Compounding Solutions Europe, a custom medical polymer compounding specialist, has been named the distributor of Evonik’s portfolio of VESTAMID Care ML polyamide 12, VESTAMID Care ME polyether block amide (PEBA), TROGAMID Care transparent polyamide, and VESTAKEEP Care PEEK medical grade polymers for the Ireland medical device market.
Evonik’s medical grade high-performance polymers are used throughout the medical device industry in a variety of applications including housings, imaging devices, surgical tools, and precision components such as tubing and balloons for minimally invasive devices. All Evonik Care medical grade polymers meet USP Class VI requirements and each offer many benefits for the medical market.
Compounding Solutions will offer Evonik medical grade polymers in quantities of 25kg to support the entire medical device development process, from early stage prototyping through full-scale production.
Scott Neal, general manager of Compouding Solutions, said: “I am excited about this opportunity for both Compounding Solutions and Evonik. Having the Evonik medical product range available locally in Ireland, backed by Compounding Solutions market leading customer support and material expertise will be mutually beneficial to both companies and the industry as a whole.”
Marc Knebel, head of the medical systems business at Evonik, added: “Evonik and Compounding Solutions already have a successful partnership in the U.S. market which will now be strengthened in the long term by cooperation in Europe.”