Materials News

FDA-compliant resins from South America

Medical markets in eight Latin and South American countries - Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and Cuba - are expected to demonstrate a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% between 2008 and 2013, reaching US$9.2 billion, according to Espicom Health Intelligence. To meet this increasing demand, Sabic is committed to providing local customers fast and easy access to high-performance materials - such as biocompatible Lexan HP polycarbonate (PC) resins - and technical resources that they need to bring the next generation of medical applications to market.