BAYER POLYMERS' FANTASIA COLORS AND SPECIAL EFFECTS INITIATIVE HELPS KEEP FOODWARE HOT
20 February 2003 - Bayer MaterialScience AG

The FDA-approved, three-compartment plate and heat cover, designed for hospital and hotel room food service, are made of Bayer Polymers' Makrolon®> polycarbonate and enhanced with one of the Fantasia™> Leda™> color compounding resin effects families: Aster™> . To provide the Heat Keeper food carriers with the desired granite look, Cambro chose Aster's white sand color effect.

'We wanted to give an established product a new look that would help differentiate itself in the market,' said Chip Jarvis, vice president of business development and engineering at Cambro. 'The Fantasia Aster resin effect, along with the product's rugged and easy-to-use design made of polycarbonate, provides our customers with a new option in this foodware category.'

The thick-wall design of the Heat Keeper provides outstanding heat-holding capabilities, its convenient molded-in handles make cover removal easy, and its plate configuration holds three different portion sizes (9 oz., 4.5 oz., and 4.5 oz.). Along with the white sand appearance, the Heat Keeper is available in green and beige. 'This is important for customers who color code meals in the case of a diabetic or other special need patient.'

What's next for Cambro? 'We are looking at new ways to add colors and unique effects toour products,' said Jarvis. 'This continues to be important where product differentiation and presentation are important -- like with bowls, salad bar crocks and spoons, and tumblers. Bayer Polymers' Fantasia resin effects initiative offers us a wide variety of options to consider as we continue to develop next generation foodware products.'

With five separate technologies and a wide array of unique color and special effects options, Fantasia is the industry's most complete, one-stop solution for color and special effects. To meet customers' wide range of design, processing and cost parameters, Fantasia includes five different technologies for adding see-and-feel effects:

Aura™> -- A proprietary color infusion technology.
Leda™> -- A wide range of color effect options for engineering resins make up Leda's seven color families: Sass™> edge glow effect; Mirage™> angular metameric effect; Aria™> translucent effect; Mina™> metallic effect; Aster™> metal and non-metal flake effects; Diva™> sparkle and shimmer effect; and Azar™> fluorescent effect.
Imagio™> -- High-quality coatings that include a variety of unique color effect options. Imagio's see and feel finishes are possible through the combined technologies of Bayer and PPG Industries, Inc.
Faria™> -- Film-insert molding technology allows customers to customize their products with an essentially limitless range of graphics possibilities.
Milena™> -- Colors for optical media.

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