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The process is clear.

This page is intended to help designers and processors produce high quality parts from The Glass Polymer™ family of copolyesters while enhancing the ease of molding. This information will allow you to create a mold for Eastar™ polymers, communicate this information to your mold maker, and select the proper material and process enabling innovative design in the cosmetics and personal care market space.

When teamed up with the proper part and mold design, and recommended processing parameters, cosmetic packaging made with The Glass Polymer™ clearly demonstrates excellent chemical resistance and impact strength while providing luxury packaging from the mass market to the prestigious product.

Find out more about these processes:

  • Injection Molding
  • Injection Blow Molding
  • Extrusion Blow Molding

  • Clearly valuable.

    Eastar™ AN -
    Eastman’s premier material used by the top cosmetics companies globally. It is the clearest and easiest to injection mold. Dries in 1-2 hours. Good Chemical Resistance.
    Eastar™ DN -
    Eastman’s toughest material. With a notched izod of 21.7 J (16 ft/lb), it is very shatter resistant. Excellent chemical resistance. New grades offer extremely high clarity.
    Eastar™ GN -
    Eastman’s most versatile material. It’s water clear and can be molded in thick-walled sections up to 1 in., making it a great choice for cosmetics jars.
    Eastar™ EB -
    Eastman’s newest addition to the family. It offers improved toughness, melt strength, excellent color, and clarity in thick-walled applications.