Seattle, WA, USA--(Jobwerx News)--Eastman Receives Award for Glass Polymer family of copolyester resins from Brazil's packaging association, ABRE.

Eastman Chemical Company was awarded the Embanews Trophy for "Innovative Material for Cosmetic Luxury applications" on April 1, in São Paulo, Brazil. The award recognizes Eastman's The Glass Polymer family of copolyester resins, one of which was selected for the Due by Natura masculine and feminine perfume plastic caps. Pedro Fortes, Eastman's general manager for Mercosur and Brazil, accepted the award from Fábio Mestriner, president of Brazil's packaging association, ABRE.

"Our challenge is to develop materials solutions for the South American market with continuous innovation," said Fortes. "Our team works closely with partners like SPP Resinas and Rexam to meet the needs of the cosmetics market." According to Natura's developing packaging manager, Renato Wakimoto, "We chose The Glass Polymer copolyester for the material's glasslike clarity and dimensional stability during finishing."

The award is sponsored by Embanews magazine, which featured the winning packages at Feira Internacional da Indústria de Papel e da Indústria Gráfica (International Fair for the Paper and Graphic Industries) and at the Feira Internacional da Indústria do Plástico, BrasilPlast 2005 (International Plastic Industry Fair).

Eastman Chemical Company manufactures and markets chemicals, fibers and plastics worldwide. It provides key differentiated coatings, adhesives and specialty plastics products; is the world’s largest producer of PET polymers for plastics packaging; and is a major supplier of cellulose acetate fibers. Eastman is leveraging its heritage of innovation and strength in polyester, acetyl and organic chemistry technologies to drive growth and meet increasing demand in four select markets: building and construction, packaging, health, and electronics.


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