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AMI postpones Essen compounding expo


Compounding World publisher AMI has an- nounced that its four focused plastics industry exhibitions — including the Compounding World Expo — that were scheduled to take place at Messe Essen in Germany on 1-2 June of this year have been postponed to 29-30 September. On-going uncertainty


created by the Covid pandemic led to the decision to delay the Compounding World Expo, Plastics Recy- cling World Expo, Plastics Extrusion World Expo and Polymer Testing World Expo, the company said. “We have been reviewing the on-going situation and consulting with exhibitors and visitors. Our primary


concerns are for the health and safety of all attendees at our events and delivering the very best audience for our exhibitors. With these factors in mind, we have taken the decision to postpone the expos to 29-30 September 2021,” said Rita Andrews, Head of Exhibitions at AMI. “Exhibitor numbers are up substantially compared to our launch event in 2018, and we want to ensure visitors can feel confident and comfortable in attend- ing the expanded exhibi- tions,” she added. The decision to resched- ule the event was announced on 1 February. “We felt it was important to make and announce this decision now,


in order to end the current uncertainty and to allow exhibitors, speakers and attendees to plan effectively for the new dates. We have had tremendous support and understanding from the industry during this process and are now all looking to forward to a successful return to Essen at the end of September,” said Andy Beevers, AMI Events Director. Admission to the four


expos and their five confer- ence theatres will continue to be free of charge. Registra- tions for the June dates will still be valid, while anyone wanting to register for free tickets for the September dates can do so here. � https://www.ami. international/exhibitions


JM opens glass fibre recycling unit


Glass fibre producer Johns Manville (JM has started up a thermal recycling unit for waste glass fibres at its engineered products plant at Trnava in Slovakia.


The unit represents a total investment of just under €10m and consists of a warehousing area, feeding and transportation equip- ment, shredder, burning


chamber and mill. The plant has a capacity


of over 3 tonne/h and will divert 10,000 tonnes/year from landfill. � www.jm.com


Milliken extends nucleators


Milliken has launched Hyperform HPN 909ei, a new nucleator for thermoformed PP packaging applications that is said to simplify EU food contact approval. The HPN 909ei grade is claimed to use a new chemistry that results in one Specific


Migration Limit (SML) less than its predecessor, reducing the number of substances that must be monitored and tested in food approvals. According to Milliken, the new additive delivers improved


stiffness while maintaining impact performance. It also provides isotropic shrinkage and higher heat-deflection temperature, while helping to override the nucleation effects of pigments. � www.milliken.com


10 COMPOUNDING WORLD | February 2021 IMAGE: MILLIKEN


Maguire buys into Newton


US-based Maguire Products has bought an unspecified minority stake in OA Newton, a supplier of storage, conveying and blending systems for industries including flexible and rigid PVC and WPC production Maguire Products is best known for its gravi- metric blenders, liquid colour pumps and vacuum dryers but also makes loading systems, auger feeders, granulators and software at six locations in Aston, Pennsylvania. “This investment broadens our offering to the plastics industry and allows us to serve markets that we would otherwise never reach with our current product line,” said Steve Maguire, owner and president of Maguire. Maguire is a also co-owner of US ancillary equipment maker. Newton, like Novatec, will continue to operate independently. � www.oanewton.com � www.maguire.com


Hyperform HPN909ei is aimed at thermoformed packaging


www.compoundingworld.com


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