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GREAT LAKES ADDS CLEARLITE NUCLEATING AND CLARIFYING AGENTS TO ITS POLYMER ADDITIVES PORTFOLIO
09 March 2004 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
| Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has introduced Clearlite NU 004 nucleating agent and Clearlite NU 005 nucleating and clarifying agent to its extensive portfolio of polymer additives. |
Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has introduced Clearlite NU 004 nucleating agent and Clearlite NU 005 nucleating and clarifying agent to its extensive portfolio of polymer additives. Clearlite NU 004 is a micronized, sodiumbenzoate-based product that increases the overall crystallization rate of semi-crystalline polymers like polypropylene, polyamide and polyester, resulting in productivity gains and improved mechanical and physical properties. Clearlite NU 005 is a sorbitol-based product that in addition to its nucleating function also acts as a clarifying agent, which reduces haze and significantly increases polymer transparency. “Nucleating agents are used extensively by Great Lakes’ core customers, and we have long been incorporating these products in our Anox NDB customised additive blends,” commented Henri Steinmetz, executive vice president of polymer stabilizers for Great Lakes. “The addition of nucleating and clarifying agents to the company’s own broad portfolio is a logical step that further enhances our service to the polymer industry.” Clearlite NU 004 and Clearlite NU 005 are the first in a new line of nucleating agents to be offered by Great Lakes. Further additions that complement these products will follow in the near future.
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About: Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
Great Lakes Chemical Corp’s products and services help treat and purify water, eliminate germs and contaminants from household surfaces, protect against and extinguish fire, and enhance the stability and performance of a wide range of consumer products, such as computers, electronics, cars, packaging, building materials, and furniture. It serve its customers around the world through an integrated network of research, production, sales, distribution and technical services facilities. The stock of the company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Great Lakes Chemical Corporation is the world’s leading producer of certain specialty chemicals for such applications as water treatment, household cleaners, flame retardants, polymer stabilizers, fire suppression, and performance chemicals. Through its Polymer Additives division, Great Lakes offers a full line of UV stabilizers, antioxidants, additive blends , nucleating agents/clarifiers, and optical monomers, as well as a leading line of flame retardants that include bromine-, phosphorus-, and antimony-based flame retardants and other synergists. These are available as powder blends or in NDB (No Dust Blend) granular form. Each blend contains exactly the correct composition of additives required to achieve optimum polymer quality and productivity. |
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