SABIC Highlights at MD&M West Leading Customization Capabilities for Antimicrobial Compounds to Help Device OEMs Enhance Patient Safety

Published Feb 14, 2012

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Feb. 14, 2012 – Here at MD&M West, Booth #1801, SABIC’s Innovative Plastics business is demonstrating its deep understanding of its customers’ ambitions by showcasing its extensive capabilities for customizing antimicrobial compounds to help device OEMs combat healthcare associated infections (HAIs) – which, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), affect one out of every 20 hospitalized patients. With a demonstrated history of successful innovation for the healthcare sector, SABIC can provide medical device customers with solutions to help meet their need to enhance the safety of their products, including world-class compounding technology and expertise, and high-quality base resins with antimicrobial additives. The company’s success in this arena is based on a global, customer-focused strategy to proactively invest in services, product technologies and other solutions to help medical device companies succeed in the ever-changing environment of healthcare reform.