What's New

• June 15 - 2010 - ABS price increase
• May 15 - 2010 - ABS price increase
• April 26 - 2010 - ABS price increase
• March 16 - 2010 - ABS price increase
• January 26 - 2010 - Resin price increase
• November 30, 2009 - Faraprene new line of thermoplastic

• Prime Tuff-X
• Prime Tuff-X HG
• Prime Tuff-X ST
• Prime Tuff-X STF
• Prime Tuff-X FR
• Prime Super Tuff-X
• Prime PO 500
• Prime Clear-X 200
• Prime Weather-X ML200
• Prime Weather-X ML500
• Prime ABS ST80

Resin Price Increase slated for February 2010

Primex Plastics Corporation announces the commercialization of a new line of thermoplastic elastomers marketed as their Faraprene® family of products.

November 30, 2009 – Primex Plastics Corporation, working in conjunction with their subsidiary, O’Neil Color and Compound, announced today the commercialization of their new family of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs). Primex will market their new line of TPEs under the name of Faraprene®.  Faraprene® is currently available in five grades with a variety of performance features to provide customers with the optimum TPE solution to fit their needs.

Faraprene® was designed to provide an economical solution for a wide variety of applications including, Automotive, RV, Marine, Packaging, Consumer products and Leisure. Featured characteristics of the   Faraprene® family of products include: Low gloss, soft flexible feel, High or low COF as required, good chemical resistance, improved scratch and mar, elastic recovery properties, good weatherability and ease of process.  Faraprene® is available in a variety of colors and textures including, Diamond Plate, Coin, Levant, Haircell, Smooth and carpet laminate. Faraprene® is a proprietary custom compound and may be tailored to fit specific customer requirements.  

Primex Plastics Corporation, founded in 1965 by ICC Industries, is a leader in the custom sheet extrusion industry. With over 100 extrusion lines at plants in seven states and in the United Kingdom, Primex serves customers in the food packaging, textile, automotive, health care, cosmetics, construction, appliance, transportation, toy, graphic arts, and pharmaceutical industries. www.primexplastics.com

ICC Industries Inc., founded in 1950, is engaged in international and domestic trading of chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals. www.iccindustries.com In addition, ICC’s other subsidiaries produce products internationally such as:

• Specialty chemicals including chlorinated paraffin’s, organophosphites, & flame retardants;

• Flavors, fragrance, aroma chemicals, botanical extracts, and gums;

• Over-the-counter generic and branded pharmaceuticals;

• Coatings, synthetic resins, sheet molding compounds, and soaps.

 www.oneilcolor.com

O’Neil Color and Compounding Corporation, a subsidiary of Primex Plastics Corporation, is a manufacturer of color concentrates, plastic additives, and specialty compounds with production facilities in New Jersey and Tennessee.  O’Neil produces premium compounds and colorants tailored to the specific needs of its customers who represent a broad spectrum within the plastics processing industry.

For further information regarding Faraprene®, or any other of Primex’s diverse line of extruded plastic sheet products, please contact Paul Uphaus @ puphaus@primexplastics.com or by calling 1-800-225-9272