The 2nd Healthcare Development Conference Announces Eastman Chemical Company as an Exhibitor

West Palm Beach, FL, October 13, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Eastman offers alternatives customers can depend on. For more than 65 years, Eastman Chemical Company has supplied OEMs with a wide range of medical-grade materials. In addition, Eastman offers several sustainably-advantaged products for the medical market. Below are just a couple of solutions from Eastman’s product portfolio for customers looking for alternative products to PVC, BPA, and DEHP:

Eastman 168™ non-phthalate plasticizer
· Has been safely used for more than 30 years
· Is not a carcinogen or mutagen
· Shows no reproductive toxicity
· Is proven to have a clean and comprehensive toxicological profile
· Alternative plasticizer to DEHP

“Eastman has been committed to medical market for more than 65 years. This conference will help Eastman maintain a deep connection with health care professionals and value chain suppliers and will allow us to understand new and emerging trends in this critical industry,” said Dan Bolton, Market Development Manager, Performance Chemicals and Intermediates, Eastman Chemical Company. “This conference will give Eastman an opportunity to showcase its medical market product line to healthcare professionals and collect their feedback for future new product development opportunities,” added Gopal Saraiya, Market Development Manager, Specialty Plastics, Eastman Chemical Company.

The Sustainable Healthcare and Hospital Development Conference is the first international healthcare conference focused on healthcare executives, investors of healthcare projects, and government officials involved in the developing and designing of healthcare projects and sustainable healthcare projects that are “Green,” such as hospitals, clinics, medical parks, and medical offices globally. Whether you are the CEO or Medical Director of an existing hospital or clinic or one that is planning to be built in the future, a consultant, architect, master planner or governmental agency, this is one event you cannot afford to miss. As an Exhibitor Eastman Chemical Company will receive multiple benefits including recognition throughout the conference and preferred exhibit booth placement.

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