Alfavinil compounder of the month
Head offi ce location: San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina Date founded: In 1992 by Alberto Francica
Managing Directors: Paola Francica, Romina Francica and Natalia Francica Ownership: Privately owned
No. of employees: 130 Sales 2014: US$50 million
Plant locations: San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina Production 2014: 30,000 tonnes
Profi le: Alfavinil is one of the largest PVC compounders in Argentina. The family- owned business specializes in compounds for calendering, extrusion, injection moulding and blow moulding applications. In 2011, Alfavinil installed its seventh KraussMaffei Berstorff compounding line and in 2012 it made signifi cant investments in improving its lab equipment. Additional extrusion machinery with underwater pelletizing is scheduled to be installed within the next nine months.
Product line: Alfavinil produces rigid and fl exible PVC compounds for the energy, communication and insulation cable market; construction applications such as pipes, profi les, decking, shutters etc; footwear; and for rigid and fl exible packaging products. Flame-retardant, mineral-fi lled and lead-free grades are available in various colours.
Product strengths: Alfavinil’s compounds comply with IRAM (Argentina), BR (Brazil), NM (Mercosur), IEC (Europe) and UL (USA) standards. The company offers customers assistance with compound development, custom-made testing at its plant, and a post-sales service. Recently Alfavinil obtained ISO 9001:2008 from TUV Rheinland.
To be considered for ‘Compounder of the Month’ contact Karla Vittova at
kv@amiplastics.com Forthcoming features
The next issues of Compounding World magazine will have special reports on the following subjects: July
Antimicrobials & biocides Screenchangers & melt fi ltration Colour measurement
August PVC plasticizers Functional fi llers Kneaders
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) 1732 605976
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