CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa,
April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/
-- Penford Products, a division of Penford Corporation
(NASDAQ: PENX), today announced its support behind the launch of a
natural school glue jointly developed with Elmer's® Products, Inc.
The natural glue, which is being marketed as Elmer's® School Glue
Naturals™, uses Penford's proprietary PenFlex™ technology.
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Elmer's pourable School Glue Naturals consists of 99 percent
natural ingredients and is made from renewable plant-based
resources. The adhesive is safe, non-toxic and washable and was
also designed to apply and dry clear to meet parents and teachers
needs for school products.
"Through our third-party consumer and industry research, we
understood that eco-conscious parents and teachers prefer more
natural alternatives to traditional school supplies," said
Lisa Singer, senior product manager
for the Elmer's Stationery category. "We are proud to satisfy this
demand with the first and only natural school glue, and are
appreciative of the support and technology Penford Corporation
provided."
"Our work with Elmer's exemplifies our approach to partnering
with customers to deliver product innovations that are aligned with
growing consumer interest in natural and renewable products which
also support our customers' sustainability initiatives," said
Tom Malkoski, CEO of Penford
Corporation.
Penford's PenFlex process is a platform technology that converts
starch into a variety of naturally-derived products designed to
replace synthetic, petroleum-derived materials. The
naturally-derived products produced with the PenFlex process can
displace synthetic materials in a variety of applications including
paper coatings, paints and adhesives.
About Penford Products
(www.penfordproducts.com):
Penford Products,
founded in 1895, is a division of Penford Corporation (NASDAQ:
PENX). An innovation and service-driven organization, Penford
Products is a leading global supplier of specialty bioproducts for
use in a variety of industrial applications including coatings,
adhesives and polymers. Penford Products is focused on developing
sustainable technologies and applications to replace
petroleum-derived materials with cost-effective, naturally derived
substitutes that perform equal to or better than synthetics.
Headquartered at its biorefinery in Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, Penford Products operates a world-class
bioproducts technology development center and has over 250
employees.
About Elmer's® Products, Inc.
Elmer's®
Products, Inc., headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has been a trusted brand and
industry leader for more than 65 years. Elmer's produces a variety
of well-known adhesives, arts and crafts, educational and office
products for use at home, school or business. Elmer's branded
products are developed to provide project solutions and to inspire
people to create, build and learn for life. Elmer's also markets
the number one instant adhesive in the U.S., Instant Krazy Glue®,
and X-ACTO®, a leader in innovative cutting blades, knives and
office supply products. For more information, visit www.elmers.com.
Follow Elmer's at http://facebook.com/elmers and
http://twitter.com/elmers and
http://pinterest.com/elmersproducts.
Contacts:
CBD Marketing
Katie Whitmore
PR Account
Supervisor
312-661-1050
kwhitmore@cbdmarketing.com
Elmer's Products, Inc.
Emily Harrison
PR Senior Account
Exec
614-255-2385
eharrison@sbcadvertising.com
SOURCE Penford Products