Bluestar Silicones

Bluestar Silicones, a leading supplier of silicones for the healthcare market, will debut its new company name and market leading soft silicone capabilities at the Orthopädie + Reha-Technik 2008 in Leipzig, Germany, May 21 to 24.

Located in Booth F 08, Hall 1, Bluestar Silicones will feature its Silbione® brand silicone gels, room temperature vulcanized silicones (RTVs) and soft liquid silicone rubber (LSR) technologies.  The company will highlight its new Silbione® light weight gels and silicone foam technologies designed specifically to provide comfort through better pressure distribution for the prosthetic and orthotic marketplaces.

“Orthopädie + Reha-Technik is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate the value-added cushioning solutions we bring to the market,” says Dr. Olivier Loubet, global healthcare market manager.   “Bluestar Silicones is committed to helping customers find new, innovative ways to provide comfort for patients and consumers.”

Bluestar Silicones offers a full range of Silbione® soft silicone products for the healthcare market that provide excellent dampening properties and pressure distribution with a good balance of low viscosity and high mechanical properties.

For more information about Bluestar Silicones’s full range of silicone healthcare products, call +00 49 2171 5009 0.

Press contact:
Pascal Louis Caillaut
Bluestar Silicones
Phone : + 33 4 72 13 19 09 – Fax : + 33 4 72 13 19 44
Pascal-louis.caillaut@bluestarsilicones.com

Established in 2007 through the acquisition of Rhodia Silicones by China National BlueStar Corporation, Bluestar Silicones is a €610 million global silicones supplier with manufacturing operations in all regions of the world. Bluestar Silicones is one of the world’s leading fully integrated global silicones manufacturers.  With more than 50 years of silicone expertise, Bluestar Silicones offers a full-range of silicone products in the areas of release coatings, specialty elastomers, health care, specialty fluids, emulsions and resins.