Kraton Polymers LLC has announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.

Effective 1 July 2009 Hamburg based distributor Biesterfeld Plastic has extended the cooperation for Santoprene TPV as well as Vistamaxx from ExxonMobil Chemical to Turkey and Middle-East/Africa. The existing agreement between ExxonMobil Chemical and its former local distributor will expire at the end of 2009.

At Tessenderlo Chemie NV’s annual general meeting of 2 June 2009, Baron Valère Croes was re-elected as member of the board of directors.

Charles Page was promoted to Product Manager of the global TPE technology platform.

The European Thermoplastic Independent Compounders (Ethic), a European Plastics Converters (EuPC) sector group, has elected, the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer for the period 2008 – 2010.

Philippe Carabin has been named Chief Executive Officer of Eliokem International.

The German manufacturer of hose and connecting systems, Masterflex AG with headquarters in Gelsenkirchen, has recently launched the new Master-TPA hose line.

For cable manufacturers and suppliers in the IT and entertainment electronics sector, Kraiburg TPE has developed special halogen-free and flame-resistant TPE compounds that meet the stringent flame-resistance requirements of the relevant European and US standards.

At NPE in Chicago, Engel, the Austrian manufacturer of injection moulding machinery part-handling automation systems, presented among other exhibits a 60 tonne tiebarless all-electric e-motion combi machine as part of an integrated system that produced a multi-component cell phone holder. The part was moulded with PP and TPE.

A new series of clear, non-blooming TPE from Elastocon TPE Technologies, Inc. is claimed to eliminate oil bloom onto wood and other surfaces or materials by being completely oil-free.