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Techmer PM Launches New Sustainability Brand

Techmer PM introduces a new sustainability brand, HiTerra™.

CLINTON, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading North American polymer compounder and materials design firm Techmer PM has launched its new sustainability brand, HiTerra™, to support the continuing sustainability focus within the plastics industry.

“Techmer remains committed to enabling our customer’s success by providing innovative solutions to today’s most challenging problems. We are proud that this sustainability brand lends a recognizable name for us to deliver on that promise,” said Michael McHenry, Chief Executive Officer of Techmer PM.

Products under the HiTerra name brand are geared towards answering the industry’s call for more sustainable products and solutions. HiTerra was born from the combined inspiration of Techmer PM’s high-performing masterbatches and compound solutions and the company’s commitment to preserving the earth for future generations. Techmer’s HiTerra brand of products will help brand owners and processors achieve their sustainability goals with recycling enablers, alternative resin technologies, and sustainability enablers like improving shelf life for food packaging and manufacturing efficiencies.

“We’re excited to see where this brand name takes us. We have a myriad of technologies in our existing portfolio that have proven market success. One of the pillars Techmer PM prides itself on is sustainability and our development pipeline is focused on addressing the current and future needs on this critical topic,” said Kaan Serpersu, Product Development, and Sustainability Manager at Techmer PM. He added that customers will now be able to easily identify all of Techmer PM’s sustainable solutions.

The launch of HiTerra is a follow-up to the recently launched Sustainability Report, highlighting how Techmer PM is helping its customers become more sustainable through their products and innovation. Techmer PM’s mission in the sustainability space is to have a positive impact on society and the environment by championing sustainable technology and education initiatives.

About Techmer PM

Founded in 1981, Techmer PM LLC is a materials design company that specializes in modifying and fine-tuning the properties of technical polymers. The company thrives on partnering and collaborating with plastics processors, fabricators, designers, specifiers, and brand owners. Drawing on a broad portfolio of resins –– from polyolefins to PEEK –– Techmer PM helps manufacturers enhance product function and appearance in scores of end-use markets. The award-winning firm operates seven North American plants and has extensive expertise in virtually every plastics- and fiber-related process, from additive manufacturing and blown film to nonwovens, injection molding, and sheet extrusion. Techmer PM has been recognized by Plastics News on its “Best Places to Work” list six times since 2014. Learn more by visiting www.techmerpm.com.

Contacts

Jill Warren, Techmer PM, (tel. 865 400 6700) or jwarren@techmerpm.com

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Contacts

Jill Warren, Techmer PM, (tel. 865 400 6700) or jwarren@techmerpm.com

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