NEWS Nordson merges BKG facilities
Nordson BKG and Nordson PPS have completed their planned merger as of 4 June and are now operating as Nordson BKG from an expanded single location at Münster, Germany, which offer three times the site’s original floorspace. Transfer of staff to the
new location is already well underway with integration of after-market functions already fully complete. Other departments will move on a phased basis to minimise disruption, with the full transfer expected to be completed by early autumn.
Nordson’s expanded production facility at Münster in Germany Nordson originally
acquired the BKG pelletis- ing systems manufacturing and the melt delivery systems businesses from
Kreyenborg in 2013. Combining the two opera- tions on one site will improve manufacturing efficiencies and recognises
Cabot completes expansions
Cabot has announced the completion of two projects designed to extend its global footprint in black masterbatch and com- pounds and increase its manufacturing capacity. The company said it has complet- ed the acquisition of the Tech Blend operation in Canada and has commissioned a new production line at the facility in Pepinster, Belgium. Tech Blend, based at Saint-Jean-sur-Rich-
elieu, Québec, is a leading North American manufacturer of black masterbatches. Operating as Cabot Plastics Canada, it gives
Cabot “full service manufacturing and sales capabilities in the North American region to serve both global and regional customers”, according to Thomas Estienne, General Manager of Cabot Speciality Compounds North America. Meanwhile, the new line at Pepinster in
Belgium, where Cabot produces its conduc- tive and engineering plastic formulations, makes it the largest masterbatch and compound manufacturing facility in its five-strong global network. �
www.cabotcorp.com/plastics
Aurora acquires JPI assets
Aurora Plastics, an Ohio, US-based producer of compounds for multiple industries, is to acquire the assets of JPI South in Pasadena, Texas. As part of the deal, the company has also entered into a long-term lease for the former JPI site, giving it a base closer to customers in the western and southern parts of the US.
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Darrell Hughes said that the deal gives Aurora “strategic flexibility to pursue future growth opportunities in the United States and abroad … Its location in the heart of the PVC industry also puts us in close proximity to our critical supply partners.” The company plans to invest “significant” capital in
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equipment for PVC blend- ing at the Pasadena site, with production due to start there in Q1 2019. The move is Aurora’s third
North American acquisition in the past year, following its purchases of S&E Speciality Polymers of Massachusetts, US, and Reinier Plastics of Quebec, Canada. �
www.auroraplastics.com
the fact that the two companies products are often sold as part of a single production system, it said. “With the merger forming
Nordson BKG GmbH and the combination of our capabilities at one Münster location, Nordson has created a united team that draws on the technical and project experience of the legacy companies to create new opportunities to serve our customers,” said Godfrey Sandham, Vice President of Nordson PPS-EAME. �
www.nordson.com
Corbion gives
PLA a lift
Total Corbion PLA has launched a new produc- tion technology that can create full stereocomplex polylactic acid (PLA) capable of withstanding temperatures up to 200°C. It is making some glass fibre reinforced product available for testing purposes to customers looking to explore applications. Total Corbion said the
materials will be marketed under its Luminy brand and will open potential opportunities for PLA to be used in place of glass fibre-reinforced PBT and PA in areas such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, and home appliances. �
www.total-corbion.com
www.compoundingworld.com
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