NEWS
AMI announces new dates for Essen plastics expos
AMI has announced that its four focused plastics industry exhibitions, which were scheduled to take place at Messe Essen in Germany on 3-4 June, have been postponed to 7-8 October 2020. The decision to delay the Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recycling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo is due to the uncertainties created by the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We have been reviewing the fast-changing situation daily, and we have been consulting with exhibitors, Messe Essen, local government and
health authorities,” said Rita Andrews, Head of Exhibitions at AMI, which publishes Compounding World magazine. “Our primary concerns are for the health and safety of all attendees at our events, and delivering the very best audience for our exhibitors.” The shows will remain in the same two halls at Messe Essen, retaining the same floorplans with five free-to-attend conference theatres. The aim is to retain the existing conference programmes, augmented with additional speakers over the coming months.
AMI announced the decision to postpone the expos on Monday 23
March. Andy Beevers, AMI Events Director said: “We felt it was important to make and announce this decision now, in order to end the current uncertainty and to allow exhibitors, speakers and attendees to plan effectively for the new dates”. Exhibitor numbers for the 2020
shows are up by over 80% compared to AMI’s launch event in 2018. More than 1,500 people have already registered to attend the 2020 expos and those bookings will transfer automatically to the new dates. �
https://www.ami.international/ exhibitions
Coronavirus pandemic update
We are living in unbelievably challenging times. Coronavirus restrictions mean much of global manufacturing is near shut-down, leaving many plastics companies facing intense business pressures. The outlook is uncertain and the potential impact on all of us is on an unprecedented scale in financial, personal and lifestyle terms. We can only look forward, take what opportunities arise in today’s difficult conditions, and try to position ourselves as best we can for when restrictions ease and our lives begin to return to normality. At Compounding World, that means we will continue to do our best to bring you the latest business news and technical information so you are prepared for whatever the future brings. In the meantime, please follow best practice, keep safe and stay healthy. Chris Smith, Editor
Mitsubishi acquires Minger
Mitsubishi Chemical has acquired the Swiss engineering plastics recycler Minger Group, parent of Minger Kunststofftechnik and Minger Plastics.
Minger is based in Appenzell, employs 26 staff and generates annual sales
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of around €9.3m. It claims to have proprietary recycling technologies for
engineering plastics such as PA, PEEK and PVDF as well as a well established European material collection network.
Mitsubishi said the move is part of its effort to
promote the Circular Economy and realise its ‘Kaiteki’ vision. It said it “will allow [it] to establish an integrated business model for engineering plastics, from manufacturing to sales, machining, collection and reuse”. �
www.m-chemical.co.jp
Trinseo launches Pulse ECO
Trinseo has launched Pulse ECO, a portfolio of PC/ABS blends for automotive applications with 30-50% recycled content. Based on its Pulse GX technology, the Pulse ECO materials combine post- industrial recycled PC from European sources with Trinseo’s virgin Magnum brand ABS. They are said to provide good flow, low temperature ductility, reduced CO2
footprint and
a low density (the company claims up to 3% more parts per tonne than competitor materials). The company says the
first grades — Pulse GX50 ECO and GX70 ECO — will be made available in Europe during 1H 2020. �
www.trinseo.com
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