CMT Materials Adds New Distributor for Down Under

CMT Materials Announces New Distributor Agreement for Australia & New Zealand Thermoforming Markets

ATTLEBORO, MA, USA, February 1, 2017 – CMT Materials, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Phillip Shelton Tooling Pty Ltd of Australia to distribute the HYTAC® line of syntactic foam plug assist materials for thermoforming.

“We are very pleased to welcome Phil to our global network. Phil has a deep understanding of both toolmaking and thermoforming which makes him an ideal partner for us in the Oceania region,” said Conor Carlin, Sales & Marketing Manager for the company.

Phillip Shelton is a qualified toolmaker with 40 years’ experience in plastics processing. He has provided consultancy services including product design, mold design and project management for the manufacture of food packaging using both thermoforming and injection molding processes. He has worked with major companies from concept to tool design to full-scale production.

 “I’m very much looking forward to working with the team at CMT. They have proven to be the global leader in plug assist materials for many years,” said Shelton.