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Chemstar Announces New Distribution Partner
Buckley Powder Company to Distribute Starch-based Erosion Control Products
Minneapolis – (February 16, 2005) – Chemstar, the Minneapolis-based leader in starch-based polymer products for industrial applications, announced today that it has reached a master distributor agreement with Englewood, Co.-basedBuckley Powder Company. The agreement – which takes effect immediately – allows Buckley exclusive rights to distribute Chemstar’s StarTak™ and DustStar™ starch-based erosion control products in all states west of the Mississippi River.
StarTak is a line of starch based tackifiers that are gaining increasing popularity as organic tackifiers in revegetation projects throughout the western USA. Product applications of StarTak are safe for the environment, plants and animals. In addition, the product’s versatility allows Department of Transportation workers to use the tackifier agent in a variety of ways, including: hydroseeding mulch tackifier, straw/hay overspray binder or soil stabilization/dust abatement agent. DustStar is a new Chemstar product that was introduced recently to allow temporary organic dust control in construction and mining projects in environmentally sensitive areas.
Buckley Powder Company is the largest independent explosive company in the United States. Buckley Powder’s Geo-fabrics and Erosion Control Division supplies tackifiers, hydraulic mulches, greens covers, temporary erosion control blankets, turf reinforcement mats, soil amendments, and BioBarrier root control fabric. The Geo-fabrics and Erosion Control Division is now headed by manager Scott Harman. Lee Johnson and Marvin Courtnage are both Certified Professionals in Erosion and Sediment Control (C.P.E.S.C.) working on design and technical assistance for channels, slopes, and any areas where there is erosion or sediment control problems.
From its inception in 1965, Chemstar Products Company has led the starch production industry through innovation, integrity and unequaled customer service. With facilities in Kansas, Minnesota and Mississippi, the company produces more than 70 million pounds/32,000 metric tons of environmentally friendly industrial products annually. Through proactive research and development, the company continues to develop the most effective and high quality starch-based polymers for industrial applications. For more information regarding Chemstar and its extensive line of product offerings, please contact 1-800-328-5037 or visit www.chemstar.com.
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