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Polyplastics Assumes Majority Ownership of TOPAS Advanced Polymers

Increased Stake Brings Greater Resources to TOPAS Business

FRANKFURT, Germany, 31 March 2017 – Effective as of April 2017, Polyplastics is increasing its ownership stake in TOPAS Advanced Polymers from the previous 45% to 51%, assuming majority control of the business. To denote this closer alliance between Polyplastics and TOPAS Advanced Polymers, a new TOPAS logo has been introduced, utilizing the same corporate colors as the Polyplastics Group.

New TOPAS Logo

There will be no change in the structure or operations of TOPAS Advanced Polymers as a result of this ownership shift. As they have for over a decade, the two businesses will continue to work closely together to grow the global markets for their respective industry-leading families of materials.

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About Polyplastics

With over fifty years’ experience, Polyplastics is one of the world’s leading engineering polymer manufacturers. Polyplastics offers the increasingly rare combination of strong technical and customer service plus a resin portfolio that strengthens the performance of products from leading manufacturers of automotive, electronic, aviation, appliance and other products around the world. The top global producer of POM (acetal) resins under the DURACON® brand, Polyplastics also is an industry leader in PBT (DURANEX®), PPS (DURAFIDE®), and in the Asia/Pacific market LCP (LAPEROS®) and COC (TOPAS®). Headquartered in Tokyo, with offices around the world, Polyplastics resins are available in major markets worldwide. Please visit www.polyplastics.com to learn how Polyplastics can provide the solutions your business needs.

Press Contact: 

Delia Clark

+1 859 746 6447

info@topas-us.com

About TOPAS Advanced Polymers and Polyplastics

TOPAS Advanced Polymers is the world’s leading maker of COC (cyclic olefin copolymer), a glass-clear and extremely pure plastic for healthcare, optics, packaging, and electronics applications. From insulin delivery, to food contact films, to tablet and smartphone components, TOPAS® COC is the high performance material of choice. The broad global regulatory compliance of TOPAS COC can make your next development a simpler task. 

TOPAS Advanced Polymers is a business of Polyplastics Co., Ltd., a global leader in the development and production of engineering thermoplastic solutions. Along with COC, the company’s broad product portfolio includes POM, PPS, PBT, and LCP plastics. The company has the largest global market share of POM, LCP and COC. With more than 50 years of experience, the company is backed by a strong global network of R&D, production, and sales resources capable of creating advanced solutions for an ever-changing global marketplace.

TOPAS® is a registered trademark of TOPAS Advanced Polymers GmbH in Germany, the United States, and other countries for its family of cyclic olefin copolymer resins.

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