Eastman Chemical Company Press Kit Fakuma, Friedrichshafen Germany 18-22 October 2005

Press Releases

Eastman Chemical Company appoints new Specialty Plastics resin distributor for Austrian market

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Eastman Chemical Company has announced the appointment of Gangus Plastic as the new distributor for its Specialty Plastics (Division) in Austria.

A New Grade of Eastar® From Eastman Chemicals Supports a Technological Breakthrough In the Drug Delivery Device Sector

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - SEDAT, design and manufacture company of plastic injection-moulded drug delivery devices, has selected Eastman Chemical’s new grade MN058 of Eastar® for an innovative angiographic syringe that has achieved a technological breakthrough in the medical sector.

Arla Plast’s new Griphen Frost™ uses Eastman 14471 copolyester resin to provide new image for Abbey

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - As part of an extensive re-branding exercise, UK high street bank Abbey is refitting its 714 branches in the United Kingdom over the next three years, using its new corporate identity. For the interior display panels, the material selected was Griphen Frost™ from Arla Plast of Sweden. These sheets, made from Eastman 14471 copolyester resin, were thermoformed to retain their matt surface finish, giving great visual impact. In addition, the material has Class 1Y fire certification in the UK – with low smoke density and emission of non-toxic gases in a fire.

Eastman’s Material Sampling Program Gives New Meaning to ‘Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!’

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Capturing the attention of designers and brand owners requires real ingenuity in today’s crowded marketplace. However, Eastman Chemical Company has made a space for itself in the frontline of specialty plastics’ suppliers by providing a wake-up call for the design community through its innovative and unique Material Difference™ sampling program.

Eastman Copolyester Resins Earn Fire Safety Certification in Germany

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Eastman Chemical Company's Spectar® and Kelvx® copolyester resins have been certified non-toxic, receiving B1 ratings with regard to acute inhalation toxicity, from the Elektro-Physik Aachen GmbH, an independent German-based flammability and smoke toxicity testing laboratory.

Eastman Innovation Lab Connects Designers and Brand Owners with Materials

More than 176,000 hits and still going strong. Since the Eastman Innovation Lab (www.EastmanInnovationLab.com) was launched at the end of March 2004, nearly 18,000 designers, design engineers and other professionals have visited the site, a significant proportion of them from Europe.

Tekni-Films chooses Eastar® copolyester from Eastman

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Tekniflex PGA and Tekniflex PGOA offer Improved Moisture and Oxygen Barrier Blister films for Medical Products based on PETG / PCTFE and PETG / EVOH / PCTFE laminates.

Greater strength and design freedom thanks to Eastman’s Spectar® Copolyester

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Brazilian designer Antonio Carlos Valle chose Eastman’s Spectar® copolyester sheets to create a point of purchase display for Colgate Palmolive that earned first place in the Point of Purchase Advertising International’s POPAI Brasil Award. The display, which won in the semi-permanent – personal hygiene category, was manufactured by Visão Criativa for Colgate Palmolive’s introduction of a new dental whitener.

Introducing Quadrum®: Multi-purpose display system enhanced by Spectar® Frosty Sheet

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - An innovative multi-functional modular display system has been introduced by Netherlands-based international design company Visuality’s. The company selected new Frosty Sheet made with Spectar® copolyester from Eastman Chemical Company to create exciting new design opportunities.

Heinz Fritz introduces material innovation with Spectar® from Eastman

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Plastics processing company Heinz Fritz Kunststoffverarbeitung of Herbrechtingen, Germany, has introduced two highly innovative product ranges that are set to dramatically change the material choice and design options for trade shows, exhibitions and permanent displays as well as for counters in shops and transport terminals.

Eastar® resins let surgeons see what they are doing

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, the recognised leader in arthroscopic, or minimally invasive joint surgery has selected Eastman’s copolyester ( www.clearlymedical.com ) for the manufacture of the company’s new Clear-Trac Complete cannula system for use in arthroscopic surgery.

Post Office Limited Leaflet Dispensers Use Eastar® Copolyester From Eastman

CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, THE NETHERLANDS - The Post Office Limited has introduced a new range of leaflet dispensing units which have been designed and developed specifically for this application by Artform International in Loughborough, England. The material, Eastar® copolyester from Eastman Chemical Company, was selected for its excellent clarity, impact and chemical resistance.

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