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Europe adds new biocide regulation
The European Commis- sion’s new Biocidal Products regulation came into effect on 17 July and the regulatory requirements for the industry will apply from 1 September 2013. The new regulation sets
rules for placing biocidal products on the market. It aims to simplify and harmonise the procedures for authorisation and at the same time ensure a high level of protection of human health and the environment. As with its predecessor, the Biocidal Products Directive, only biocidal products with approved active substances may be authorised to be placed on the market. A new element in the regulation is the Union Authorisation, allowing companies to get an authorisation for their biocidal products applicable across the whole EU. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is preparing to start the new regulatory processes, recruiting additional staff and developing new IT tools that take advantage of synergies with REACH. The organisation’s task
will be to coordinate the approval processes of biocidal substances and the authorisation of biocidal products at the Union level. The ECHA’s guides to the
new biocide regulation can be found online at: ❙
http://bit.ly/Biocide
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Sabic plans to increase Stamax LGFPP capacity
Sabic Innovative Plastics is increasing capacity for its Stamax long-glass-fibre-filled polypropylene (LGFPP) composites at its Genk plant in Belgium. Work has started on a new production line that is scheduled to start operation in the second half of 2013. The Genk PP compounding
facility was opened in 2010 with a 30,000 tonnes/year Stamax LGFPP line alongside two lines for other PP compounds with a combined capacity of 100,000 tonnes/year. These made it the largest greenfield compound- ing plant ever built in Europe. Leon Jacobs, Sabic
Innovative Plastics’ automotive leader in Europe explained that the plant was designed to be expanded when required. “It took only two years before we needed to scale up with this new, state-of-the-art produc- tion line because our Stamax composite resins have become
Sabic is expanding Stamax capacity at its huge Genk compound- ing plant in Belgium
a material of choice for a growing number of automotive applications”. Stamax composites are
produced using a proprietary “wire coating” process that allows higher line speeds than pultrusion. The LGFPP composites produced at Genk go to Europe and Asia, while the American market is served by Sabic’s Bay St.
Louis site in Mississippi. The company reports that
Stamax is being used in a grow- ing variety of automotive applications. In addition to front-end modules, door modules and seating struc- tures, it is now also being applied in tailgate structures and under-the-hood applica- tions where heat is non-critical. ❙
www.sabic-ip.com
Styrolution extends PW agreement
Styrolution has signed a trademark license agreement with Plastic World (China) for the production of acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and high-heat acryloni- trile butadiene styrene (HH ABS) for the Chinese market. Plastic World (PW) has
been colour compounding Styrolution’s styrenic poly- mers, ABS and high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) for the Chinese market at its Shenz-
COMPOUNDING WORLD | August 2012
hen plant since 2002. Under this new agreement, the facility will produce ASA, ABS and HH ABS according to the specifications and conditions set out by Styrolution. The additional capacity of
4,500 tonnes/year at this facility will complement Styrolution’s existing produc- tion in the region at Ulsan, South Korea, and Map Ta Phut, Thailand. The BASF and Ineos joint venture markets ASA under the Luran S brand, while
ABS and HH ABS are sold as Terluran, Terluran HH, Novodur and Lustran. Hyung Tae Chang, Styrolu-
tion’s Asia-Pacific president said: “This agreement allows us to deepen our relationship with PW and is a positive step forward for us as we look to further strengthen our global market leadership, expand our product offerings and be closer to our customers in China.” ❙
www.styrolution.com ❙
www.plasticworld.com.hk
www.compoundingworld.com
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