A.Schulman, Sportsguard Laboratories Develop Proprietary PolyShoK Compound for BIOguard Mouthguards Worn by Ohio State Football Champs, Tennessee Titans.Sports Editors/Business Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.021303/bb5 AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2003 When the Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State University's intercollegiate sports teams and players are called the "Buckeyes" (after the state tree, the Buckeye), and participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports. beat the Miami Hurricanes The Miami Hurricanes are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami. They compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Its traditional athletic rivals include the Florida State University Seminoles and the University of Florida Gators. to take top honors in this year's Fiesta Bowl The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos tortilla chips (a Frito-Lay product), is a United States college football game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006. , team members took to the field wearing custom-fitted mouthguards made with PolyShoK(TM) material, a product jointly developed by Akron, Ohio-based A. Schulman (Nasdaq:SHLM) and Sportsguard Laboratories Inc. of Kent, Ohio Kent is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,906 at the 2000 census, making it the county's largest city. Kent is home to the main campus of Kent State University. Nearby metropolitan areas include Akron, Cleveland, Canton, and Youngstown-Warren. . "Our athletes like the PolyShoK(TM) material as it is comfortable and easy to wear," said Dr. Deborah Mendel. "As team dentist, I was glad to protect our athletes with a more shock-absorbent material." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dan Brett, also a dentist, and president of Sportsguard Laboratories, "The mouthguards made with PolyShoK(TM) material provide 150-percent more shock/energy absorption than standard mouthguards made of EVA Eva to marry winner of singing contest. [Ger. Opera: Wagner, Meistersinger, Westerman, 225–228] See : Prize 1. Eva - A toy ALGOL-like language used in "Formal Specification of Programming Languages: A Panoramic Primer", F.G. (Ethyl ethyl (ĕth`əl), CH3CH2, organic free radical or alkyl group derived from ethane by removing one hydrogen atom. Vinyl Acetate). Medical experts have established that the better protected the mouth area is, the less risk there is that an athlete will suffer a concussion." A. Schulman and Sportsguard Laboratories are in the process of releasing the second-generation PolyShoK(R) Plus material, offering 280-percent more shock absorption than standard EVA material which will significantly improve the wear resistance in mouthguards. Working with Sportsguard Laboratories, A.Schulman developed, Polypur(R) 1405, a proprietary high-performance thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. compound designed to offer greater shock absorption, greater comfort and greater resistance to wear than any compound currently used in the manufacture of athletic mouth guards. Unlike other compounds, Polypur(R) 1405 contains unique properties that allow it to be both extruded and injection-molded. The result is a better fit and a mouthguard with better wear resistance at the key biting points. Other than several NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association teams using PolyShoK(TM) products, pro teams such as the Tennessee Titans and the Philadelphia Flyers, also wear the BIOguard(R) Mouthguard. ABOUT A. SCHULMAN A. Schulman is a leading international supplier of high-performance plastic compounds and resins, which are used as raw materials in a variety of markets. The Company's principal product lines consist of proprietary and custom-formulated engineered plastic compounds, color concentrates and additives that improve the appearance and performance of plastics in a number of specialized applications. A. Schulman has technology centers in North America and Europe devoted to new product development and color research. The Company's manufacturing facilities have their own product testing and quality control laboratories to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products to A. Schulman's global customer base. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, A. Schulman employs approximately 2,300 employees and has 13 manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, Mexico and the Asia- Pacific region. A. Schulman stock is quoted through the Nasdaq National Market System (Symbol:SHLM). Revenues for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2002, were $967 million. Additional information about A. Schulman can be found on the World Wide Web at www.aschulman.com. ABOUT SPORTSGUARD LABORATORIES Sportsguard Laboratories, Inc. is a dental laboratory specializing in the fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. of custom-fitted athletic mouth guards and the manufacturing of retail mouthguards. Using German technology, Sportsguard Laboratories developed the BIOguard(R), a state-of-the-art custom mouthguard providing the most precise fit, protection and comfort available today. In addition to the custom fit BIOguard(R), the new GAMEguard(TM) and GAMEguard PLUS(TM) boil & bite mouthguards are available through Sportsguard Laboratories, authorized distributors and retail stores. For more information, visit the company's website at www.sportsguard.com. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.021303/bb5 |
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