news Arkema sells its pVc business


French chemicals firm Arkema has agreed to sell its Vinyl products business to Klesch group, the European industri- als and commodities invest- ment business. Arkema says it wants to


focus its activities around its industrial chemicals and performance products businesses, which make up more than 80% of its revenues


Albemarle takes a 3d look at Frs


Albemarle is collaborating with researchers to visualise flame retardant additives and synergists in three dimensions to gain a greater understanding of their dispersion behaviour in polymers. The work is being


carried out in conjunction with louisiana State university and its center for Advanced microstructures and devices. The researchers are


using element-specific X- ray tomography techniques to visualise key polymer additives in 3d without causing damage to the polymer or the test sample. Albemarle says that the


technology will allow it study the dispersion of brominated materials and synergists more closely and to development more efficient and greener blends. ❙ www.camd.lsu.edu ❙ www.albemarle.com


of around E5.9 billion. The E1.1 billion Vinyl


products group includes pVc, chlorine and caustic soda production, as well as Arkema’s pVc profiles, pipes and compounds businesses. it includes 1,780 employees in France and 850 outside of the country. Klesch group already has


substantial investments in the


power and ethylene industries, which it said would help it to efficiently produce vinyl products. The company said in a statement that it plans to restructure the manufacturing plants for the businesses being acquired. dependent on the approval of all the required regulatory bodies, the new Vinyl products business will be headquar-


tered in lyon, France. Klesch’s investment


strategy is focused on the acquisition of companies’ non- core assets. prior to the Arkema deal, its portfolio was worth more than uS$5 billion and includes Basemet aluminium smelting and raffinerie Heide oil refining. ❙ www.arkema.com ❙ www.klesch.com


polyone works with Sanitized


polyone is working with antimicrobials producer Sanitized to develop master- batches and compounds for specialised healthcare and medical device applications. The global compounder will use Sanitized’s medX 200s silver-based additives in select formulations of its withStand antimicrobial masterbatches and Trilliant healthcare compounds that are designed to inhibit the growth of bacteria, viruses and fungi on plastics surfaces. craig nikrant, senior vice


president and president for global Specialty Engineered materials at polyone, said: “This alliance gives Sanitized the benefit of polyone’s expertise in medical polymer formulation and our penetra-


Target applications for the antimicrobial materials include surgical devices


tion in the healthcare market. in turn, polyone gains from Sanitized’s unique bacteria protection technology”. withStand masterbatches


containing Sanitized medX 200s are available in Europe and are targeted at a range of health-


care applications. These include minimally invasive surgical device housings, respiratory and anaesthesia devices, catheters, hospital furnishings and medical packaging. ❙ www.polyone.com ❙ www.sanitized.com


Honeywell buys Evonik wax technology


Honeywell has acquired Evonik’s portfolio of manufac- turing technology and patents covering the production of polyethylene waxes which can


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be used as plastics additives and in other applications. The technology, which is based on Ziegler-natta catalysts, will supplement


Honeywell’s existing line of wax additives, which are used in applications such as pVc pipe extrusion. ❙ www.acwax.com


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