Press Releases

PUTNAM, CT USA – (September 10, 2015) – Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymers for medical devices, now offers custom colored medical polymers in quantities as low as 25 pounds (11 kgs) within a two week lead time to support market demand for rapid prototype development. These include formulations using pigments compliant with FDA requirements […]

PUTNAM, CT, USA – (July 8, 2015) – Foster Polymer Distribution, a business unit of Foster Corporation specializing in the strategic sourcing of medical polymers and additives, announces the addition of TPX™ polymethylpentene (PMP)  to their polymer portfolio. The low surface tension of this olefin copolymer is ideally suited for mandrels used in the manufacturing precision medical tubing and

PUTNAM, CT, USA – (April 7, 2015) – Foster Polymer Distribution, a business unit of Foster Corporation specializing in the distribution of medical polymers and additives, announces their official partnership with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to distribute MX Nylon to the North American medical market.  Mitsubishi’s MX Nylon, a meta-xylene diamine polyamide, offers excellent mechanical and barrier

PUTNAM, CT, USA – (September 17, 2014) – Foster Delivery Science, a business unit of Foster Corporation and leader in hot melt extrusion (HME) for pharmaceutical and medical device applications, has broken ground on a new facility to support increased demand for manufacturing drug delivery and implant polymer blends. The facility is expected to be completed

PUTNAM, CT, USA – (June 5, 2014) – Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymers for medical devices, introduces LoPro Plus™ radiopaque compounds reinforced with nanoparticles for improved pushability of thin wall catheters.  These compounds allow for extrusion of single layer tubes with radiopacity and strength properties equivalent to conventional two layer tubes, in which each

PUTNAM, CT, USA – (April 3, 2014) – Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymers for medical devices, introduces heat and light stabilized polyether block amide (PEBA) copolymers that resist oxidation and degradation during storage. Foster HLS™ formulations are manufactured from medical grade Pebax* polymers and USP VI additives for use in medical device applications such

PUTNAM, CT, USA – (December 5, 2013) – Foster Polymer Distribution, a business unit of Foster Corporation that specializes in distribution of medical grade polymers, introduces a new website featuring on-line credit card purchases of medical polymers in single bag quantities.  This new service was developed to allow engineers and designers the ability quickly order materials

PUTNAM, CT, USA – (November 15, 2013) – Foster Corporation today announced it ranked in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America.  Foster Corporation grew 145% percent from 2008 to 2012. Foster Corporation’s chief executive officer, Larry Acquarulo credits a

PUTNAM, CT, USA – (October 29, 2013) – Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymers for medical devices, introduces static dissipative polymer blends specifically designed for medical devices and equipment. These blends use a non-migratory, polyether block amide (PEBA) polymer additive that retains continuous antistatic properties and cannot be wiped off with medical cleaning agents. Dissipation of

PUTNAM, CT, USA – (June 18, 2013) – Foster Corporation, a leader in custom polymers for medical devices, introduces ProPell™ thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and polyether block amide (PEBA) compounds for improved manufacturing and handling of medical catheters.  These new compounds dramatically reduce tackiness and friction in soft, flexible polymers while maintaining other physical properties of the unmodified polymers.