A. Schulman, Inc. was an American supplier of plastic compounding products, color concentrates, and additives before its acquisition by

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in 2018.

Products

The company's products include: * Low (

LDPE Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene. It was the first grade of polyethylene, produced in 1933 by John C. Swallow and M.W Perrin who were working for Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) using a high pr ...

) and high ( HDPE) density polyethylenes under the Polyflam brand *

Polystyrene Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed. General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and brittle. It is an inexpensive resin per unit weight. It i ...

(PS),

polypropylene Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. It is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer Propene, propylene. Polypropylene belongs to the group of polyolefin ...

(PP) and polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) also under the Polyflam brand * Several derivaterized styrene polymers ( ABS, Methyl Methacrylate Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (MABS) and blends (ABS/ PA, PC/ABS),

polymethylmethacrylate Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is a synthetic polymer derived from methyl methacrylate. It is a transparent thermoplastic, used as an engineering plastic. PMMA is also known as acrylic, acrylic glass, as well as by the trade names and bran ...

(PMMA), and

polycarbonate Polycarbonates (PC) are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate ester, carbonate groups in their chemical structures. Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, toughness, tough materials, and some grades are optically transp ...

(PC) and blends (PC/ PBT), under the Polyman brand * Polyacetyls (POM) under the Schulaform brand *

Polyamide A polyamide is a polymer with repeating units linked by amide bonds. Polyamides occur both naturally and artificially. Examples of naturally occurring polyamides are proteins, such as wool and silk. Artificially made polyamides can be made throug ...

s PA6 and PA66 under the Schulamid brand *

Polybutylene terephthalate Polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) is a thermoplastic engineering polymer that is used as an insulator in the electrical and electronics industries. It is a thermoplastic (semi-)crystalline polymer, and a type of polyester. PBT resists solvents, s ...

(PBT) under the Schuladur A brand *

Polyurethane Polyurethane (; often abbreviated PUR and PU) is a class of polymers composed of organic chemistry, organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links. In contrast to other common polymers such as polyethylene and polystyrene, polyurethane term ...

(PUR) under the Polypur brand *

Polyvinyl chloride Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene). About 40 million tons of ...

(PVC) under the Polyvin brand * Styrene acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) under the Polyfort brand

History

The company was founded in 1928 by Alex Schulman by selling rubber products from a plant in

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. In 1972, the company became a

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via an

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. In 1994, the company acquired Comalloy International, a subsidiary of

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based in Nashville, Tennessee. In February 1995, the company acquired Texas Polymer Services. In 1996, the company acquired the Specialty Compounding Division of Laurel Industries Inc., from

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. In 2007, the company acquired Delta Plast Group, based in Sweden. In February 2008, the Company closed its facility in

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. In 2009, the company opened a Polybatch plant in Akron, Ohio. In 2010, the company acquired McCann Color and closed its facility in Sharon Center, Ohio. In April 2010, the company acquired ICO for $191 million. Also in 2010, the company acquired Mash Compostos Plasticos of Brazil. In 2016, the company sued the former owners of Citadel Plastics, a company it had previously acquired, for $272 million, claiming that they falsified information about the recycled content and other attributes of its products and that A. Schulman later had to stop selling these products.

References

External links

Official Website
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