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The leading compounder on the domestic market became the first Russian company to certify both the development and production of compounds according to IATF 16949 standard. There were no compounders in Russia until now that passed this audit for complete production cycle.
Perstorp, the world leader in the production of Trimethylolpropane (TMP), has ramped up the capacity to meet growing demand from the European market.
The company started deliveries of Armamid PA6 GF 30-1T to the Republic of Austria. This material has high values of mechanical properties and resistance to various aggressive media. The first lot of 20 tons was shipped in December 2021.
Shipments of R&P POLYPLASTIC materials to Latvia increased by 2,5 times in 2021
Start up and commissioning works include three stages: the experts checked the connections of lines on December 3; they plan a dry start-up for this week and the start-up with material, for the next week.
The Cologne-based company Bio-Fed, a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, has expanded its portfolio with ISCC PLUS and REDcert² sustainable certified M·Vera compounds made from biomass-balanced polypropylene (PP).
SABIC launched today new LNP Elcrin WF006XXPiQ compound and LNP Elcrin WF0061XPiQ compound, the first two grades in a new portfolio of materials that incorporate pre-consumer recycled glass fiber diverted from the waste stream of industrial processes.
The leading Russian compounder is planning to increase the shipments of glass fiber reinforced grades within coming months both to domestic and European markets.
The laboratory base of the R&D Center was recently updated by new equipment. One of the main acquisitions was a Shimadzu universal testing machine of a desktop type with an increased traverse travel for carrying out physical and mechanical tests of various materials. The equipment was installed in November.
Polyplastic Trading House representatives had a meeting with the Hungarian office managers of HSH Chemie, one of the leading distribution companies having more than 30 years of experience and a network of offices in Central and Eastern Europe.
Planned capacity of the new production is over 20 thousand tons per year. Two high-performance compounding lines based on twin-screw extruders of BluePower series were supplied by KraussMaffei Extrusion.
Grupa Azoty’s plant in Tarnow, Poland, has been put into operation at the end of 2019. The mechanical engineering company FEDDEM GmbH & Co. KG had provided the planning for the entire technology and the production building at the time. Now production is already being expanded.
The leading Russian compounder took part in a meeting of the Russian-Hungarian working group on industrial development organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Reduced, smart, and high-quality – the packaging and design market is changing. Materials solutions that accompany manufacturers on this journey are in demand.
In percentage terms, the supply of materials from the leading Russian compounder increased by 58% compared to the same period in 2020. Shipments to Latvia and Romania showed the best positive dynamics – following the results of three quarters, they increased by 2.6 and 2.4 times, respectively.
During Fakuma (12.-16. October 2021) in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Sigma Engineering GmbH presents new developments of SigmaSOFT on Booth A5-5110. The new version 5.3.1 now allows the simulation of Compression Molding processes of rubber compounds.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has announced today the start-up of its new polypropylene (PP) compounding line in Genk, Belgium with a virtual inauguration event.
Compared to the beginning of 2021, the volume of monthly deliveries of Armlen PP-9TEX material to Cable Alliance Holding increased by 2.5 times.
Biobased and biodegradable M·Vera grades for cosmetics, food and non-food packaging.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, will exhibit at CMPE 2021 in booth #8B61 its extensive portfolio of high-performance materials for 5G applications, including specialized LNP compounds and copolymers, Ultem and Noryl resins, and oligomers.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, introduced today the company’s first automotive grades containing mechanically recycled content within the company’s Trucircle portfolio of circular solutions and services.
Polyplastic increased shipments both inside the country and abroad, introduced a number of important measures, successfully underwent audits of leading auto manufacturers and received high scores for financial stability and corporate social responsibility system.
After one year without trade fairs, the companies of the Feddersen Group are finally looking forward to meeting their business partners in person again at Fakuma 2021. They will be coming up with a whole bouquet of new products and services to provide ideas and inspiration for new, future-oriented and sustainable applications.
Since 2014, the Hamburg-based plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen has been cooperating with Aurora Kunststoffe GmbH, a manufacturer of high-quality engineering recompounds based in Neuenstein/Baden-Württemberg.
Nexeo Plastics LLC, a leading global thermoplastics resin distributor and an affiliate of GPD Companies, Inc., announced that it has acquired Nevicolor S.p.A., a leading Italian distributor and compounder of thermoplastics.
On May 20 GAZ manufacturing plant started production of dropside and all-metal trucks with 3,5 tons fully loaded mass. The new model has over 50 engineering and technological changes.
SABIC today launched new bio-based LNP Thermocomp DC0041PE-7M1D145W compound, offering customers a new sustainable option for demanding applications in electrical/electronics, healthcare and other key industries.
On April 9 the first commercial batch of Armamid PA6 GF 15-1T has been dispatched from the Moscow warehouse and in a couple of days received by the Polish distribution company MOBI Sp. z o.o.
Buss’s modular Compeo plasticized PVC compounding systems are now also available in a cascade configuration for optimum results. The discharge and pelletizing unit is mechanically decoupled from the compounder and is fed in free fall via a connecting tube.
Polykemi Group is investing almost 10 million Euro in its own plant in the United States. That is the greatest single investment in the Group’s history. The goal is to launch production of plastic compounds as early as 2022.
Kraiburg TPE is presenting a new series of compounds that will enable European OEMs to still use optimum materials for exterior automotive applications in the future.
Specialty chemicals group Lanxess is increasing prices for its engineering plastics with immediate effect or as contracts allow. The adjustment affects Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The increase for individual products of the brands is as follows
Regardless of global economic tremors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic R&P Polyplastic managed to maintain the sales amount on the level of 2019. The enterprise increased profitability, implemented a number of large-scale projects and shaped plans for the future.
The cooperation between the Cologne-based company Bio-Fed and Febo S.p.A., which was already started in 2016, will be further intensified in 2021.
Hamburg-based plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen is now distributing polyamide compounds from Ascend Performance Materials, the world's largest fully integrated manufacturer of polyamide 6.6, in Germany and most other European countries.
As a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, Bio-Fed is the specialist for innovative and application-oriented biocompounds. The product portfolio under the trade name M·Vera is constantly being expanded with new products.