NEWS Norner adds lab compounder


Polymer R&D company Norner has installed and commis- sioned a new laboratory compounding line at its new Polymer Exploration Centre at Porsgrunn in Norway. The new Coperion ZSK18 MEGALab compounding line can run in 20, 40 and 60 L/D configurations and is equipped with feeders for pellets, powders, wood and short glass fibres, as well as fluffy nanoparticles and liquids. Screw configurations can be altered for different com- pounding tasks and the line can run at temperatures as high as 450°C. “This new line enables us to work with new base resins and new modifiers like high temperature engineering plastics, higher amount of fillers, liquid components and even nanomaterials,” said Asbjørn Noraberg, Manager of Norner’s Application Pilot Centre. �www.norner.no �www.coperion.com


PureCycle and SKGC in PP JV


South Korean-based PP producer SK GeoCentric (SKGC) and solvent-based recycling technology company PureCycle have signed an agreement to build and operate a PP recycling plant in Asia. Each company will have 50% ownership of the joint venture, which is to be located in Ulsan, South Korea, and have a capacity of up to 54,000 tonnes/yr. It is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2025. SKGC will bring


marketing capabilities related to market develop- ment, strategy, and sales to the venture, while PureCy- cle will provide its patent- ed purification recycling technology/IP and contrib- ute technical capabilities. � http://eng.skgeocentric.com/ �www.purecycle.com


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Norner’s new lab compounding line is configured for flexibility


FRX to supply Nofia FRs to Polymer Compounders


FRX Innovations said it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understand- ing (MoU) to supply its Nofia polyphospho- nate flame retardant solutions to UK-based Polymer Compounders (PCL). Under the terms of the agreement, FRX will


provide PCL with Nofia materials valued at $170,000 in Q4 of 2022, $1.7m in 2023, and $8.5m in 2024. The two companies will also form a strategic alliance aimed at developing new applications for PCL’s Notoxicom family of flame retardant polycarbonate alloys within the UK and European Union. “This is a watershed moment for both FRX


and PCL as we join forces to meet what we anticipate will be an unprecedented change in the global flame-retardant industry,” said FRX CEO Marc Lebel. “This MOU represents the next step in the


growing partnership that we have devel- oped with FRX over the last few years and allows us to secure our Nofia supply in advance of the considerable growth expect- ed for Notoxicom over the next 12 to 36 months,” said PCL Managing Director, Grahame Houlder. �www.frx-innovations.com �www.polymer-compounders.com


SCG ups capacity at Sirplaste


SCG Chemicals has invested in new technologies and machinery at Sirplaste, the Portuguese plastics recy- cling specialist it acquired a 70% stake in back in April. The investment expands


production capacity for recycled high-density PE and high-quality PCR by 9,000 tonnes/yr, equivalent


to 25% of current total production capacity. It will take Sirplaste’s total PCR production capacity to more than 45,000 tonnes/yr. “SCGC has a clear business strategy for the green polymer that fulfils the market’s need for sustainability,” said Tana- wong Areeratchakul, CEO


and President of SCG Chemicals. “The decision to invest in new technologies and machinery at Sirplaste at this time is to strengthen the business and expand the commercial potential to become more competitive in the global market.” �www.scgchemicals.com �www.sirplaste.pt


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