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NEWS Polykemi invests more in China


Sweden’s Polykemi Group is opening another production unit in China. Production at the 9,300 m2


site at Chongqing in Sichuan province,


Polykemi is to build a new compounding plant at Chongqing in China


IN BRIEF...


German inspection technology company Sikora said it has supplied a second in-line Purity Scanner Advanced X-ray/ optical system for 100% inspection of XLPE compounds to an undis- closed Chinese manufac- turer of submarine and EHV cables. The system checks the surface and interior of each pellet for contaminants and auto- matically isolates any defective production. www.sikora.net


Plastics recycling rates in North America rose by about 8% from 2017 to 2019, according to the 2019 US Post-Consum- er Recycling Data Report, which is compiled by Stina and Napcor for the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR). Recycling levels in 2019, however, fell by 0.5% to 12,250 tonnes driven in part by a drop in the recycling of PET. www.plasticsrecycling.org


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where the firm already has a sales office, is due to start up in Q1 2022. The decision to build the new Chongqing plant follows the addition in 2019 of a third production unit at its site in Kunshan and comes just weeks after its decision to build a first manufacturing plant in North Carolina, US. The Chongqing plant will make compounds from both virgin and recycled raw materials. Magnus Lindahl, CEO of Polykemi Compounds Kunshan, described the move as part of its strategy of being geographically close to its customers. “We can guarantee that customers who have production on multiple continents get the exact same high-quality total concept regardless of whether they have production in Asia, the USA or Europe,” he said. � www.polykemi.com


Techmer PM additive deals extend technology options


North American technical compounder Techmer PM has announced new additive technology partner- ship agreements with Canada’s NanoExplore and US-based Cupron. The multi-year partner- ship with graphene specialist NanoXplore will enable Techmer PM to formulate the


company’s GrapheneBlack materials into compounds for a variety of applications, including strengthening recycled resins, electrical conductivity enhancement, lightweighting, and barrier improvement. The deal with Cupron, which makes powder form antimicrobials based on


oxidised copper, extends an existing arrangement. Techmer PM will now become Cupron’s primary plastics technology partner handling manufacturing, sales and marketing in a range of application sectors. � www.techmerpm.com � www.nanoxplore.cawww.cupron.com


New plant for Apply Carbon


Procotex subsidiary Apply Carbon is to build a new produc- tion facility at Plouay in France to house its growing recycled carbon and aramid fibre business and the recently acquired carbon fire recycling activities of UK-based ELG. The company will transfer its production activities from its


existing site at Lauguidic and relocate the acquired ELG production machinery and carbon fibre stocks into the new facility. The aim is to offer a full range of sized, cut, milled and granulated recycled fibres. “The acquisition of the new facility in Plouay and the


integration of the machines, stocks and business of ELG UK will complete the next strategic step in the growth journey of staying the leading sustainable carbon fibre supplier,” said Hervé Cayuela, CEO of Apply Carbon. � www.procotex.com


COMPOUNDING WORLD | July 2021


A selection of Apply Carbon recycled


reinforcement fibres www.compoundingworld.com


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