NEWS
Free registration now open for Essen show and conferences
Free on-line registration has now opened for the first Compounding World Expo, which will take place on 27-28 June 2018 at Messe Essen in Germany. By registering in advance, visitors will receive free admission to the exhibition, featuring more than 120 leading suppliers, plus free entry to two conference theatres hosting technical presentations, educational seminars and business debates. Attendees will also have
free access to the adjacent Plastics Recycling World Exhibition and its confer- ence sessions, plus a networking party for exhibitors and visitors, which will be held on the evening of 27 June at the Messe Essen beer garden. “The event will provide visitors with a great oppor- tunity to meet and compare suppliers from around the world, as well as giving them the chance to learn from business leaders and technical experts in the
Visitors can now register for free admission to the Compound- ing World Expo in Essen
conference theatres,” said Rita Andrews, Head of Exhibitions at AMI. Speakers lined up for the
conferences include influential representatives from leading compounders and masterbatch makers such as A Schulman, Albis, Ampacet, Automotive Compounding Industry, Clariant, Ensinger, Inno- Comp, Kingfa, Lifocolor Farben, PolyOne, R&P Polyplastic, Sirmax, and Washington Penn. Topics being covered in the free technical presenta-
tions at Essen will include: functional fillers; thermal conductivity; flame retard- ants; the production of highly-filled compounds; screw element optimisation; nanotechnology; carrier resins; pelletising options; reactive extrusion; online monitoring; compatibilisers; and electrical conductivity. The practical training seminars will address topics such as: REACH legislation; computer modelling; the psychology of colour; process scale-up; screw optimisation; and machine
selection. The exhibition, which will occupy the whole of Hall One at Messe Essen, will feature a wide array of leading manufacturers of extrusion machinery and equipment, plus suppliers of a huge variety of poly- mers and additives. More than 120 compa- nies have already booked over 80% of the available stands, with more exhibitors signing up each week. The exhibitor line-up currently includes companies such as Azo, BASF, Biesterfeld, Borealis, Brabender, Brenntag, Buss, Comac, Coperion, Dow Corning, Econ, Evonik, Farrel Pomini, Feddem, Fraunhofer LBF, HPF, ICMA San Giorgio, JSW, KraussMaffei Berstorff, Imerys, Leistritz, LKAB, Maag, Mixaco, MPI Chemie, Omya, Polyplastic Com- pounds, Schenck Process, Solvay, Unipetrol, Velox, Zeppelin and many more. To book your free ticket for the event, visit: �
https://compoundingworldexpo.com/eu/
Nexam acquires Plasticolor of Sweden
Plastics technology firm Nexam Chemi- cal has paid €11.7m to acquire Plasti- color Sweden, which makes plastics masterbatch and generated sales of around SEK 86m (€8.7m) last year. Nexam said the move gives it access to new production capacity and technology that will enable it to expand its product portfolio and accelerate growth. The company said the deal will also
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facilitate the introduction of its Nexam- ite Multifunctional Masterbatch (NMMB) to the market. This packages a number of different additives together in a single masterbatch and is said to provide performance and cost benefits. Nexam has, coincidentally, just
received its first trial order of NMMB from KWI Polymers of Canada. The two firms had jointly developed the NMMB system, which will be used in the
production of PE pipes. According to KWI’s Yves Laroche the
combination of Nexamite with its own nano-carbon reinforcement in a masterbatch “offers not only ultimate mechanical properties, but also opens new opportunities by obtaining new physical property behaviour in the material”. �
www.nexamchemical.com �
www.kwipolymers.com
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PHOTO: MESSE ESSEN
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