GREAT LAKES INTRODUCES NEW ANTIOXIDANT BLENDS AT K’ 2001

DÜSSELDORF, Germany – Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) launched two Alkanox™ P24-based antioxidant blends at Kunststoffe 2001, the world’s leading international tradeshow for plastics and rubber chemicals held 25 October – 1 November, 2001, in Düsseldorf, Germany.

The new, optimised blends offer improved hydrolytic stability compared to performance of the Alkanox™ P24 molecule as a component additive on its own. This beneficial effect is achieved by a combination of the unique physical form of Anox™ NDB (No Dust Blend) with a carefully selected, synergistic blend composition. Alkanox™ P24 is an excellent process stabiliser, first introduced in 2000, that demonstrates synergistic qualities with other primary and secondary antioxidants and selected UV stabilisers.

Alkanox™ P24, a solid organo-phosphite antioxidant offering superior colour and melt flow protection at low addition levels, contributes to long-term heat ageing (LTHA) stability in high end polyolefin applications (PP, HD-PE, LDPE, LLDPE), styrenics, PVC, polyesters, elastomers, and adhesives.

Great Lakes have a long history creating optimised additive blends that meet customer-specific needs. This solution-driven approach combines products from Great Lakes’ comprehensive range of polymer stabilisers with additives supplied by alternative sources. Such blends, known as Anox™ NDB, synergistically combine specified components in a dust-free, physical form, offering the user “add-on” benefits compared to those offered by the individual components alone. The newly introduced Alkanox™ P24 blends are yet another demonstration of the innovative solutions that can be achieved using this technology.

Alkanox™ P24 is available individually in powder form or as an advanced granular blend. Alkanox™ P24 is part of an extensive line of Great Lakes’ antioxidants, which include phenolic, phosphite, and thiosynergists.

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