Huntsman Celebrates Surface Solutions Investments at Elastomers Production Plant in Ringwood, Illinois
RINGWOOD, Illinois – Global specialty chemical manufacturer Huntsman hosted a formal event at its polyurethane elastomers production facility in Ringwood, Illinois, last week to mark the completion of a series of strategic investments in its thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) manufacturing capabilities for end applications in paint protection film and security glazing.
Huntsman is one of the longest-standing producers of TPUs for protective film applications. For more than 45 years, the business has been making high performance TPUs that form the basis of paint protection films, surface protection systems and security glazing technologies.
Over the last two years Huntsman has constructed a purpose-built TPU manufacturing facility for protective film technologies at its Ringwood site – fitting it out with cutting edge automation equipment. This investment has helped increase the output of products within Huntsman’s renowned KRYSTALGRAN® and KRYSTALFLEX® TPU portfolios, which set the gold standard for protective film systems worldwide.
During the event, which was attended by associates and federal, state, and local political leaders, Steen Weien Hansen, Vice President of Global Automotive and Elastomers for Huntsman Polyurethanes and Alexis Bortoluzzi, Senior Director, Global Elastomers for Huntsman Polyurethanes began with welcoming speeches to guests. They emphasized Huntsman’s strategic position as a flagship supplier in the TPU market in addition to the upgrade of the Ringwood site poising Huntsman Polyurethanes for growth with the industry. Steen Weien Hansen then formally commissioned the facility by cutting a ribbon.
Special guests in attendance included Village of Ringwood President, Rick Mack, McHenry County Board Chairman, Mike Buehler, State Senator Craig Wilcox, and Greg Claus, Deputy Chief of Staff for U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider. Guests were given a tour of the Ringwood facility and were able to see Huntsman’s paint protection film technology in action. The business arranged for a 2022 McLaren 765LT Spider to be on display at the plant. The vehicle was lent on behalf of Hamilton Collection, a charity-based organization with a fleet of super cars available for showing. The show vehicle surfaces were preserved with paint protection film – demonstrating the protective properties of the technology, which can stop vehicle paint work from getting chipped and damaged by road debris.
Commenting, Trent Shidaker, Global Director of Marketing at Huntsman for Elastomers, said: “Demand for surface protection solutions, and specifically for paint protection films, has accelerated in the last few years. Once solely employed in the luxury vehicle market, films are now used to protect mainstream vehicle makes and models from chips, scuffs, scrapes and UV weathering. It’s an exciting time to be in this sector and our recent investments reflect our commitment to the market and our customers. This event was a chance to thank the team involved in the construction, installation, and commissioning of our new surface solutions assets at Ringwood.”
Huntsman KRYSTALGRAN® TPU products are trusted by some of the world’s biggest paint protection film producers and is renowned for its exceptional pliability, product quality and consistency, and UV resistance. KRYSTALGRAN® TPU products, which are sold as pellets, are used to enhance paint protection in the automotive industry but are also used in electronic film applications; in signage projects; and to protect the leading edge of helicopter and wind turbine blades. KRYSTALFLEX® films, which are the benchmark in interlayer laminating applications within the glass industry, are typically used to strengthen anti-ballistic glass used in military vehicles, banks and government buildings.
For more information about Huntsman’s surface solutions capabilities, please contact: Joanna_Marzec@huntsman.com.
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Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2021 revenues of approximately $8 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.
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