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Saco Polymers compounder of the month


Head office location: Sheboygan, WI, USA Date founded: 1998 CEO: Andrea Savonuzzi


Ownership: Privately owned


No. of employees: 218 Sales 2011: USA – US$133 million; UK - £20 million (US$32 million)


Plant locations: Aurora, OH, USA; two in Sheboygan, WI, USA; and Sandwich, UK Production 2011: US – 41,000 tonnes; UK - 18,000 tonnes;


Profile: Saco Polymers (known as Padanaplast USA until 2010) was formed in 1998 as a JV between private investors and Padanaplast S.p.A. of Italy. In 1999, Padanaplast S.p.A. was acquired by Solvay and left the JV. In 2007, Padanaplast USA acquired Macromeric of Aurora, OH, and in 2011 it bought UK-based AEI Compounds. The group also includes a wood-plastic compounder and sheet producer NWP.


Product line: Saco Polymers, Macromeric and AEI Compounds produce moisture-crosslinkable PE, flame retardant and zero halogen compounds, specialty thermoplastic compounds, TPU and plasticized/impact-modified PA compounds plus additive masterbatches. These serve water pipe and wire and cable markets, plus electrically thermally conductive and static-dissipative applications.


Product strengths: Saco Polymers is a world-class specialist in wire/cable and pipe compounds, developing new materials that meet and exceed stringent technical and safety requirements.


Forthcoming features The next issues of Compounding World magazine will have special reports on the following subjects:


June PVC stabilizers


Compounding bioplastics Wire and cable trends


July


Nanotubes Cross-linking additives and machinery Understanding and monitoring colour


Editorial submissions should be sent to Andy Beevers: abe@amiplastics.com


For information on advertising in these issues, please contact Claire Bishop: claire@amimagazines.com Tel: +44 (0)20 8686 8139


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