and service capabilities on four continents. We manufacture products at five plants globally, including our flagship plant in Belpre, Ohio, as well as plants in Germany, France and Brazil, and a joint venture plant operated in Japan.

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