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Kraton Is Stretching the Limits With New Ways to Design and Construct Nonwovens at the Idea 2013 Expo

HOUSTON, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (NYSE: “KRA”), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers and other engineered polymers announces plans to exhibit at IDEA 2013, in Miami, Florida from April 22nd — 25th. The Kraton booth will be located in Hall B, booth # 1353 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

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Kraton will showcase elastic attachment adhesives designed to adhere elastic threads to polyolefin nonwovens and films, NEXA’ polymers which offer unique properties to enable moisture activated cooling technology for fabrics and elastic nonwovens fiber technology that provide soft, discreet, breathable panels with biaxial stretch. These specialty polymer solutions are constructed to enhance the performance of everyday products for applications such as personal hygiene, medical, furnishings (home/office) and performance fabrics.

In addition to our full line of cutting-edge polymers, Kraton specializes in partnering with customers to formulate solutions that meet the challenging demands of the nonwovens industry. “We believe customer engagement is critical to our success. as a long-time leader in the manufacture of styrenic block copolymers (SBC), we believe our innovation gives our customers a true competitive advantage,” said Mark Siebert, Vice President of Adhesive, Sealants and Coatings. Kraton continuously strives to support product manufacturers in the textile and fabric industries with innovations that enhance product performance, improve processing capabilities, and optimize cost effectiveness in their operations.

To learn more about these polymer solutions, visit booth #1353 in Hall B to speak with a Kraton commercial or technical professional. If you would like to schedule a meeting with a Kraton representative during the exhibition, please email your request to info@kraton.com.

About Kraton Corporation

Kraton Corporation is a leading global producer of specialty polymers and high-value performance products derived from renewable resources. Kraton’s polymers are used in a wide range of applications, including adhesives, coatings, consumer and personal care products, sealants, and lubricants, and medical, packaging, automotive, paving, and roofing products. As the largest global provider in the pine chemicals industry, the company’s pine-based specialty products are sold into adhesive, road and construction, and tire markets, and it produces and sells a broad range of performance chemicals into markets that include fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, coatings, metalworking fluids and lubricants, inks, and mining. Kraton offers its products to a diverse customer base in over 70 countries worldwide.

*Kraton, the Kraton logo, and design are all trademarks of Kraton Corporation, or its subsidiaries or affiliates, in one or more, but not all countries.

SOURCE: Kraton Corporation

Media Contact: newsroom@kraton.com

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