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5 News Ascend buys India’s Formulated Polymers; Hexpol takes majority stake in recycler Almaak; Silon expands compounding capacity; Sirmax benefits from “green” products; Repsol and Ravago to compound in Morocco; Germany’s processors under pressure; KraussMaffei supplies lines to Lanxess in China.
15 Formulating with process aids Sustainability and security of supply top the wish list today for most users of polymer lubricants and process aids.
29 Preparing for the EV charge COVER STORY: The switch to electric vehicles is accelerating and demand on plastics in terms of electrical performance is intensifying (Image: Shutterstock).
43 Making a bigger impact The impact performance of many plastics can suffer at low temperatures. We explore the latest impact modifier developments.
53 Making more of small batches As production batches get smaller the need to get compounding lines turned around and back in stable production grows.
61 Preview: Compounding World Congress We take a look at the speaker line up for AMI’s fifth Compounding World Congress, which takes place in Cologne in Germany in June.
68 Diary
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