Septon Company of America. (Acquisitions, Expansions).
Septon Company of America, Pasadena, TX, a producer of hydrogenated
styrenic block copolymers used by formulators and compounders of
thermoplastic elastomers Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), sometimes referred to as thermoplastic rubbers, are a class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a rubber) which consist of materials with both thermoplastic and elastomeric properties. , announced the startup in July of the
firm's styrenic elastomer elastomer (ĭlăs`təmər), substance having to some extent the elastic properties of natural rubber. The term is sometimes used technically to distinguish synthetic rubbers and rubberlike plastics from natural rubber. plant located in Pasadena, a suburb suburb, a community in an outlying section of a city or, more commonly, a nearby, politically separate municipality with social and economic ties to the central city. In the 20th cent. of
Houston, TX. The $70 million facility will provide compounders and
formulators with domestically sourced polymers. The plant will be
capable of producing 26 million pounds of elastomers annually.
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