CLEVELAND, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Noveon, Inc. has introduced a new hair
fixative polymer, Fixate(TM) G-100, that will provide formulators with
increased options for enhanced hair styling products.
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"Noveon's entry into hair fixative polymers represents a natural extension
of our polymer technology into an area of the personal care market where we
have extensive expertise in product and applications development," Bill
Sedlacek, Noveon Sr. Vice President and General Manager, Personal Care and
Pharmaceuticals, said. "Our Carbopol(R) brand polymers are essential
ingredients in many personal care systems. With the introduction of
Fixate(TM) G-100 Polymer, we can now provide the formulator with more of the
key ingredients needed for the creation of high performance hair styling
products."
Fixate(TM) G-100 Polymer, based on patented Noveon technology, is a water
based polymer that imparts multiple benefits to styling products, including
greatly improved humidity resistance, decreased tackiness and flaking and
enhanced hair appearance. Fixate(TM) G-100 Polymer is a low viscosity liquid,
which requires no dispersion or neutralization. It provides formulators with
enhanced ease of use versus many traditional hair fixative polymers. The INCI
designation for Fixate(TM) G-100 Polymer is AMP-Acrylates/Allyl Methacrylate
Copolymer.
Noveon is a leading global producer and marketer of technologically
advanced specialty chemicals for a broad range of consumer and industrial
applications. Noveon is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with regional
centers in Brussels, Belgium, and Hong Kong. The company had sales in 2001 of
$1.1 billion and employs about 2,800 at office and manufacturing locations
around the world.
For more information on Fixate(TM) G-100 Polymer or other personal care
products from Noveon, Inc., visit http://www.carbopol.com or call Laurie Marshall,
Business Development Manager, Personal Care (216-447-6544) (email:
laurie.marshall@noveoninc.com). For more information about Noveon, Inc.,
visit http://www.noveoninc.com .
This release contains forward-looking statements that relate to future
events or performance. These statements reflect the Company's current
expectations, and the Company does not undertake to update or revise these
forward-looking statements, even if experience or future changes make it clear
that any projected results express or implied in this or other Company
statements will not be realized. Furthermore, investors are cautioned that
these statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
Company's control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from
the forward-looking statements. Further information about these risks can be
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Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements contained herein, which speak only as of the date hereof. The
Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
SOURCE Noveon, Inc.
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