(polynews) -- Interplastic Corp. has bought polymer-based product technology from paint and coatings producer Valspar Corp. for an undisclosed price.
The deal includes technologies, formulations and processing data for two lines of polymer-based gel coats and one line of polymer-based coatings. The products are used in the marine industry and other markets.
Interplastic Corporation is a specialty chemical company with headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota, the USA. Its thermoset resins division focuses on the production and distribution of unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins, gel coats, and colorants for the composites and cast polymer industries. Its molding products division is a leader in the production of sheet molding compounds and other thermoset molding materials.
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