GREAT LAKES EXPANDS LINE OF HINDERED AMINE LIGHT STABILIZERS WITH LAUNCH OF LOWILITE® 92

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana - Great Lakes Chemical Corporation (NYSE:GLK) today announced the launch of 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.

Through its Polymer Additives division, Great Lakes offers a full-line of UV stabilisers, antioxidants, blends and optical monomers, as well as brominated, non-halogen and antimony-based flame retardants. For more information about these product lines, please visit the Great Lakes Polymer Additives web site at www.pa.greatlakes.com.

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