NEWS
Ingenia buys LB toll plant
North American additive and colour masterbatch producer Ingenia Polymers has acquired the Bayshore masterbatch tolling operations at La Porte, Texas, US, from LyondellBasell. The deal completed last month. Ingenia, which is
headquartered in Canada and has operations in North America, Europe and the Middle East, said the acquisition “brings added expertise and capacity to its existing world-class team and infrastructure, increases its leadership in the polymer producer services market and expands its capability to serve the converter market”. LyondellBasell acquired the Bayshore business through its acquisition of A Schulman in 2018. It employs around 100 people. �
www.ingeniapolymers.com
Unipetrol to invest in chemical recycling
Unipetrol’s plant at Litvínov in the Czech Republic
Unipetrol plans to build a pyrolytic unit for waste- plastic processing at its plant in Litvínov in the Czech Republic. The CZK72m (€2.6m) Pyrekol project is part of a three-year plan to research and implement chemical plastic recycling within the company. “Our ambition is to chemically recycle waste plastic not only from our nearest surroundings, but probably from the entire Czech Republic and potentially from other parts
of Central and Eastern Europe within several years,” said Tomáš Herink, Board Member of Unipetrol Group. Currently, the Czech Republic recycles about 37% of its 400,000 tonnes/yr of waste plastic and inciner- ates 18% more for energy generation. The main focus of the
Pyrekol project will be testing different single and mixed input materials for their impact on utilisation rates. However, it will also investigate ways to improve
the quality of liquid and gas- eous pyrolytic by-products, as well as methods for storing the liquid to avoid repeat polymerisation and long-distance transporta- tion. The Technology Agency
of the Czech Republic is contributing CZK50m (€1.8m) to the Pyrekol project within its ‘Trend’ subsidy programme. Unipetrol is also drawing on other government support for the investment. �
www.unipetrol.cz
LFT enables spin-on filter first for Hengst Hengst’s
Blue.on filter is moulded in Ultramid Structure LFT
Filtration systems maker Hengst has developed what it claims is the world’s first reusable plastic spin-on oil filter module for cars. The new part uses BASF’s Ultramid Structure A3WG12 LFX long glass fibre-reinforced high-performance PA. It is 23% lighter than conventional metal oil filters and is said to have a better environmental profile. Blue.on, as the new filter is called, comprises housing, connection element and filter, only the latter of which needs to be replaced during a filter change. The LFT housing and connection element remain in place throughout the engine’s service life and can be recycled afterwards. The Ultramid grade used is said to have very good mechanical
characteristics at high temperatures, low tendency to creep, and minimal shrinkage and warpage. BASF’s Ultrasim simulation tool was used in development of the part to ensure the long glass fibres formed the required 3D network while providing good surface quality. �
www.ultramid-structure.basf.com
8 COMPOUNDING WORLD | April 2020
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IMAGE: BASF
IMAGE: UNIPETROL
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