Safer Flame Retardant AnnouncedCalumet City, Ill., December 30, 2011—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced the availability of a decabrome-free flame retardant system for polypropylene. The product line, FlamaSol FR™, was developed at PCC’s Solutions Center in Asheboro, N.C. According to PCC Development Engineer David Witt, “FlamaSol FR contains no decabrome a harmful chemical, yet demonstrates better extinguishing results than our previous flame retardant.” According to Witt, “decabrome is being phased out of flame retardants by the end of 2012, so we developed FlamaSol as a new option for our customers.” The Solutions Center developed FlamaSol FR™ in response to a rising need in the marketplace for safer flame resistant plastics. A team of scientists at PCC tested a wide variety of materials under simulated temperature and combustion conditions to discover the best proprietary formulation of fire retardant compounds. FlamaSol FR is ideal for use in construction materials (electrical conduit, junction boxes, switch boxes), warehouse products (shelving and pallets), personal electronic equipment (computers, printers and televisions) and other applications where flammability or ignition is a concern. FlamaSol FR surpasses in-house testing standards comparable to UL 94 and ANSI 4996 for plastic pallets and performs better than PCC’s previous flame retardant systems. FlamaSol FR PP is appropriate for use in injection molding, extrusion and blow molding applications. PCC Vice President of Business Development Tim Workman said that “the development of FlamaSol FR is just one more example of how PCC continues to work with our customers to solve problems and create leading products and services.” FlamaSol is available in white, black and natural masterbatches and PCC can custom-formulate it for any color. PCC is currently working on a FlamaSol product for PE. Contact: Greg Rosenberg
440-498-1134 PCC (Plastics Color Corporation) Announces Staff Changes
Calumet City, Ill., August 26th, 2011—PCC (Plastics Color Corporation), a leading supplier of color concentrates, compounds and additive masterbatches for the plastics industry, today announced two major staffing changes that have significant business implications. Timothy Workman has been promoted to vice president of business development from his previous position of business development manager. Workman joined Plastics Color last July. His role has been the strategic integration of sales and marketing, along with the development of PCC’s North Carolina Solutions Center. In his new position, Workman will oversee PCC’s R&D efforts, the integration of the recently acquired Plastics Distribution Corporation (formerly Polysource LLC) expansion of PCC’s liquid color business, investigation of potential acquisitions and other business growth initiatives. Prior to joining Plastics Color last year, Workman held several management positions within the plastics and chemicals industry. According to PCC’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing Joe Byrne, “Tim has significantly increased our visibility in the market and continues to examine ways to grow our business both organically and through strategic alliances and acquisitions.” Workman will continue to report to Byrne in his new position. PCC also announced the appointment of Fred Jhaveri to the position of global technology manager. Jhaveri brings with him more than 16 years of experience in the color concentrate business, as well as significant experience in the pigment and plastic processing industries. Jhaveri will report to Workman and coordinate all of PCC's technology initiatives to ensure quality and consistency in all four plants across the globe. He will also oversee vendor relationships from a technology standpoint and provide technical assistance to PCC’s labs. Contact: Greg Rosenberg
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