NEWS
KraussMaffei delivers for Lanxess in Changzhou
KraussMaffei Extrusion has designed, installed and commissioned a turnkey compounding line for the Lanxess production unit at Changzhou, China, and has been awarded a contract to supply a second line during 2022. The two new lines
increase capacity at the site by 30,000 tonnes/yr and will lift Lanxess’s total capacity for PA6, PA66 and PBT compounds across its locations at Changzhou and Wuxi to 110,000 tonnes/yr. Products produced on the lines include grades containing up to 60% glass fibre content. They are destined primarily for the fast growing e-mobility sector in China.
Solvay plans to split
The first of two new lines for the Lanxess site at Changzhou The first line is built
around a KraussMaffei ZE 110 UT twin-screw extruder; the second line will be based around a ZE 98 twin-screw machine from the company’s BluePower series. Each compounder will be supplied with an optimised
set of screws for both PA and PBT matrix materials. Both lines also feature optimised wear protection, plus versatile metering stations, side feeders and degassing units. �
www.kraussmaffei.com �
www.lanxess.com
Polystyrene Loop closes down
The Polystyrene Loop solvent-based recycling initiative, established at Terneuzen in the Nether- lands, went out of business on 8 March, according to a statement on the project website. This combined EPS and brominated flame retardant
industry project had aimed to build and operate a demonstration plant to recycle EPS construction industry waste, removing the flame retardant HBCD and recovering the PS and bromine using the CreaSolv solvent-based purification process.
The project owners said scaling up the technology from pilot scale had been challenging and start-up delayed by a number of unexpected issues. They said Covid and rising energy prices also severely impact- ed liquidity. �
www.polystyreneloop.eu
Solvay is planning to separate into two inde- pendent publicly traded companies. Subject to general market conditions and shareholder approval, it hopes to complete the move in the second half of 2023. The larger ‘SpecialtyCo’, which had about €6bn in net sales in 2021, will include the Specialty Polymers and Composites business, as well as most of the current Solutions segment. The ‘EssentialCo’ component ( with 2021 sales of around €4.1bn) will comprise the single technology businesses in the current Chemicals segment. “The plan to separate into two leading compa- nies represents a pivotal moment in our journey to transform and simplify Solvay,” said CEO Ilham Kadri. “We expect to create opportunities in each company…and we are confident that both companies will maintain the same levels of custom- er focus and commitment to value creation.” �
www.solvay.com
Polyplastics launches bio-LFT products
Polyplastics Group has announced commercial availability of a new addition to its recently launched Plastron LFT product line, a PP-based grade reinforced with regenerated cellulose fibres. The company says that the long
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continuous cellulose fibre it uses is produced using a solvent-based wet spinning technique, which is said to result in low CO2
emissions. Almost all
of the solvent is recovered. According to Polyplastics, cellulose- reinforced PP resin has a lower density
than glass-filled alternatives and a 3% higher flexural modulus. Charpy impact strength, tensile strength and flexural strength are also said to be better, providing further weight reduction potential. �
www.polyplastics-global.com
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: KRAUSSMAFFEI EXTRUSION
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