Struktol Co. of America and
Emerald Performance Materials LLC have announced
a sales and distribution agreement for Emerald’s Good-Rite®line of antioxidant
products for thermoplastics. Based on the agreement, Struktol becomes the primary
sales distributor in the NAFTA region for the Emerald product line. The
companies will also work together on new product development activities focusing
on novel antioxidant chemistries and technologies.
“Emerald has a long history of
manufacturing antioxidants for the plastics industry. Its predecessor organization, B.F. Goodrich,
originally developed and held patents for certain phenolic antioxidants, such
as the ones in use in polyolefins, about 30 years ago,” said Pete Getzinger,
commercial director for Emerald. “Since
that time, Emerald and its predecessor companies continued to produce these phenolic
products under a long-term manufacturing agreement, which recently expired. 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.”
According to Mike Fulmer,
product manager, Plastic Additives, Struktol, “The agreement between Struktol
and Emerald will provide our customers with a great combination since Struktol
thioester products are synergistic secondary antioxidants when used with
Emerald phenolic AOs. Together, we can
provide our customers with the highest level of technical know-how, service and
unique solution development.”
Struktol will be focused on expanding Emerald’s antioxidant penetration into
the polyolefin market. The primary areas of application will be the
thermoplastic compounding and masterbatch markets, however both companies will
focus on product development for the overall thermoplastic processing industry.
“By working closely with
Struktol, we can provide customers with a continued supply of superior products
manufactured in the U.S. and develop innovative solutions that they would be unable
to get from any other single company,” added Pete Getzinger, commercial director
for Emerald.
For more information, visitwww.emeraldmaterials.comorwww.struktol.com.