THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS (May 14, 2008) – Ever wonder what makes your Halloween mask stand out in the crowd? Or what makes food in the supermarket catch your eye? K-Resin^® styrene butadiene copolymer (SBC) film resins by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) are often responsible for your double-take.

K-Resin^® SBC can be used as a laminating film, providing gloss and printability to applications as diverse as food packaging, costume masks, and medical supplies.  It is suitable for use in cast and blown film processes, and K-Resin^® SBC’s broad processing window offers customers manufacturing flexibility.

“The beauty of our film products is in their adaptability,” said Cliff Pettey, market director for K-Resin^® SBC films. “K-Resin^® SBC is compatible in monolayer or multi-layer structures, giving customers the opportunity to choose the properties most important to the application – whether it’s clarity, gloss, toughness, printability, or a combination of these qualities.”

An example of K-Resin® SBC’s usefulness is seen in the products made by French-based company Leygatech. As specialists in blown film, Leygatech uses K-Resin^® SBC in monolayer structures for laminating food trays. By using K-Resin^® SBC, Leygatech adds aesthetic appeal to its packaging as well as the ability to seal a barrier film, ensuring that the food inside retains optimal freshness.

“The versatility of K-Resin^® SBC is paramount to our products,” said Jean-Matthieu Brouillat, research and development manager of Leygatech. “The resin’s compatibility with polystyrene enables K-Resin^® SBC’s rigidity to be adjusted, while maintaining its dimensional stability, clarity, and gloss.”

“While Leygatech is using K-Resin^® SBC for a food packaging application, our film resins are not limited to this particular market segment,” said Marc Heerbrant, K-Resin^® SBC product development and technical service manager. “Through our Plastics Technical Center, Chevron Phillips Chemical can offer product selection support for both classic and novel applications in a variety of market segments.”

Chevron Phillips Chemical offers worldwide product availability and technical support. For more information, call 1-800-231-1212 in the U.S., 32 2 689 1211 for international calls, or visit http://www.k-resin.com/.