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Agiplast to recycle Solvay PVDF


Solvay Specialty Polymers has teamed up with French engineering compounds group Agiplast to develop a range of recycled Solef polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) resin formulations. Based on PVDF recycled


from Solvay’s own produc- tion processes and post- moulding scrap from customers, the new Fluorloop grades allow users of Solef PVDF resins to better manage processing waste and meet sustainabil- ity targets. Grades are available for injection moulding, extrusion and compression. ❙ www.solvayspecialtypolymers.com ❙ www.agiplast.fr


BASF shifts pigment focus to Asia Pacific


BASF is to reduce the head- count in the pigments unit of its Performance Products business by 650 by 2017, at the


same time investing some €250 million in new production and R&D capabilities in Asia. The plans include the


closure of the company’s pigment plant at Paisley in Scotland and restructuring of its activities at Huningue in France. The company said that it is also reviewing strategic options for its operation at Maastricht in the Netherlands. The investments are


planned for the company’s Asia Pacific operations and include the start-up of a plant for high performance pigments at Nanjing in China and


expansion at Ulsan in Korea. “The measures we are


undertaking will make us more responsive to market and customer needs,” said Dr Markus Kramer, president of the Dispersions & Pigments


Clariant enforces Exolit patents


Clariant has said that it has taken legal action against Chinese companies which it claims are infringing its phosphinate flame retardant patents. The company says it holds patents


covering the formulation, manufacture and commercial uses and application of diethylphosphinic acid aluminium salt


(DEPAL) halogen-free flame retardants for thermoplastics like polyamides and polyesters, which it markets under the Exolit OP trademark. ❙ www.clariant.com


Clariant has been investing heavily in Exolit production and is taking action to protect its patents


RheTech to explore paper fillers technology


US compounding specialist RheTech has established an alliance with Eco Bio Plastics Midland (EBPM) that allows it to use the latter’s patented technology for incorporating ground paper as a polymer reinforcement. The EBPM technology,


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developed by its Japanese parent Eco Research Institute, involves dry grinding paper and pulp to form a micro-sized powder (30-50 microns) suitable for use in polypropyl- ene and other types of thermoplastic resins. “All of our customers are


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looking for ways to meet stricter environmental standards in the products they make and RheTech continues to provide a broad range of composite solutions that meet those needs,” said Jim Preston, vice president, strategic growth for RheTech.


Production of the new


compounds, which will be marketed under RheTech’s RheVision bio-composite and EBPM’s Mapka brands, will be located at the company’s Whitmore Lake plant in Michigan. ❙ www.rhetech.com


www.compoundingworld.com


division. “The future global production network will enable us to reliably and efficiently supply our partners from a competitive base.” l In a separate move, BASF has announced the completion of its antioxidant capacity expansion at Jurong Island in Singapore, where it is now producing its Irganox 1010 product line. The company said current production of Irganox 1010 at its Isohara plant in Japan will be consolidated into the Singapore facility. Under its Asia Pacific


strategy, BASF plans to invest €10 billion by 2020 so that 75%


of its products sold in the region are locally produced. ❙ www.basf.com


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