About AmSty

AmSty, founded in 2008 and headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, is an integrated producer of polystyrene and styrene monomer, offering solutions to various markets across the Americas. As a joint venture equally owned by Trinseo LLC and Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, AmSty is committed to sustainability, innovation, and circular recycling. AmSty plays a significant role in advancing the plastics industry by offering innovative solutions, including its versatile polystyrene (PS) or GPPS products. The company develops high-performance polystyrene that delivers durability, superior processing capabilities, and versatility. Through its R&D efforts, AmSty focuses on improving the recyclability, safety, and efficacy of its plastics, meeting the evolving needs of applications ranging from packaging to consumer goods and automotive components.

STYRON A-TECH® 1290

STYRON A-TECH® 1290 by AmSty is a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) grade. Offers gloss, stiffness, flow, processing ability, cost and exhibits good impact and ESCR resistance. Provides better color consistency, the ability to down-gauge and improved wall thickness distribution. Is suitable for processing by extrusion- and thermoforming. Applications include food packaging, cups, lids, appliances, housewares, creamer and yogurt containers. Is a FDA 21 CFR 177.1640 and UL94 HB E326906 compliant grade.

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STYRON™ 498

STYRON™ 498 by AmSty is a high impact polystyrene (HIPS) grade. Offers toughness, gloss, excellent dimensional stability, good stiffness, flow, cost and processing ability. Provides better color consistency, the ability to down-gauge and improved wall thickness distribution. Applications include food packaging, cups, lids, appliances, housewares, medical and consumer electronics. STYRON™ 498 is an FDA 21 CFR 177.1640 and UL 94 HB E326906 compliant grade.

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MC3700

MC3700 by AmSty is a crystal polystyrene (PS) grade. Offers improved cycle times in hard to fill parts, exceptional mold release and easy filling of thin-walled parts. Applications include color concentrate carrier, consumer containers, vials, jars, disposable cutlery and injection molded drink cups. MC3700 is FDA 21 CFR 177.1640, UL 94 HB E326906 and USP Class VI compliant grade.