Kraton develops, manufactures, and markets specialty polymer and biobased chemicals that deliver exceptional value with innovative and sustainable solutions. They serve a diverse range of end-use markets and aim to enhance lives worldwide.

Kraton Corporation

Kraton Corporation manufactures and sells styrenic block copolymers, specialty polymers, and bio-based products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Polymer and Chemical. The Polymer segment offers performance products, including styrene-butadiene-styrene for paving and roofing application; styrene-isoprene-styrene for personal care application; ethylene-vinyl acetate, polyolefins, and metallocene polyolefins for adhesives application; and specialty polymers, such as hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer, isoprene rubber, and isoprene rubber latex for use in medical and personal care products, adhesives, tackifiers, paints, and coatings. The Chemical segment provides pine-based specialty products that include rosin-based tackifiers for packaging and pressure-sensitive adhesive applications; terpene-based tackifiers for bookbinding, hygiene, and pressure-sensitive adhesive applications; alpha-methyl-styrene (AMS) resins; and hot melt polyamides for flexible packaging, industrial and road making applications. This segment also provides tall oil fatty acids, tall oil rosin, distilled tall oil, tall oil pitch, and rosin-based binders for the thermoplastic pavement marking submarket, as well as produces insoluble maleic-based tackifiers. The Chemical segment also offers terpene-based tread enhancement resins and AMS-based tread enhancement additives; and dimer acids and terpene fractions for fuel additives, oilfield chemicals, mining fluids, coatings, metalworking fluids, and lubricants. The company sells its products through various channels, including direct sales force, marketing representatives, and distributors under the Kraton brand. The company was formerly known as Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. and changed its name to Kraton Corporation in September 2016. Kraton Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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Kraton develops, manufactures and markets biobased chemicals and specialty polymers that deliver exceptional value and enhance the lives of people all over the world. Kraton has more than 800 customers across a diverse range of end markets in over 70 countries worldwide. We are committed to providing the superior product development, exceptional technical service, sustainable solutions and reliable quality supply that gives you the innovation edge.

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