AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A. Schulman
Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: SHLM), a leading international supplier of
high-performance plastic compounds and powders will present its
complete product range and recent innovations at Fakuma on
October 17-21, 2017 in
Friedrichshafen, Germany.
A. Schulman will be presenting its latest innovations and
comprehensive product range of Masterbatches, Engineering Plastics,
Engineered Composites, Specialty Powders and Distribution
Services.
The product highlights at Fakuma will be:
- A silver metallic product range for automotive and household
appliances
- SchularecTM grades – a new concept which fills the
demand for recycled materials
- A complete product range of low-emission solutions for interior
automotive applications
- Icorene® 9005 polyamide for use in rotomolded
automotive tanks
- LYTEXTM styrene-free Sheet-Molding-Compounds
- Schulamid® 6 and 66 Carbon Fiber-Reinforced (CF)
Compounds
In addition to product innovations, A. Schulman has over the
last months gone a step further in enhancing customer service. The
Company scaled up several new production lines in order to improve
product availability with shorter lead times.
- Recent opening of a new masterbatch production site in
Turkey
- Increased capacity at its existing masterbatch sites in
France, Poland, Italy, Hungary and Spain
- First successful trials at the new Joint Venture plant in Yanbu
/ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The
production of Polyfort® and Polyflam®
polypropylene compounds will ramp up over the months to come.
- Production start-up of a new production line for sheet-molding
compounds in Germany is foreseen
for January 2018.
New distribution agreements and a partnership with 3M to
accelerate time-to-market for lightweight and insulating components
are completing the Company's offer for its customers in central and
northern Europe.
"Our efforts go beyond product innovation and improved service
with increased capacity", states Heinrich
Lingnau, Senior Vice President & General Manager EMEA.
"We have also implemented a new simplified and streamlined
structure of our sales and customer service teams, which gives our
customers easier access to a broader array of innovative products.
It's all about helping our customers being more successful. Because
our definition of success is helping our customers achieve
theirs."
Meet A. Schulman experts at Fakuma, Hall B1, booth
1112.
About A. Schulman, Inc.
A. Schulman, Inc. is a
leading international supplier of high-performance plastic
compounds and resins headquartered in Akron, Ohio. Since 1928, the Company has been
providing innovative solutions to meet its customers' demanding
requirements. The Company's customers span a wide range of markets
such as packaging, mobility, building & construction,
electronics & electrical, agriculture, personal care &
hygiene, sports, leisure & home, custom services and others.
The Company employs approximately 4,800 people and has 54
manufacturing facilities globally. A. Schulman reported net sales
of approximately $2.5 billion for the
fiscal year ended August 31, 2016.
Additional information about A. Schulman can be found at
www.aschulman.com.
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