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Philadelphia, PA (USA) -- June 23, 2004 -- Constar International Inc., a leading producer of PET containers in the United States and Europe, announced last week the commercial availability of its MonOxbar technology following the completion of the FDA's Food Contact Notification process. MonOxbar is a monolayer blend of Constar's patented OxbarT oxygen scavenging material with PET for oxygen-sensitive products. Common products that are oxygen sensitive include juices, teas, tomato-based products such as pasta sauces and ketchup, beer, vitamin-enhanced products, and many other popular foods and beverages, especially in single-serve presentations.

In addition to a full range of Monoxbar bottles for custom, hot-fill and wide-mouth applications in the U.S. and Europe, Constar will offer MonOxbar preforms to customers who operate their own blow-molding machines, aseptic fillers running integrated blow-fill lines, and to export markets worldwide. Like Constar's already established multi-layer OxbarTM technology, MonOxbar's oxygen barrier is embodied in the preform, which is far less sensitive to freight cost than bottles.

Mike Hoffman, Constar's President and CEO, commented, "MonOxbar represents a revolutionary development in oxygen barrier technology. We believe that MonOxbar is by far the industry's most effective oxygen barrier technology, and since it is a PET resin blend, it can be manufactured on practically all of our existing PET bottle-making machinery with only minor investments in specialized equipment. We are very excited to have such an economical and highly-effective oxygen barrier solution available for applications that expand PET's reach."

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