HOUSTON (Feb. 16) — Kraton Polymers L.L.C. has opened a distribution center in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in Shanghai, China. The center includes storage and distribution capabilities for the firm's unhydrogenated and hydrogenated styrenic block copolymers and polyisoprene products.
Kraton said the new center will reduce order lead times by as much as five weeks for the products, which include highly engineered thermoplastic elastomers.