news Nordson EDI buys into Japan
Nordson Corporation, which recently acquired US-based die manufacturer EDI, has bought some assets of Kodama Chemical Industry Co – which has been an EDI distributor in Japan for 20 years. Terms of the transaction
were not disclosed. The new division, Nordson EDI Japan, will provide new-die sales to extrusion processors, web converters, and OEMs in Japan and Taiwan
and carry out fi nal manufac- turing steps on new equip- ment. This includes the full range of Nordson EDI fl at dies, feedblocks, and related equipment for fi lm, sheet, extrusion coating, and fl uid coating. Die remanufacturing will be
available to Asian customers from a facility in Saitama, Japan.
Hidemaro Takehara, who was head of Kodama’s sales team, will be the general
manager of Nordson EDI Japan. Sales and customer support staff have relocated to a new offi ce in Tokyo. “By establishing a new division in Japan, we will help customers in the Asia-Pacifi c to maximise productivity and reduce downtime by having regional access to support and remanufacturing services,” said Godfrey Sandham, vice president and general manager of Nordson EDI. Customers in China will
Germany boosts exports to Russia
WORLD EXPORTS OF PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY TO RUSSIA, 2011
Source: VDMA Total value = €595.5m
Others 21.9%
Germany 30.8%
South Korea 3.2% Switzerland 2.9%
Austria 3.2% Finland 3.5%
China 11.6%
Netherlands 6.8%
Italy 16%
German plastics machinery exports to Russia nosed ahead in 2012, according to fi gures for the fi rst three-quarters of the year.
Sales from January to September reached €147.2m, which was 2.7% ahead of the same period in 2011, says trade association VDMA.
Total exports in 2011 reached €183.6m. Germany is the leading supplier of plastics machinery to Russia (based on 2011 full-year fi gures),
accounting for nearly 31% of the total. The second-placed nation was Italy, with a 16% share,
followed by China with nearly 12%.
www.vdma.org Saint-Gobain opens in China
Saint-Gobain Solar Gard, which develops speciality fi lms and backsheet materials, has opened a new facility in Qingdao, China. Located in Shandong
province, the coating plant will focus on the production of architectural and automotive window fi lms for the Asian
6 market.
Saint-Gobain Solar Gard has a network of more than 1,800 outlets in China. “The opening of this facility is a further step for Saint- Gobain to expand its invest- ment and commitment in China,” said Pierre-André de Chalendar, chairman and CEO
FILM & SHEET EXTRUSION | December 2012/January 2013
of Saint-Gobain. “This investment in Qingdao will enable us to be much closer to the rapidly growing market for speciality fi lms in China.” The plant meets California’s
EPA standards and will pursue ISO 14001:2004 certifi cation, says the company.
www.solargard.com
continue to obtain sales and remanufacturing services from Nordson EDI Precision Dies (Shanghai) Co, which recently moved to a larger facility. From the Saitama facility,
Nordson EDI will be able to meet all of its customers’ remanufacturing needs. Services available at the Saitama facility include fl ow surface repairs, refi nishing and incorporating subsystems such as automatic gauge profi ling.
www.nordson.com
Macro’s new technology
division Extrusion systems manu- facturer Macro Engineering has created a technology division, to help processors improve their fi lm and sheet extrusion operations. The service is geared
towards providing technical expertise and resources for increasing operational performance for blown and cast extrusion systems and web handling machinery. It will expand on Macro’s current service offering to include comprehensive system audits on any fi lm or sheet extrusion system or winding operation, system retrofi t services, and troubleshooting. These services are
available for any OEM’s machinery, and are not limited to Macro-built systems.
www.macroeng.com
www.fi lmandsheet.com
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