The Italian manufacturer of technical compounds Lati (Vedano Olona; www.lati.com) and its US competitor Star Plastics (Ravenswood, West Virginia; www.starplastics.com) have announced a sales cooperation. Star Plastics plans to give the Italian firm market access in North America and Asia. There, new sales markets are to be opened for special compounds based on polypropylene, polyamide and PBT in the electronics and application technology sectors. Conversely, the deal is expected to improve sales opportunities for Star Plastics’ polycarbonate and ABS compounds in the EU.

Lati CEO Michela Conterno expressed great expectations: “We found in Star Plastics a perfectly complementary product offering to that of Lati and the same approach to the market, based on creating solid partnerships with customers, to develop innovative solutions.”