news Temporary reprieve for HBCDD
The European Commission has granted temporary authorisa- tions to 13 European compa- nies for two applications of the brominated flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HB- CDD), which is a candidate for authorisation under the REACH regulation. The temporary authorisa-
tions expire on 21 August 2017 and cover formulation of flame-retarded expanded EPS to solid unexpanded pellets using HBCDD as the flame retardant additive for onward use in building applicati ons and the production of flame- retarded EPS articles for use in building applications. During the temporary
Temporary authorisation covers two fire applications and could run to August 2017
authorisation period, the EC requires the authorisation holders to submit a report every three months on the available quantities of a
Abu Dhabi plant opens
Songwon Industrial’s new plant in the Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi - a joint venture with Polysys Additive Tech- nologies and Pan Gulf Holding - is now operational. This plant is dedicated to
production of the company’s Songnox One Pack Systems (OPS) multi-component blends of additives in pelletised form. It uses the same production
technology as the company’s sites at Greis in Germany and Houston in the US and has capacity of 7,000 tonnes/year. Songwon, which claims to
be the world’s second largest polymer stabilizer supplier, said the facility is intended to satisfy increasing demand for OPS products in the Middle East region and beyond. ❙
www.songwon.com
polymeric alternative and progress towards the substitu- tion of HBCDD. All must submit a first review report by 21 February this year, unless a decision to withdraw the authorisation is adopted earlier. Commission documents
show the companies involved include subsidiaries of Ineos Styrenics in the Netherlands and France, Synthos Dwory in Poland, Synthos Kralupy in the Czech Republic, Bewi Styrochem in Finland, Monotez in Greece, RP Compounds in Germany, Synbra Technology in the Netherlands, Sunpor Kunststoff of Austria, Dunastyr Polystyrene Manufacturing of Hungary, Versalis in Italy and Unipol
Holland in the Netherlands. In reaching the decision, the
EC followed advice from its Socio-Economic Analysis and Risk Assessment Committees that the socio-economic benefits of HBCDD in these two applications “outweigh the risk to the environment arising from the uses of the substance and there are no suitable alterna- tive substances or technologies available in sufficient quanti- ties”. The polymeric alternative is said to be expected to be a feasible substitute and available in sufficient quantities to meet projected demand by 2017, subject to testing and certification. ❙
http://echa.europa.eu
Officials mark the opening of the new OPS plant in Abu Dhabi Carolina Color turns to dosing with LIAD
US masterbatch producer Carolina Color Corporation is to distribute the LIAD range of precision masterbatch dosing and blending systems. Israel-based LIAD has developed a
range of novel precision dosing technolo- gies, including gravimetric feeders with single pellet dosing resolution, in-line spectrometer colour control, and auto-
12 COMPOUNDING WORLD | February 2016
mated blenders for creating masterbatch shades from a small inventory of mono- base masterbatches. According to Carolina Color President Jeff Smink, the dosing technologies are ideally suited for use with its recently introduced G3 line of highly concentrated masterbatch products. “Our G3 reduces the costs of master-
batch by concentrating more pigment and UV within each granule,” he said. “The ability to now dose the masterbatch with absolute precision is a perfect comple- ment for our injection moulding and extrusion customers looking to reduce their operating costs.” ❙
www.carolinacolor.com ❙
www.liad.co.il
www.compoundingworld.com
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