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GREAT LAKES EXPANDS LINE OF HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILISERS
12 April 2002 - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation
| Great Lakes Chemical Corporation has launched Lowilite 92, a new hindered amine light stabiliser (HALS) that offers UV protection for polymers. |
Lowilite 92 is a clear liquid, offering good solubility in polyols and reduced interaction with other additives such as pigments and various stabilisers that are typically used in polyolefin production. Lowilite 92 is particularly effective in liquid polymer systems used in the manufacture of coatings and rigid polyurethane (PUR). Great Lakes offers a broad range of solid and liquid, monomeric and polymeric Hals. The Lowilite line offers superior performance compared to traditional UV absorbers and is primarily used in polyolefin applications including automotive plastic parts, fibres, plastic crates and films. Lowilite 92 is produced at the Great Lakes manufacturing facility in Waldkraiburg, Germany. To ensure security of supply, intermediate materials used in the manufacture of Lowilite 92 and the existing range of HALS are produced at the company’s facility in Ravenna, Italy.
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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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