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news Infinity launches ETPs for aircraft


Americhem group company Infinity LTL Engineered Compounds has launched a new specialty line of engineer- ing plastics compounds for aircraft interior applications offering full compliance with the sector's main flame, smoke and toxicity standards. The new products comply


with FWW regulations FAR 25.853a and FAR 25.853d for flammability. They also meet OSU heat resistance require- ments covering peak and total heat release rates, as well as aviation industry limits on smoke density and toxic gas


Borealis acquires recycler


Borealis has agreed to acquire MTM Plastics and MTM Compact, subject to regulatory approval. Terms were not disclosed. Based at Niedergebra,


Germany, MTM is described as a technology leader in the recycling of mixed post-consumer plastic waste and one of Europe’s largest producers of post-consumer polyolefin recyclates. Borealis said in a


statement that the acquisi- tion “reflects our proactive and dedicated ‘keep discovering’ approach to provide specific and innovative solutions in tackling core global challenges”. ❙ www.borealisgroup.com


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processing. The product range includes


ABS, PA, PC, PC/ABS. PPSU and PEEK compounds, as well as TPU. Applications include aircraft interior parts such as cabin trim, storage compart- ments, arm and foot rests, video bezels and partitions. “These products, like all


emissions. The new products include


the Instruc family of structur- ally reinforced compounds and ColorFast line of precoloured


resins. The latter includes ColorFast SFT2000, a new aviation industry compliant PC alloy suitable for injection moulding and extrusion


products from Infinity LTL, are available around the globe with no minimum order quantity, short lead times and complete product support,” said Infinity LTL Business Manager Don Hone. ❙ www.ltlcolor.com


DuPont inaugurates China plant


DuPont Performance Materials (DPM) has officially inaugurated its engineering plastics compounding plant at Guangming New District at Shenzhen in China’s Guangdong province. This new facility supplies multiple DuPont


products - notably Zytel PA, Crastin PBT and Delrin POM resins plus Bynel adhesive resins and Fusabond resins - for the automotive, industrial, consumer and packaging markets in China and the wider Asia-Pacific region.


According to DPM, the new facility is the


largest in its global network and is designed for future expansion. Key features include an enhanced level of automation from silo to extruder and in packaging. The company said the compounding equip- ment has been designed “to create a production setup that allows faster transitions between different product families”. ❙ http://plastics.dupont.com


EC to investigate formaldehyde


The European Commission (EC) has requested the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to investigate formal- dehyde releasers and their uses in the EU. The stated aim of the move


is to support the Commission in deciding whether to request ECHA to prepare an Annex XV dossier for restriction on formaldehyde and whether formaldehyde releasers should be part of such a dossier.


COMPOUNDING WORLD | August 2016


Interested parties are being requested to submit any information related to formaldehyde releasers by 4 October 2016. The process allows


interested parties to express


views and concerns in the preparatory phase. They may also comment on the different documents under preparation in ECHA in relation to restric- tions, such as reports on substances in articles and guidelines on restriction entries. This is not part of the normal public consultation process on restriction proposals developed by EU Member States or ECHA. ❙ http://echa.europa.eu


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