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Lehmann & Voss buys WMK Plastics


Lehmann & Voss, a producer and distributor of chemical and mineral specialities, has acquired WMK Plastics, a technical compounder based at Solingen in Germany. WMK employs around 40


people at Solingen producing engineering plastic compounds for multiple applications in the German-speaking regions of Europe. Its services range from grinding and granulation to production of colour and technical compounds. Lehmann & Voss share- holder Dr Thomas Öhmichen


said the acquisition opens up a new product area for the company. “In addition to our high-performance compounds and functional masterbatches, we now have a third strategic product group that offers our customers competitive technical compounds with a broad service range,” he said. WMK Plastics managing


director Thorsten Rosenbohm will remain at the head of the company, which will operate as an independent subsidiary within Lehmann & Voss. ❙ www.lehvoss.com


WMK's Solingen plant opened in 2011


Celanese in Mexico


Celanese has officially opened its Commercial & Technology Centre at Querétaro, Mexico, its first for the expanding Central and South American market. The centre, which mirrors similar facilities in Korea and


China, will provide R&D and product development support to customers in engineering polymers, as well as food ingredients, adhesives, paints and and consumer goods. ❙ www.celanese.com


Correction: WR Grace In our coverage of WR Grace’s plans to spin off its Darex


Packaging Technologies business in last month’s edition (CW August 2015, page 8) it was incorrectly stated that this would include the Sylobloc anti-block product line. The company says that Sylobloc is not, in fact, part of the Darex business and will remain within WR Grace. The spin-off will include the com- pany’s oxygen scavenging technology.


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