TSRC Corporation has announced its investment in the construction of a new SEBS line with 20,000 t/y capacity in Nantong, China. The line is expected to start operations during the course of 2019.
TSRC provides SEBS, SIS and SBS products for customers in plastic modification, compounding, adhesives, elastic film, and flexography applications. The company said that it is committed to increasing its R+D investment by upgrading R+D facilities and capabilities to develop high value-added products, for example, medical applications and specialty films. The company provides new SEBS polymers that are said to feature very good miscibility with polyolefins and high transparency and softness for medical film applications.