Total Petrochemicals Creates New Metallocene （总石化创建新茂金属）.pdfVIP

Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc. 1201 Louisiana Street, Suite 1800 Houston, Texas 77002 Fax: 713.483.5466 For More Information: Mike Musgrave Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc. Tel: +1 713.483.5260 mike.musgrave@ Dede Meade Amy Godfrey Milliken Chemical AHM Marketing Communications Tel: +1 864.503.6503 Tel: +1 413.448.2260, x370 dede.meade@ agodfrey@ Total Petrochemicals Creates New Metallocene PP Resin Clarified with Milliken’s Millad® NX8000 for Thermoforming SPARTANBURG, S.C. – July 5, 2010 – Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc., a leading polypropylene (PP) producer headquartered in Houston, Texas, and Milliken Chemical, a division of Milliken Company, collaborated on a new metallocene PP resin clarified with Milliken’s Millad® NX8000 technology. The new material, Total Petrochemicals’ Lumicene® M3382MZ polypropylene, produces thermoformed parts with superior clarity and gloss and excellent side wall stiffness. The resin is ideal for deli containers, drinking cups, lids, domes and food service trays when high clarity and stiffness are important. The combination of Milliken’s high-performance clarifier and Total’s proprietary metallocene technology will help drive expanded use of low-density PP as a cost-effective and environmentally responsible replacement for other clear plastic materials. Lumicene M3382MZ is an extremely clean resin that features ultra-low extractables, improved taste and odor characteristics, and complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations regarding food contact. During processing, this resin