NEWS Coperion optimises for ETPs
German compounding equipment specialist Coperion has introduced a new version of its high-end ZSK 58Mc18
extruder
optimised for production of engineering plastics. The company says the ETP-opti- mised specification of the new ZSK 58Mc18
World
Proven model means lower prices and shorter delivery times. “Today, manufacturers of engineering plastics work under high cost and time pressure. This applies even more to compounds that are ordered in constant, large quantities over long periods of time. This is exactly where
Nabaltec confirms US FR plant
German chemicals company Nabaltec has confirmed it is to acquire land and buildings in Chattanooga, Tennessee, US, to build a 30,000 tonnes/year refined aluminium hydroxide plant. The move will signifi-
cantly expand its US production of halogen-free flame retardants. It expects to invest around $12m in the first phase of the project, which will see the plant complete by mid- 2019.
Nabaltec has also formed a new company – Nabaltec USA Corporation – which will be responsible for its US business. �
www.nabaltec.de
www.compoundingworld.com The ZSK 58Mc18 World Proven is optimised for ETP compounding PHOTO: COPERION
it quickly pays to use our ZSK 58 Mc18
World Proven,”
said Peter von Hoffmann, General Manager Business Unit Compounding Ma- chines Engineering Plastics and Special Applications at Coperion. Hoffmanm said customers will not sacrifice flexibility
with the new machine specification. “Its high performance reserves also provide a range of options for quickly responding to customer requirements that change with short notice and are ideal for manufac- turing special compounds with regard to the matrix,
fillers and additives,” he said. The company said the World Proven
ZSK 58 Mc18
machine offers throughput rates of up to 1,500 kg/h when compounding 30% glass fibre reinforced PA6 and up to 1,400 kg/h for 40% talc or chalk filled PP. �
www.coperion.com
Plans for 400kt Korean PP plant
PolyMirae, a 50:50 joint venture between LyondellBasell and South Korean construc- tion and petrochemical conglomerate Daelim, is to establish a PP joint venture with SK Advanced of South Korea. The partners plan to build a 400,000 tonne/y PP plant in the Korean port city of Ulsan to supply the Asian market. Con- struction will begin in January 2019 and
operations should start in 1H 2021. The plant will use LyondellBasell’s Spheripol technology. It will target mainly automotive component, injection moulding, blow moulding and packaging applications. Some PP will also be sold to compounders in South Korea and the wider region. �
www.polymirae.com �
www.sk-advanced.com
Parx performs in WPCs
Antimicrobials specialist Parx Plastics has completed testing and finalised a formulation for the protection of wood plastic com- posites (WPC) parts such as decking. The company said that testing carried out by SGS to ISO 22196
has shown that samples including the Parx antimicrobial technology show an antibacterial performance of Log 7 (approximately 99.99%) on Escherichia coli and Log 3.5 (approximately 99.94%) on Staphylo- coccus aureus. The results measure the reduction in surface contamination of the antimicrobial-treated WPC against an untreated equivalent. Parx Plastics said the tests show its technology to be effective even in a product blend consisting of 27% plastic and 73% wood. n Read more about the latest antimicrobial innovations on page 31. �
www.parxplastics.com
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