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Struktol, Emerald announce antioxidant sales and development agreement

Stowe, OH-Struktol Co. of America (Stowe, OH), a leading additives supplier for thermoplastics processing and compounding, has announced a joint sales and development agreement with Emerald Performance Materials (Akron, OH) regarding Emerald's Good-Rite phenolic antioxidants for thermoplastics. The two companies intend to work together to develop new antioxidant chemistries and technologies. Struktol becomes the primary sales distributor in the NAFTA region for the Emerald product line.

John Clark

November 11, 2009

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"Emerald, whose lineage goes back to Goodrich Chemicals, and later, the Lubrizol Co., was spun off, and is now independent. They were manufacturing for Ciba, and that relationship ended as Ciba developed additional offshore manufacturing," said Mike Fulmer, product manager, plastic additives, Struktol, in speaking with Plastics Today at his company's headquarters. "Emerald needed someone with global plastics reach, and the agreement fits well with Struktol, as we're fast, agile, and reactive. Many people have used Emerald's products for years without knowing who they are. They're one of the few major antioxidant manufacturers left in the U.S."

In a statement, Pete Getzinger, commercial director for Emerald said, "We felt that Struktol would be a good commercial partner for Emerald, as they manufacture complementary products to the industry, and have an energetic sales team in place. Emerald's predecessor organization, B.F. Goodrich, originally developed and held patents for certain phenolic antioxidants, such as the ones used in polyolefins, about 30 years ago. Emerald and its predecessor companies continued to produce these phenolic products under a long-term manufacturing agreement that recently expired."

Fulmer added that Struktol's "thioester products are synergistic secondary antioxidants when used with Emerald phenolic AOs."

Struktol intends to expand Emerald's penetration into the polyolefin market, targeting the thermoplastic compounding and masterbatch markets. Both companies will continue to focus on product development for thermoplastic processing. -[email protected]

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