NEWS “Green” benefits for Sirmax
Italian compounding group Sirmax reported sales of €480m for 2021, up by nearly 66% on its €315m result for 2020. Volumes were up by near 20%. “Driving these highly positive
figures is the strong push towards 100% recyclable recycled com- pounds, biopolymers and TPEs,” the company said in a statement. Recy- cled content products saw 40% growth in sales volumes, it said. Technical compounds for applications in the automotive and electrical sectors saw similar volume gains. “2021 was a year that exceeded all
Above: Recycled “green” products helped Sirmax push sales up 66% last year
expectations,” said Sirmax President and CEO Massimo Pavin. “Our investments, as well as favoring regionalised and loyal supply chains, have gained us market share.” The US was the fastest-growing region in sales terms for Sirmax in
2021, 30% up on 2020. The company has recently opened a second US plant, which is located close to the first in Anderson, Indiana. This latest facility is dedicated to production of PP compounds containing mineral fillers or glass fibre reinforcement from post-industrial waste materials. For 2022, Sirmax said it plans to focus its research efforts on flame retardant technical polymers for the electrical sector, antibacterial grades for automotive use, and biopolymers for packaging and agricultural mulching fabrics. The company said it will also continue its post-industrial PE and PP recycling research project with UMass Lowell and MIT. Employing around 800 people worldwide, Sirmax has production in Italy, Poland, US, Brazil, and India. �
www.sirmax.com
PCR TPE from Teknor Apex
Teknor Apex has launched the Monprene RX CP-15100 series of TPEs, which contain 25-35% post-consumer recycled content sourced from waste. The TPE materials are also said to be fully recyclable at end of life. The new products are available in standard natural grades covering a range of hardness values from 55 to 80 Shore A. They are designed for injection moulding applications, including overmoulding onto PP, and are said to be suitable for typical virgin TPE uses in markets such as personal care products, lawn and garden tools, writing instruments, appli- ances, and sporting goods. “This introduction
represents the first of 8 IMAGE: TEKNOR APEX
Elix adds to E-loop range
Above: Monprene TPEs contain 25-35% PCR content
several sustainable product launches slated for this year that include other types of recycled content, bio-based raw materials, and carbon negative additives,” said Jonathan Plisco, New Business Development Manager.
COMPOUNDING WORLD | April 2022
Teknor Apex said it is able to manufacture and supply the materials globally. The company also said the recycled material content will be sourced locally to its production operations. �
www.teknorapex.com
Styrenics specialist Elix Polymers has introduced a new addition to its recently announced E-Loop family of sustainable compounds — E-Loop H801. The H801 grade is a PC/ ABS blend produced with post-industrial PC resin and is said to be a counter- type for its standard high-heat, high-impact Elix ABS H80 grade. The grade is targeted primarily at exterior and interior painted applica- tions and has already been validated and approved by a global automotive OEM for exterior use, according to Elix. �
www.elix-polymers.com
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: SIRMAX
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68
