news GWK moves to Meinerzhagen news in brief
German temperature control specialist GWK begins the relocation of its operations this month into the former Battenfeld injection machinery factory at Meinerzhagen. The move will provide twice
the production area available at the company’s current location at nearby Kierspe, where it has been based since 1967. “As a result of the excellent
business developments during the last years, the company building in Kierspe could not offer more expansion possibili- ties and was bursting at the seams,” said GWK managing director Patrick Zeppenfeld. “For almost three years we
GWK is moving into the former Battenfeld factory
have sought for opportunities how and where an expansion could be realized…When the former Battenfeld building located directly in our neighbourhood was up for sale we did the deal,” he said. Battenfeld occupied the Meinerzhagen plant, which has
13 production halls, up until 2006. More recently it has been the headquarters of automo- tive supplier Pampus. Zeppenfeld said GWK has planned a phased transfer of its 400 staff and operations over the next few months. ❙
www.gwk.com
Ragu gives Superfos a first in UK
Symingtons’ introduction of its repackaged Ragu pasta sauce is the first UK application for RPC Superfos’s SuperLock IML barrier packaging technology. The 400ml pack, which is supplied by RPC Containers Blackburn, uses a high barrier PP/EVOH/PP coextruded IML label and membrane seal to protect the contents from oxygen
for up to 24 months. The high clarity PP pack replaces a glass container, saving weight and reducing breakage risk. Ragu is one of the UK’s leading pasta sauce brands. The
new Ragu package was introduced in April. ❙
www.rpc-group.com
Borealis launches PCR compounds
Borealis has launched a new portfolio of Daplen PP compounds for the automotive industry produced using up to 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content. The company says the PCR
Daplen line includes three grades that will initially be manufactured and marketed only in Europe.
6 ME225SY is targeted at
interior applications such as door claddings and trims and contains 20% talc and 25% PCR PP. MD250SY is pitched at under-hood and exterior applications and includes 20% talc and 50% PCR PP. MD325SY, also aimed at under-hood and exterior parts, contains 30% talc anc 25% PCR PP.
INJECTION WORLD | June 2014 “Today, answering the call
for materials with increased sustainability and increasing resource efficiency is no longer an aspiration, but a business imperative for the automotive industry,” said Jost Eric Laumeyer, Borealis global marketing manager engineer- ing applications. ❙
www.borealisgroup.com
❙ Canadian mould testing and development company Montel Plastics has added Mucell capability to its existing 2,500 tonne Engel Duo moulding machine. The machine, the largest of eight Engel machines run by the company, will be used in development of lightweight parts.
www.montelplastics.com
❙ Thailand’s Indorama Ventures has acquired Artenius TurkPET, based at Adana in Turkey. Formerly part of bankrupt PET group La Seda Barcelona, Artenius TurkPET manufactures PET resin and has a capacity of around 130,000 tonnes/year.
www.indorama.net
❙ Swiss moulder Plastic- spritzerei has been acquired by UK-based Halma. The company operates on the same site as ophthalmic products and medical device maker Medicel, also owned by Halma, and will in future be run by Medicel’s manage- ment. After disposal of non-medical activities the deal is valued at £3.2m.
www.halma.com
❙ Bioplastics developer Avantium said it has secured €36m of financing from a consortium including Coca-Cola, Danone and Alpla that will allow it to complete engineering and design of the first commercial plant for Polyethylene furanoate (PEF), which it claims offers a 100% renewable alternative to PET for rigid packaging.
www.avantium.com
www.injectionworld.com
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