COMPOUNDER OF THE MONTH


LEHVOSS Group Head office location:


Date founded:


Hamburg, Germany 1894


Managing Partner/Spokesman: Knut Breede Ownership:


No. of employees: Sales 2017:


Production (2017): Plant locations:


Profile: €365m 40,000 tonnes (AMI estimate)


Hamburg and Solingen in Germany, Kunshan in China, and Pawcatuck in the USA.


Lehmann&Voss&Co was originally established in 1894 as a trading company and since then has grown into a global diversified chemical business, Lehvoss Group, with business interests ranging from carbon blacks, additives and functional fillers to masterbatches and high- performance compounds.


Product line:


The company produces an extensive range of high-performance compounds and masterbatches, which are sold under the Luvocom and Luvobatch brands. It has a strong specialisation in additive masterbatches, while the Luvocom technical compound range extends to more than 2,500 grades.


Product strengths:


Lehmann&Voss&Co specialises in customised application-specific production. It is a leader in PAEK compounds, producing more than 400 different PAEK grades, and recently entered the 3Dprint sector.


To be considered for ‘Compounder of the Month’ contact Elizabeth Carroll: elizabeth.carroll@ami.international


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FORTHCOMING FEATURES


The next issues of Compounding World magazine will have special reports on the following subjects:


August


PVC plasticisers Functional fillers Screws and barrels Feeding and dosing


September


Colour pigments Recycling additives


Antioxidants and UV stabilisers Reactive compounding


Editorial submissions should be sent to Chris Smith: chris.smith@ami.international For information on advertising in these issues, please contact:


Levent Tounjer: levent.tounjer@ami.international Tel: +44 (0)117 314 8183 Claire Bishop: claire.bishop@ami.international Tel: +44 (0)1732 682948


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