Eastman's Polymer Selected for Bottles

Eastman's Polymer Selected for Bottles

KINGSPORT, Tenn.--Eastman Chemical Co.'s Eastapak Polymer was selected by CaptivePlastics for use in its line of vitamin and nutritional supplement products. The polymersare being used in its PET recyclable plastic bottles.

Natrol is another company that recently selected Eastapak for its plastic bottles."Natrol wanted to switch to bottles made from PET polymer because of its high clarityand toughness. PET has better breakage resistance than some other plastics, so there isless damage during shipment," said Lisa Jackson, director of purchasing at Natrol.The companies can be found online at these addresses: www.caplas.com,www.natrol.com and www.eastman.com.