Stock Report: Kraton Performance Polymers Inc. (KRA) Report Updated: May 20, 2013 | Print This Page

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc., through its subsidiary, Kraton Polymers LLC, engages in the development, production, and marketing of styrenic block copolymers (SBCs) and non-SBC products worldwide. The company offers approximately 250 core commercial grades of SBCs. Its products include unhydrogenated SBCs that are primarily used in paving and roofing, adhesives, sealants, coatings, and footwear applications; hydrogenated SBCs that are primarily used in soft touch and flexible materials, personal hygiene products, medical products, automotive components, adhesives, and sealants; and isoprene rubber products for use in the production of medical products, adhesives, tackifiers, paints, coatings, and photo-resistors. The company also produces isoprene rubber latex, a synthetic substitute for natural rubber latex used for various applications in medical, healthcare, personal care, and food contact operations; and compounds, a mixture of Kraton polymers and other polymers, resins, oils, or fillers that are used in various consumer and industrial applications. Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. markets its products under the KRATON brand name. It sells its products through various channels, including direct sales force, marketing representatives, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Polymer Holdings LLC and changed its name to Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. in December 2009. Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. is based in Houston, Texas.