KRAIBURG TPE to Exhibit at Feiplastic 2013


Leading Global Supplier of Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) to Make Debut at Brazilian International Trade Show



DULUTH, Ga.– KRAIBURG TPE has announced its participation at the Feiplastic 2013 trade show May 20-24 in São Paulo, Brazil. This will be the first appearance for KRAIBURG TPE Americas at Feiplastic (Stand C-83). The decision was made to participate in this year’s trade show due to growing business opportunities with key end users and processors in Brazil.



KRAIBURG TPE BRAZIL Business Development Manager, Mauricio Casella, will lead the company’s delegation at the show.



“We are enthusiastic about meeting our current customers and displaying our technical solutions to numerous other prospects,” said Katherine Olano, Distribution and Marketing Specialist for KRAIBURG TPE Americas.



“We are confident that this trade show will become a successful part of our growing presence in Latin America.” In South Brazil, KRAIBURG TPE appointed DAX Resinas as a new distributor in November 2012. The company is a distributor of petrochemical products and its main objective is to support plastic converters, supplying polymers and plastics specialties. Additionally, DAX Resinas offers broad market knowledge and an exceptional regional scope with four warehouses in the area.



DAX Resinas’ subsidiaries and branch companies are located in key cities in southern Brazil including Novo Hamburgo, Caxias do Sul, Itajaí (port) and Pinhais. These locations are all well-known for their industrial activities in such markets as consumer and automotive. “We truly believe DAX will be the perfect partner for KRAIBURG TPE Brazil,” says Casella.



At the Feiplastic show, KRAIBURG TPE will showcase its broad product TPE offering including THERMOLAST® K, W, M, COPEC® and For-Tec E™. THERMOLAST® K materials have versatile use and were developed to meet current market demands. They are used in virtually any industry and can be processed via injection molding, extrusion, or blow molding. Meanwhile, KRAIBURG TPE’s THERMOLAST® W compounds maintain their coefficient of friction when wet unlike typical TPEs which are usually slippery when wet. This distinct attribute makes THERMOLAST® W an excellent fit for sports equipment, catering trays, and essentially any gripping application where surface moisture is present.



KRAIBURG TPE will also showcase its THERMOLAST® M series for medical and pharmaceutical sectors. These materials offer USP Class 6.6.1, DIN ISO 10933-4, -5, -10 and -11 approvals and are widely used for medical and surgical equipment.



Lastly, the company will discuss its latest product introduction, COPEC® and For-Tec E™ TPEs for consumer applications. These two series offer strong chemical resistance against hand oils and velvet-like haptics (COPEC®) and excellent nylon bonding (For-Tec E™), making them a notable ingredient for electronics products. They are useful for end products that are touched and handled frequently.



About KRAIBURG TPE KRAIBURG TPE (www.kraiburg-tpe.com), based in Duluth, Ga., is a global manufacturer of thermoplastic elastomers based on hydrogenated styrene block copolymers (HSBC). In addition to custom solutions, the company offers under brand name THERMOLAST®, a broad spectrum of market-specific compounds covering a wide range of applications. With the high-performance TPE HIPEX®, KRAIBURG TPE is opening up the world of rubber to all thermoplastics processing companies and with the new compounds COPEC® and For-Tec E, it is entering new dimensions in terms of haptics, adhesion and resistance for consumer electronics products. The TPE specialist has production sites in Germany, USA and Malaysia. The sales organization covers France, Italy, Spain, China, India, Taiwan, Mexico and Brazil. In further countries, KRAIBURG TPE is represented by a distributor. More information is available at www.kraiburg-tpe.com.



Company Contact:

KRAIBURG TPE Corp.

Katherine Olano

Ph: (678) 584-2350

2625 North Berkeley Lake Road

Suite 100, Duluth, GA 30096

Fax: (678) 584-0500

katherine.olano@kraiburg-tpe.com



Press Contact:

Joseph Grande

Distribution Marketing Specialist

(413) 684-2463

joe@jgrandecommunications.com

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