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Press Releases

Company Information

04/07/08 GLS To Exhibit New High-Performance TPE Product Lines At Chinaplas 2008
11/20/07 PolyOne to Acquire GLS Corp. to Drive Specialization Strategy, Open New Markets with Proven, Top-Quality TPE Technologies
10/24/07 GLS Introduces New Family of TPEs Based on Dow Chemical Co.’s Olefin Block Coplymer Technology
07/30/07 GLS Corp. To Launch New Technology Suite of Blow Molding TPES at K’ 2007
01/16/07 GLS Continues To Assure High Standards with Swift ISO 9001 Certification in New China Production Facility
05/30/06 GLS Corporation's Director of R&D Awarded Society of Plastics Engineers' Prestigious Honor.
05/30/06 GLS Corp. and Other Leading Suppliers to the Overmolding Industry to Host TPE Design Seminar at NPE; Nypro Official to Discuss Doing Business in China.
05/08/06 GLS Corporation To Sponsor Innovative TPE Product Design
04/25/06 GLS Announces New Manufacturing Facility In China For Local Production, Global Supply Of Top Quality TPEs
01/30/06 GLS Corporation Wins Environmental Award; Also Recertification to ISO 14001
01/25/05 GLS Expands Relationship with Leading North American Plastics Distributor
07/28/04 GLS Corporation Offers New Product Design Literature
07/28/04 GLS Offers New Literature on How to Optimize Hard-Soft TPE Overmolding Adhesion
06/28/04 GLS Offers New TPE Product Selector Guide
05/03/04 GLS Corporation introduces new Overmolding TPEs designed to bond to wide range of modified nylon materials
10/16/03 GLS Corporation TPE division earns dual ISO certification, one for 9001:2000, another for ISO 14001:1996
05/07/03 Expanding GLS Corp. TPE division names Louis Maresca VP Operations.
03/31/03 GLS aims for NPE 2003 *Triple Crown* with 3 new diverse TPE products.
03/12/03 GLS unveils new web site - offers best TPE resource site on the web.
02/21/02 GLS Corporation Continues to Grow TPE Business; Creates New Position for Leading TPE Development Expert

Medical/FDA News

08/22/08 GLS’ High-Performance TPE Helps Coopersurgical’s Vacuum-Assist Delivery Devices Ease Newborns Safely Into The World
06/03/08 GLS Launches First Phase of Fluid Delivery Packaging Platform: Portfolio of Unique TPEs for Healthcare Gaskets and Stoppers
01/24/08 GLS’ New Thermoplastic Elastomer Offers Phthalate-Free / Plasticizer-Free Formulations
11/28/07 High-Performance TPV From GLS Corp. Delivers Multiple Benefits To Biowave’s Pain Therapy Medical Devices
09/25/07 GLS Corporation Introduces New Line Of Barrier TPE Alloys
07/25/07 GLS Dynaflex® G2700 TPE Series Wins FDA Clearance for Direct Food Contact Applications
06/06/06 Award-Winning Life Saving Medical Device Uses TPEs for Quality Look, Ruggedness and Good Grip
12/01/05 Disposable TPE Biopsy Valves From US Endoscopy Offer Unsurpassed Protection For Patients And Staff.
01/26/05 GLS Corporation Dynaflex Grades ISO 10993 Compliant
08/30/04 GLS Corporation Introduces Unfilled, Translucent Food, Drug and Medical Grade TPEs for the European Marketplace
01/26/04 GLS Corporation introduces new USP Medical Class VI Dynaflex.
05/15/02 GLS TPE Grade Goes Medical - Versatile Dynaflex Compound Gets OK'd for Medical USP Class VI and FDA Compliant Products
02/13/02 GLS Develops New Medical TPEs as Alternative for PVC or Latex - Looks, Feels, Performs Similar to PVC or Latex
08/30/01 New GLS Corp. FDA - Approved Thermoplastic Elastomer Grades A "Natural" For Kitchen Items, Infant Care Products, Other Food Contact Items

New Technology

04/17/08 GLS Helps Customers Meet Current, Future Eco-Driven Regulations with New Halogen-Free, Flame-Retardant Onflex™ -S TPE-S Compounds
04/17/08 GLS’ New Family Of TPEs Based On The Dow Chemical Company’s Olefin Block Copolymers Gains Global Traction
10/24/07 GLS Introduces New Family of TPEs Based on Dow Chemical Co.’s Olefin Block Coplymer Technology
03/21/07 GLS Corporation Offers New Value-Oriented TPE Series with Smooth, Matte Finish For Long/Thin or Detailed Parts
02/28/07 GLS Corporation Adds TPE Product Line with High Heat Resistance, Low Compression Set for Gaskets and Seals
09/25/06 GLS Corporation Introduces New Line Of Barrier TPE Alloys
11/14/05 GLS Corp. Introduces New Value Priced Clear Soft Touch TPEs For Consumer Products
04/21/05 At June 2005 MD&M Show, GLS Corporation to introduce new Versaflex TPE Alloy Lineas Ideal Replacement for Silicone & PVC.
04/04/05 GLS International Introduces New Versaflex TPE Alloy Line as Ideal Replacement for Silicone
03/22/05 'New "Universal Overmold" TPE Alloy from GLS Corporation Adheres to Virtually all Rigid Plastics'.
09/03/04 GLS Corporation's New Versaflex TPE Alloy Line Features Water-Clarity and Enhanced Heat Resistance Properties
06/22/04 GLS Targets K-Show 2004 with 2 New Specialty TPE Alloys
05/27/04 GLS Corporation Introduces New TPV Alloys
04/30/04 GLS Corporation to exhibit at Chinaplas 2004
03/25/04 New Versollan TPU Alloy Grades From GLS Bring Soft Touch Together With High Performance And Easy Processing
07/22/03 GLS Corporation introduces what is claimed to be the softest TPU Elastomer in the industry.
04/24/03 GLS Corp. to Highlight Ultra Soft TPE Grade at NPE
03/23/03 GLS to introduce Versollan TPU Elastomer at NPE - softest TPU elastomer in the industry.
09/24/02 TPE Manufacturer GLS Corporation Unveils New Generation of High Performance Rubberized Thermoplastic Urethane Alloys
09/20/02 Ultra-Softness & Water Clarity Featured in New GLS Versaflex TPE Grade
02/12/02 New GLS Thermoplastic Elastomer Alloy Line Offers Better Molding, Improved Performance
10/17/01 GLS Corporation Offers New Kraton Polymers Compounds

Overmolding News

09/10/08 Success With Overmolding Technology: Marrying Soft TPEs With Hard Substrates
04/18/06 GLS Corporation to Introduce New Clear Polar Overmold Versaflex Grade at NPE
05/10/05 New "Universal Overmold" TPE Alloy from GLS Corporation Adhere's to Virtually all Rigid Plastics
05/03/04 GLS Corporation introduces new Overmolding TPEs designed to bond to wide range of modified nylon materials
03/01/02 New GLS TPE Line Breaks Through Nylon 6 Overmold Barrier - Provides Excellent Adhesion with 2-Shot Insert Overmolding
01/08/02 Independent TPE Bonding Study Rates GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers Best in Class - Adherence to Nylon 6 Plus Easy Processing is a Winning Formula

Consumer Goods News

09/10/08 Scuba Fins Move Effortlessly From Land To Sea By Pairing Rigid Pp With Flexible, Overmolded GLS TPE
07/15/08 Dynaflex™ TPE From GLS Helps Bug Bam Products LLC Create Soft-Touch Products That Give Mosquitoes The Brush-Off
05/01/08 2Targets Scores With The Putt 2 Practice Device Featuring GLS-Distributed Kratonä TPE
01/24/08 Soft, Lightweight GLS Versaflex® TPE Helps The Lobie™ Accessory Ease Discomfort Of Earbuds
08/21/07 Dynaflex G7940 TPE From GLS Corp. Helps Scrub Balls Laundry Accessories Make A Splash
04/11/07 Thermoplastic Elastomers (TPEs) From GLS Corporation Solve the High Heel Style versus Comfort Dilemma Worldwide
02/21/07  New Jamie Oliver Flavour Shaker Gets a Grip from New TPE Materials
01/11/07 Extensive Use of TPEs Brings the Next Generation of Personal Computing Into Consumers Hands
10/20/06 New Product Line with Proprietary Line of GLS TPEs, Can Stick To Any Surface without Suction
08/09/06 TPEs "Translate" Precisely For the U.S. Military
10/17/05 TPEs Make a 'Better Mousetrap' out of a Can/Bottle Opener
09/12/05 Quebec's Vision 2 "Envisions" Bright Future By Distinguishing Protective Eye Wear Lines With TPEs.
09/08/05 TPEs Offer More Than Visual Appeal - Applications For Braille Products Provide Fuctional Benefits Too
08/03/05 TPE Makes Leading Lacross Stick Head That Much Better
06/07/05 Igloo Products Corporation Grabs Hold of Soft Grip Handle Success With GLS Corporation TPEs
02/09/05 Soft-Grip TPEs Add a Sleek Look and Added Functionality to Quality Power Tools
11/15/04 New Product using latest TPE Materials Weans Infants from Bottle Habit to Drink
10/26/04 Updated Beverage Tray Grabs the Service Industry
08/16/04 Well Heeled: New Full Foot High Heel Insole Provides oft Gel Comfort
01/30/04 Pegasus Products Partners With GLS Thermoplastic Elastomers To Roll The Bone - Mechanic's Trolley "Creeper" Surmounts Rolling And Comfort Challenges
09/16/03 Super Strong Case Finds All Weather Material - GLS TPEs Seals PDA Touch Screen and Keeps Water Out
09/12/03 TPES Make The Cut - GLS teams with Fiskars to design a 45mm Rotary Cutter, Provides Soft Touch "Edge"
07/10/03 Bikers Won't Let Go of TPEs
05/16/03 Craft Kit Tools Go *Cutting Edge* With New TPE Look And Find Popularity/Practicality Gains Among Users
02/06/03 GLS Corporation's TPEs Shoulder the Load: Technical Savvy and the New Right TPE for Application Contribute to Success of World's Smallest Desk
12/10/02 New GLS Literature Tells Story: How TPE Contributed to Award-Winning Swim Fin
11/29/02 Garrett Electronics Pairs with GLS to get a "Handle" on Hand-Held Metal Detector - Versatile TPE Solves Super Scanner Grip Design Challenge
09/18/02 GLS Corporation Offers New Literature on Multi-Shot TPE Application for World's Leading Razor
08/16/02 GLS Corporation Offers Literature on Versaflex TPE Alloy Development for Moldex-Metric Jazz Band Hearing Protector
07/10/02 GLS Corporation's TPEs Get Into Hot Water in Montana

Alliance News

09/25/02 GLS Announces Relationship with Leading TPU Supplier; Gets License from BASF Corporation to Offer Line of Alloyed Specialty TPUs
07/20/02 GE Plastics, GLS Corporation Announce Joint Development Agreement
11/05/01 DSM Corporation and GLS Form Alliance Alloys Partnership