NEWS Palsgaard adds pellet capacity
Denmark’s Palsgaard has commissioned a 10,000 tonnes/year pellet line for its Einar brand of plant-based polymer additives at its site in Juelsminde in Denmark. The Einar range includes plant-based anti-fogging, anti-static, slip and release additives for film, injection moulding, foam and coating processes. The investment in additional pellet capacity is said to be a response to a trend towards renewables among consumers, brand owners,
Left: Palsgaard has expanded its additive pellet capacity
Aunskjær, Global Industry Director of Non-Food Business Development. The company said the
packaging designers and plastics manufacturers. “Our expanded produc- tion capacity meets these requirements by boosting
the availability of food-grade plant-based surfactants and modifiers for polymer manufacturers and com- pounders,” said Ulrik
ZSW opts for Coperion system
Coperion has supplied a ZSK 18 MEGAlab twin-screw extruder and two high-accuracy gravimetric Coperion K-Tron loss-in-weight feeders to the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) at Ulm in Germany. ZSW, an international institute for research in energy technologies, is investigating the complete industrial process chain for battery electrodes, from component feeder to direct transmission of extrudate onto a collector film in a roll-to-roll process. The Coperion machine is equipped with a number of features to allow for safe handling
of the hazardous materials used in the manufacture of batteries, including an encased gearbox lantern and nitrogen purging system. The system, which offers through- put rates of up to 5kg/h depending on formulation, is designed to eliminate the use of toxic N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone from the
process and to reduce drying time for the carrier films. �
www.coperion.com
IMAGE: COPERION
Left: Energy technology institute ZSW has installed an 18mm Coperion compounding extruder
JNS-SmithChem buys CheMarCo
JNS-SmithChem, a US- based distributor of speciality chemicals and additives including many for plastics and rubber, has acquired CheMarCo, a speciality regional distribu- tor located at Greenville,
6 South Carolina. New Jersey-based
JNS-SmithChem said the move will significantly expand its scope and sales coverage while enabling it to offer a wider range of complementary product
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lines. The expanded distribution territory will cover 26 states, including the entire US East Coast and as far west as Ohio, Okla- homa and Texas. �
www.jns-smithchem.com �
www.chemarco.com
particular pellet form addresses the need of compounders and proces- sors who prefer to add Einar products to polymers directly rather than as part of a masterbatch formulation. �
www.palsgaard.com
Plast 2021 exhibition postponed
Organisers of Italy’s triennial Plast trade show announced this month that the 2021 show has been postponed due to the ongoing Covid pandemic and its likely limitations on travel. A new date is yet to be set for the event, which was originally set to run at the Fiera-Milano fairground in Milan on 4-7 May and was then subsequently re- scheduled to 22-25 June. However, the organisers said in a statement it will be “certainly after the end of 2021.” The previous edition of
the trade fair took place in 2018. It included 1,510 exhibitors across six halls at the Fiera Milano showground and attracted more than 50,000 visitors. �
www.plastonline.org
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: PALSGAARD
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