NEWS Simulation cuts CO2
Swedish compounder Polykemi has completed a detailed Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) of its products and developed a new simulation tool — MaterialSmart — to allow customers to optimise selection to include climate impact as well as mechani- cal, physical, processing and economic factors. The MaterialSmart
simulation tool currently includes all products manufactured at Polykemi’s plant at Ystad in Sweden and will be extended to cover its production site at Kunshan in China and its new locations at Chong- qing, also in China, and Charlotte in the US. “The simulation tool enables us to calculate the
Cabot adds capacity in China
Cabot has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Tokai Carbon (Tianjin) carbon black facility from Japan’s Tokai Carbon for $9m. Commissioned in 2006, the plant is located close to Cabot’s current carbon black and speciality compounds facility and has 50,000 tonnes/yr of capacity. The deal should close in Q2 of fiscal 2022. Cabot said it will invest
to upgrade the plant to produce battery grades, as well as other carbon black products. �
www.cabotcorp.com
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Above: MaterialSmart simulation allows climate impact to be optimised in material selection
cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of all our materials. This enables our customers to assess the environmental footprint of the components they produce,” said Henrik Palokangas, Sustainability Specialist at Polykemi. “We
can demonstrate the difference material choices make and help select an opti- mal alternative in terms of customer requirements, costs and climate performance.” Swedish injection moulder AD-plast has
emissions
already made use of the system and claims to have achieved a CO2
emission
reduction of 2,000 tonnes annually (equivalent to the emissions from 1,200 cars). “Polykemi helps us break down the material choice in greater detail, which is important for us. We are now able to show our customers the impact our product has on the climate,” said AD-plast CEO Michael Jonsson. “I’ve seen similar tools at universities, but they are very complicated to work with. Polykemi’s calculation tool simplifies this process and gives us as customer a clear answer, before we even make our choice of material.” �
www.materialsmart.info
Norner opens polymer centre to extend its plastics research
Norwegian plastics research and testing firm Norner has completed its Polymer Exploration Centre at its new headquarters facility at Porsgrunn. Covering 4,600 m2
, it
describes it as a modern international research and
technology centre for the plastics industry that will provide research services throughout the value chain. The centre includes
laboratories for advanced testing of chemical and mechanical performance, lab pilots for new process
technology and catalyst evaluations, a variety of extreme polymer material performance testing and a high-tech plastic processing equipment, and a recycling, application and packaging centre. �
www.norner.no
Above: Norner CEO Kjetil Larsen in front of the Polymer Exploration Centre COMPOUNDING WORLD | December 2021
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: POLYKEMI
IMAGE: NORNER
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