NEWS
Silon to spin off R&D to win external contracts
Czech compounder Silon is to spin off its R&D division into a separate company from the beginning of 2024 as part of plans to develop a commercial materials development and testing business. Currently, the division carries out R&D for Silon’s own polyolefin-based technical compounds, including materials testing and regulatory compliance, processibility assessment; and quality testing and analysis. The new entity, Silon R&D, will extend this to offer research and develop- ment services to external customers. The aim of the separation
is to make the most of the resources and technologies
Silon's HQ in Czech Republic
IN BRIEF...
Trinseo has ended operations at its ethylben- zene styrene monomer (EBSM) facility at Terneuzen in the Nether- lands. The move means the company will now purchase all its styrene monomer requirements from third party suppliers to support its downstream businesses.
www.trinseo.com
available to the company. “The establishment of a separate company will enable us to further deepen our development and research activities with the potential for obtaining public research grants,” said Martin Sedláček, Head of the R&D Centre.
Silon operates two
production plant, one at Planá nad Lužnicí in the Czech Republic and one at Peach Tree in Georgia in the US. Annual production capacity is around 100,000 tonnes and sales amount to around CZK4bn (€165m). �
www.silon.eu
Clariant opens Exolit FR plant
Clariant has opened its production facility for its Exolit OP range of halogen- free flame retardants at Daya Bay, Huizhou, China. The $67m investment includes two production lines, the first is in produc-
tion and the second under construction and expected to be onstream next year. According to Angela
Cackovich, President of BU Adsorbents & Additives and Clariant EMEA Region, the new plant will strengthen
Clariant’s position in sustainable fire safety solutions while its location will improve its ability to service customers in China and across the Asia Pacific region. �
www.clariant.com
Westlake Global Com- pounds has appointed polymer distribution group Resinex to handle sales of its speciality PVC com- pounds in Europe and Turkey. The two companies aim to start shipping products before the end of this year. www.westlakeglobal-
compounds.com
www.resinex.com
Albis is to distribute Evonik’s Vestakeep PEEK products in Europe. The distribution company says the arrangement adds a further premium line of high-performance thermo- plastics to its portfolio and strengthens its interna- tional position.
www.albis.com
https://corporate.evonik.com/en
Direct compounding recognition for KM
Krauss Maffei, together with Wirthwein SE, won first place in the Process and Methods category of this year’s AVK (German Federation of Reinforced Plastics) Innovation Awards for its Chopped Fiber Processing (CFP) technology, which allows direct addition of chopped fibre glass reinforcements on a near-standard
www.compoundingworld.com
injection moulding machine. Compared to conventional continu-
ous-fibre-reinforced technologies, KM claims CFP provides an up to 46% reduction in material cost and around a 0.8 kWh/kg energy saving, depend- ing on the specific part and material formulation. The technology, which uses a
special screw design and fibre feeder, is retrofittable and is said to be most suitable for use with large shot weights, particularly large-volume glass reinforced PP components. Typical applications include automo- tive door modules, front ends, and dashboard panels, as well as logistics. �
www.kraussmaffei.com
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