NEWS Domo expanding in China


Domo Chemicals has announced a long-term investment plan in China to expand capacity for its Technyl high-perfor- mance PA product lines. The company said the move is a response to growing demand from the automotive, electrical and electronics, and industrial consumer goods markets. The project includes a three-stage expansion at the com-


pany’s site at Jiaxing in Zhejiang province, where an additional 6,000 tonnes/yr of PA6 capacity has just come onstream to give a total capacity of 14,000 tonnes/yr. Domo also expects to complete a new 35,000 tonnes/yr


plant at Haiyan this year, which it will eventually expand to 50,000 tonnes/yr. � www.domochemicals.com


Above: Domo Chemicals is expanding its PA operations in China New heads at EU associations


Plastics Europe, the Euro- pean plastics manufacturers trade body, has appointed Marco ten Bruggencate, Commercial VP for Packag- ing and Speciality Plastics in the EMEA region at Dow, as its new president. He succeeds Dr Markus Steile- mann, CEO of Covestro. During Steilemann’s


two-year tenure, Plastics


Europe sought to promote the industry’s transition towards net zero carbon emissions and circularity, including calling for a mandatory EU recycled content target for plastics packaging of 30% by 2030 as well as launching the European Operation Clean Sweep certification scheme. Meanwhile, at its general


assembly in Brussels, European Plastics Convert- ers, the trade association of converters in Europe, elected Benoît Hennaut, CEO of Herige Group, as its new president for the period 2022-2024. He replaces Renato Zelcher, who held the post for four years. �www.plasticseurope.org � www.plasticsconverters.eu


SABIC targets 5G with PPS


SABIC has launched a new PPS compound — LNP Thermocomp OFC08V — developed for laser direct structuring (LDS) production of 5G base station dipole antennas. “All-plastic dipole antennas made with glass-reinforced PPS are replacing traditional designs because they can reduce weight, simplify assembly and deliver higher plating uniformity,” said Jenny Wang, Director, Formulation and Application, APAC,


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Specialties at SABIC. “However, conventional


PPS materials need a complex metallization process. To address this challenge, SABIC devel- oped a new, specialised PPS-based compound with LDS capability and high- strength bonding.”


Thermocomp OFC08V is IMAGE: SABIC


a glass reinforced PPS that is claimed to offer very good LDS plating performance, strong layer adhesion, good warpage control, high heat resistance, and stable dielectric and radio frequen- cy (RF) performance. The new grade has been listed by LPKF Laser & Electronics, the German provider of laser manufacturing solutions, as an approved thermo- plastic for use with its LDS systems. �www.sabic.com


COMPOUNDING WORLD | June 2022


Leoni exits auto cables


Germany’s Leoni is to sell its Automotive Cable Solutions business group to Thailand’s Stark Corpora- tion, which has a number of cable manufacturing subsidiaries. The deal is expected to close within six months. “With this decision, we


strengthen our balance sheet, support the ongo- ing talks regarding our refi- nancing and drive forward our well-known strategic focusing on the wiring systems business,” said Aldo Kamper, CEO of Nuremberg-based Leoni. Automotive Cable Solutions had sales of approximately €1.3bn in 2021 and is claimed to be one of the market leaders in automotive standard, special and charging cables. It has ten sites in seven countries and around 3,300 employees. �www.leoni.com


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