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news FTC acts on ‘degradable’ claims


The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued six enforcement actions against plastics companies it says are making “misleading and unsubstantiated environ- mental claims” for products containing degradation promoting additives. The actions target Ohio- based ECM Biofilms, Washing- ton-based American Plastics Manufacturing, Massachus-


setts-based CHAMP and Clear Choice Housewares, Illinois- based Carnie Cap and Michigan- based AJM Packaging Corpora- tion, all of which the FTC alleges are making unsupported claims of biodegradability for their products. AJM Packaging also faces a $450,000 enforcement action for failing to comply with a 1994 FTC action over biodegra- dability claims it made for its


paper plates and bags. The actions are part of the


FTC’s efforts to ensure compliance with its recently revised Green Guides. Full details can be found here http://bit.ly/oxodeg l In a separate move, the European plastics converters trade association EuPC has published the result of independent analysis it commissioned into the impact


of plastics containing degra- dable additives on the recycling stream, which it says shows that addition levels of as little as 2% causes significant detrimental effects (http://bit.ly/EUPCstudy). The association has


repeated its earlier call for separation in the European waste stream. ❙ www.ftc.govwww.eupc.org


Mitsui invests in automotive PP in US


Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals has announced significant further expansions of its PP automo- tive compounding operations in the US and Mexico to meet anticipated future demand from the recovering North American automotive industry. The company is adding a further 21,000 tonnes of capacity at its 254,000 tonnes/ year Advanced Composites facility in Ohio in the US.


Capacity at the 45,000 tonnes/ year Advanced Composites Mexican operation will be raised by 13,000 tonnes. Taken together with


previously announced expansions, the company said the move will take capacity of the units to 289,000 and 83,000 tonnes/year when they come on-stream in the final quarter of 2014. ❙ www.mitsuichem.com


Mitsui’s new compounding investments are driven by growth in North American car production


People on the move


Modestino Graziano has been appointed to the board of UK-based medical device maker Owen Mumford. Graziano joined the company in 2010 to head up its operations and has been responsible for a major expansion of its manufactur- ing faciliites. He will continue to lead the company’s manufacturing and supply chain programmes.


Arburg technology and engineering director Herbert


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taken on by Heinz Gaub, who joined Arburg in July of this year.


Herbert Kraibühler


Kraibühler will retire from the company in the spring of 2014 50 years after joining the German machinery maker as an apprentice. His role will be


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Rehau has appointed Markus Grundmann CEO of its Automotive division, taking over the role from Niklas Braun. Grundmann joined Rehau in 1998 and was most recently marketing and sales director on the Automotive board and deputy CEO.


Synventive has named Steven Gayfer as vice president and general manager of Synventive


North America. Gayfer joins from Barnes Group, which acquired Synventive last year, and replaces Brian Bechard, who moves to vice president and general manager of Synventive Europe.


UK-based masterbatch maker Silvergate has appointed Dr Giuseppe Chiacchio to develop its growing European activities. Chiacchio is an industrial chemist and worked in Italy, Germany and the UK. He will be based in Italy.


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