Abstract:

　　Styron, a global leading materials company, announced today (July 14) the commercial　availability of its transparent grade for food packaging converters in Europe. STYRON C-　TECH Polystyrene is the new transparent High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS), an extension of the　well-known STYRON A-TECH family of polystyrene products.

　　Styron expands its multigenerational STYRON A-TECH family with a transparent solution for　rigid food packaging applications. With the arrival of STYRON C-TECH Polystyrene, Styron　now offers converters an enabling product which allows transparent formulations to be　blended at significant cost advantages when compared to traditional blends.

　　STYRON C-TECH Polystyrene can be used in all types of rigid food packaging applications　with great aesthetics and excellent organoleptics against traditional transparent blends.

　　In particular STYRON C-TECH Polystyrene has also been successfully introduced into the　bakery and delicatessen market through BOPS (bi-oriented polystyrene) sheet extrusion,　where its excellent processability and its high gloss together with its exceptionally low　odor and taste levels improve on traditional transparent resin blends.