Melitek compounder of the month
Head offi ce location: Nørre Alslev, Denmark Date founded: 1979 in Sweden / Compounding started in 1999 CEO: Kim Laursen
Ownership: Privately owned
No. of employees: 26 Plant locations: Nørre Alslev, Denmark Nom. capacity 2013: 10,000 tonnes
Profi le: Melitek supplies materials and packaging technologies to the global medical and healthcare markets. It has extensive experience in the substitution of PVC in medical applications, including tubing and fl exible fi lms for fl uid bags. The company is building a new high-effi ciency 1,200 m2
plant which is expected to be
completed in September 2014. Two new compounding lines will raise nominal capacity by 15,000 tonnes to a total of 25,000 tonnes/year. Melitek is involved in the development of compounds for the Non-PVC Blood Bag Project, a European research initiative.
Product line: Products marketed under the Melifl ex brand name include polyolefi n or elastomer-based compounds for tubing, fi lm extrusion and moulding. Custom- made medical compounds are based on PE, PP, PS, ABS, TPE, TPO and TPV and are tailored to specifi c customer requirements for colour and functionality, such as laser marking, low friction, low antistatic and UV block.
Product strengths: Melitek supplies innovative compounds that meet strict medical and pharma requirements. They are produced according to GMP, ISO 10993 and USP and sold with an extensive medical service package.
Forthcoming features The next issues of Compounding World magazine will have special reports on the following subjects:
March Additives for PET Twin-screw extruders Natural fi bres and fi llers
April Wire and cable applications Additives for recycled plastics Chinaplas 2014 preview
Editorial submissions should be sent to Andy Beevers:
abe@amiplastics.com
For information on advertising in these issues, please contact Claire Bishop:
claire@amimagazines.com Tel: +44 (0)20 8686 8139
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