United States : ?Eastman Eastalite Copolyester is Introduced in Europe as Part of the Company s Comprehensive Rigid Medical Packaging Portfolio

Eastman Chemical Company is introducing Eastman Eastalite copolyester, its first opaque offering in the medical packaging portfolio, to the European market. The company is teaming with Carolex packaging to showcase the new material at COMPAMED 2014, held in Dusseldorf, Germany from Nov. 12 to 14. Carolex is the first Europe-based extruder to use Eastalite to develop sheet material, which will be on display at the show along with other new medical market offerings from Eastman.

Eastman Eastalite copolyester is the first step toward creating lightweight packaging, and the unique product will open new opportunities for specific medical applications, said Laurent...