Eastman Chemical opens plant for Eastman Tritan copolyester...

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Eastman Chemical Company, a chemical, fiber and plastics company, celebrated last Thursday (May 13) the grand opening of a new plant exclusively dedicated to the production of Eastman Tritan copolyester at its headquarters in Kingsport, Tennessee, US. The plant expands production capacity of Tritan in alignment with increasing market demand for the material. Tritan is a new-generation copolyester that balances the properties of clarity, toughness, and heat and chemical resistance, and is manufactured without bisphenol A (BPA).

A focus on markets, applications and customers that benefit from the attributes of Eastman Tritan copolyester has enabled Eastman\'s Tritan business to quadruple in the past 12 months. Since the launch of Tritan in 2007, marketplace use of Tritan has increased from three initial industries - reusable sports water bottles, housewares and small appliances - to seven target markets, including medical, infant care, bulk water and signs.

Dante Rutstrom, vice president and general manager, specialty plastics business, Eastman, said. \"By responding to our predicted annual global copolyester market growth of 6 percent to 8 percent, we are already exceeding expectations of marketplace success. We are now even more equipped to increase the opportunities available in the industry.\"

The grand-opening celebration includes tours of the new facility for local government officials, as well as select customers and employees, and presentations by Eastman executives, including Jim Rogers, president and CEO, Eastman, and Mark Costa, executive vice president, specialty polymers, coatings and adhesives, and chief marketing officer, Eastman.