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PlastiComp adds more carbon LFT capacity


PlastiComp has installed an additional pultrusion line dedicated to manufacturing long carbon fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composite pellets at its site at Winona in Minnesota, US. PlastiComp, a specialist in


long fibre thermoplastic materials and technologies, commissioned its first line for production of carbon fibre LFTs in 2014. COO Eric Wollan said the firm had experienced continuous growth in demand for long carbon fibre reinforced


composite materials since then and that this new line will triple capacity. Carbon fibre reinforced


LFTs are increasingly widely used in aerospace, sporting goods and other applications where their combination of strong mechanical perfor- mance and light weight are most valued. PlastiComp carbon fibre


composite pellets are mar- keted under the Compl¯


et A second carbon LFT line will triple capacity at PlastiComp


brand and contain 15-50 wt% carbon fibre reinforcement in thermoplastics ranging from PP to PEEK. The company also manufactures a hybrid LFT product line that combines glass fibre and carbon fibre reinforcement to optimise cost. ❙ www.plasticomp.com


ECON opens new facility in India


The Indian subsidiary of Austrian pelletiser producer ECON celebrated the official opening of its new facility at Vadodara in India’s Gujarat state in early February. “With this facility, we are fulfilling the Indian Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Make in India’,” said ECON sales director Uwe Neumann at the inauguration. “This technical centre will be able to convince our customers even more about the true benefits of our equipment.” Founded in 1999, ECON supplies underwater pelletising systems, pellet and bulk material dryers, screen changers and pyrolysis furnaces. ❙ www.econ.eu


European PVC recycling hits new high


VinylPlus announced that European PVC recycling reached a new high in 2016. The association said 568,696 tonnes were recycled through the VinylPlus framework last year, bringing the total since 2000 to more than 3.5 million tonnes.


The achievement, according


to VinylPlus General Manager Brigitte Dero, has helped turn PVC, which she said was once seen as the black sheep of the plastic family, into a material of choice.


“VinylPlus is now recog-


nised by external stakeholders and is considered by many as a


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frontrunner for the circular economy. We reached this position by achieving signifi- cant and concrete results and have consistently demonstrat- ed our commitment through


action,” she said. VinylPlus stresses the


safety and quality of recycled PVC, which is supported by traceability and certification schemes. Work is currently


ongoing to include schemes such as EuCertPlast as a standard criteria for secondary raw materials. The group also highlighted


VinylPlus General Manager Brigitte Dero


the development of its Additives Sustainability Frame- work (ASF), which it describes as “a new science-based system for assessing the sustainable use of additives in PVC products”. The first ASF is near complete for window profiles, which currently supply the largest volumes of recyclates. It will be followed by cables and flexible applica- tions, pipes and fittings. ❙ www.vinylplus.eu


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