Elf Atochem North America formally opened its new Polymer Technology Center in King of Prussia.

Elf Atochem North America Inc., King of Prussia, PA, formally opened its new Polymer Technology Center in King of Prussia. The facility centralizes R&D and technical-support operations for the company’s Performance Polymers businesses in the United States, and is part of a worldwide network of polymer R&D technical service centers operated by the recently merged Elf Aquitaine and TotalFina, Elf Atochem’s parent company. Elf Atochem is a supplier of a range of polymers, including polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polymethyl methacrylate, polyamides and fluoropolymers. The new center serves as the focus of R&D and technical service for the company’s three Performance Polymers business units — Technical Polymers, Functional Polymers and the Atoglas Division.