UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | April 24, 2008 |
Kraton Polymers LLC
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 333-123747 | 94-2805249 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 15710 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 300, Houston, Texas | | 77032 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 281-504-4700 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Kraton Berre Production Facility Fire
Houston (April 24, 2008) On April 21, 2008 at approximately 1430 CET, the Kraton Polymers production facility in Berre, France had a fire in the USBC plant. The automatic fire systems were deployed and the site fire services were involved in putting out the fire within one hour. Both the Kraton USBC and HSBC plants were shut down in an orderly fashion, and no serious injuries occurred. A full investigation of the incident was initiated and remains ongoing.
The HSBC plant is expected to restart on Thursday, April 24. The USBC plant is being cleaned, repaired, and is expected to restart within a few weeks. Global inventories have been reviewed reflecting current customer orders and minimal impact is expected. Customers have been notified and measures are being taken to address any issues.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | Kraton Polymers LLC |
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| April 24, 2008 | | By: | | Richard A. Ott
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| | | | | Name: Richard A. Ott |
| | | | | Title: Vice President, Global Human Resources and Communications |
