Trinseo Offers Polymers, Specialty Engineered Solutions for Drug Delivery Devices

Company supports growth in self-administered healthcare

BERWYN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$TSETrinseo
(NYSE: TSE), the global materials solution provider and manufacturer of
plastics, latex binders and synthetic rubber, announced today that its
Consumer Essential Markets (CEM) business unit will now support medical
device and pharmaceutical manufacturers of Drug
Delivery Devices
with specialty engineered polymer solutions.

Typical drug delivery devices, also known as combination devices that
can use Trinseo materials include auto injectors, insulin pens, asthma
inhalers, prefilled syringes and wearable devices. The Company’s
specialty compounded solutions are ideal for a wide range of
applications – acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) for housings,
polycarbonate (PC) for windows and needle shield caps, and polystyrene
(PS) for secondary packaging.

Trinseo materials are offered under the brands CALIBRE™
Polycarbonate Resins
, CALIBRE™
MEGARAD™ Polycarbonate Resins
, EMERGE™
Advanced Resins
, STYRON™
Polystyrene Resins
and MAGNUM™
ABS Resins
. They provide advantages which are critical to the market
such as:

  • Appearance and color options
  • High impact resistance and toughness
  • High stiffness/modulus
  • Low residual monomer and oligomer levels
  • Radiation and Ethylene Oxide sterilization
  • Biocompatiblity tested resins and colors

Trinseo materials have been developed to meet the needs of manufacturers
and molders – and they can be customized to meet exacting
specifications. Trinseo medical grades have been biocompatibility tested
and certain products are listed on a U.S. FDA Master Access File or Drug
Master File.

The Company’s focus on drug delivery devices expands its support in the
Medical Devices space which has included Single-
and Multiple-Use Devices
and Equipment
Housings
. As healthcare professionals embrace self-administered care
they need devices that not only are effective therapeutically but also
offer their patients functionality, convenience, haptics and aesthetics.
Polymers are a big part of the challenge and Trinseo, with a foundation
in medical polymers, intends to offer the solution.

About Trinseo

Trinseo (NYSE:TSE) is a global materials solutions provider and
manufacturer of plastics, latex binders, and synthetic rubber. We are
focused on delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to help our
customers create products that touch lives every day — products that are
intrinsic to how we live our lives — across a wide range of end-markets,
including automotive, consumer electronics, appliances, medical devices,
lighting, electrical, carpet, paper and board, building and
construction, and tires. Trinseo had approximately $3.7 billion in net
sales in 2016, with 15 manufacturing sites around the world, and nearly
2,200 employees. For more information visit www.trinseo.com.

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Contacts

Trinseo
Paula Biskup, +1-248-802-2783
[email protected]