NEWS Americhem expands in Europe


Americhem has completed an expan- sion of its manufacturing plant in Denmark, almost doubling its capacity and adding a clean compounding area for production of medical compounds.


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The new clean environment, coupled with Americhem’s recent ISO 13485:2016 certification, will enable the company to produce compounds meeting the most stringent medical


Above: Americhem’s new compounding plant at Ribe in Denmark


Brenntag inks distribution deal with ML Polyolefins


German chemical distribu- tor Brenntag is to distribute recycled PE and PP com- pounds from Polish com- pany ML Polyolefins across Scandinavia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The cooperation will focus on applications such as automotive and appliances.


Based at Gronowo Górne


in Poland, ML Polyolefins has been producing recycled polyolefin compounds based on both post-con- sumer and post-industrial waste since 2015. It claims a capacity of 25,000 tonnes/yr. “We are happy to have found in ML Polyolefins a


business partner who has a stable high quality product range, who is service oriented with a very professional set up,” said Sara Ghione, Director Polymers EMEA at Brenntag Specialties. � www.brenntag.com �www.mlpolyolefins.pl


SABIC recycled PP used in PVs


SABIC has worked with photovoltaic (PV) specialist Solarge to develop a series of lightweight PV panels using recycled PP com- pounds. Many roofs cannot sustain the weight of current glass PV panels, according to SABIC, which says that the use of PP compounds provides a more than 50% weight reduction. In


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addition, the new PP-based design results in a more than 25% carbon footprint reduction while parts can be reused within the Solarge production chain after 25 years. The compounds will be


produced at SABIC’s site at Genk in Belgium, which already has 50 installed on its roof as part of a pilot project. The panels are


made at Solarge’s newly built plant at Weert in the Netherlands. “This new production line enables us to realise the most sustainable solar panels in a solid volume and contribute to accelerating of the energy transition in the most sustainable way possible,” said Jan Vesseur, CEO of Solarge. �www.sabic.com


device requirements. The 1,394m2 plant also includes additional com- pounding lines and quality control laboratory. “This investment in Europe follows the acquisition of Controlled Polymers A/S in 2020 and solidifies Americhem’s commitment to not only healthcare, but also Europe,” said Barto DuPlessis, Americhem’s Managing Director in Europe. The company said the expanded site will also serve as Americhem’s headquarters for the European region, which is expected to see double-digit growth in its healthcare market through to 2028. �www.americhem.com


Chemical recycling plans


Ineos Styrolution and Agilyx are moving ahead with development of a previously announced 90 tonne/day TruStyrenyx chemical recycling facility at Channahon in Illinois, US. TruStyrenyx is a partner- ship between Agilyx and Technip Energies for chemical recycling of PS back into styrene mono- mer suitable for production of new, food-grade plastic products or packaging. Under the agreement,


Agilyx and Technip Energies will collaborate with Ineos Styrolution to develop the design for the facility. The group antici- pates this engineering stage to be completed later this year. � www.ineos-styrolution.com �www.agilyx.com


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