NEWS
Sinochem to produce Elix grades in China
Sinochem is to build a new compounding plant at Yangzhou (Yisheng) Chemi- cal Industrial Park, initially to produce grades developed by Elix Polymers, the Spanish ABS specialist it acquired in January 2019. Part of Sinochem’s Lightweight Materials business unit, the new plant is expected to start production by the end of 2021 with a capacity of 24,000 tonnes/ year, rising to 56,000 in a second planned phase. Early products will include a number of ABS grades as well as ABS-PC and PC-ABS blends. PA, PP, PBT, POM and
Coated fibres for EMI apps
Sinochem’s new compounding plant at Yangzhou in China
other polymers will follow. A sales team has already been established in China to handle the Elix product portfolio and is said to be
working on a number of projects based on the firm’s speciality products. �
www.sinochem.com �
www.elix-polymers.com
Rowa Masterbatch ups capacity
Rowa Masterbatch is investing at its produc- tion site at Pinneberg, Germany. The company has acquired a Coperion ZSK 32 compounding extruder to replace an older machine and taken over a production and mixing area formerly used by partner Tramaco to add a further 500m2
of space. Rowa said in a statement that this “marks
the next phase of the comprehensive modernisation and reorganisation of the factory environment.”
The ZSK 32 is described as ideally suited
to Rowa’s needs, facilitating an easy scale-up from small to large batches and being able to handle all of its product lines. In the first phase of the expansion project, the company is expanding the mixing area and will add a new Mixaco mixer. It will also improve material flows and dust manage- ment. The next phase in 2021 will prepare the facility to take three additional extruders. �
www.rowa-masterbatch.de
German start-up FibreCoat, a spin-off from the RWTH institute at Aachen Univer- sity, has introduced Alucoat, a line of alumini- um-coated glass and basalt fibres intended to provide EMI shielding in equip- ment such as sensors and mobile communications. The fibres are available as yarns and woven or non-woven fabrics. They are said to provide shielding across a broad frequency range with an effectiveness of 80-120dB. The fibres also offer high electrical and thermal conductivity. FibreCoat CEO Dr
Robert Brüll said Alucoat is the first fibre on the market where each filament is coated uniformly during spinning. “Therefore, the product has superior properties. It outperforms in shielding and thermal conductivity and has a significantly lower price than any of today’s incumbent products,” he said. �
www.fibrecoat.de
Ineos takes control of Gemini HDPE in US
Ineos Olefins & Polymers (O&P) USA has acquired Sasol Chemicals North America’s 50% stake in Gemini HDPE for $404 million. The move gives Ineos 100% control of the operation. Gemini is a toll manufacturer of bimodal HDPE products that are sup- plied to the pipe and film markets from its production site at La Porte in Texas. Acquiring it, said Michael Nagle, CEO of Ineos O&P USA, “would allow our business to meet increased demand from our customers”. �
www.ineos.com
www.compoundingworld.com December 2020 | COMPOUNDING WORLD 5
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