NEWS Avient to produce LFTs in China


Avient said last month it has installed its first production line for Complēt and OnForce long fibre reinforced thermoplastic (LFT) composites in Asia at its regional headquarters in Shanghai, China. “With the composites market


transitioning from traditional materials to long fibre composites, we are seeing an increasing need for an


Tosaf adds new FR for PE foams


Israel-headquartered Tosaf has introduced a new halogen-free flame retardant additive for use in crosslinked and non- crosslinked PE foams that it claims meets demanding fire standards in areas such as construction and automotive at low concen- trations. The FR9185PE product uses a phosphorus-based flame retardant system that the company says func- tions at levels of 10-15%, compared with the 30-60% it claims is required with typical halogen-free alternatives. The company says it also disperses well in the foam and does not impact on nucleation of the foam cells. The additive is being


produced at the company’s new production unit in Israel, which has a total capacity of 30,000 tonnes/ yr and includes a laboratory with extensive fire standard testing capabilities, including cone calorimetry. �www.tosaf.com


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integrated approach that includes material formulation, component design, and forming process,” said Flight Xu, General Manager, Specialty Engineered Materials Asia at Avient. “Our new production line offers local customers an efficient and agile setup that helps them accelerate speed to market and differentiate from their competition,” he said.


The company says Complēt and


OnForce LFTs provide stiffness, strength, and toughness, making them attractive alternatives to metal where they offer weight reductions along with time and cost savings benefits associated with the use of single-step injection moulding production technologies. �www.avient.com


UK furniture firm Orangebox to use MAIP/UBQ compound


UK-based office furniture company Orangebox is to use a new PP compound developed by Italy’s MAIP using UBQ Materials’ bio-waste derived filler to form the seat pan of its newly introduced ‘Do Better’ chair. The UBQ material will be used in place of talc mineral filler in the part, around 20% by weight. The PP used in the formulation has a recycled content of 75%, with 90% of that from post-consumer waste. The Do Better chair is intended to be a more sustainable version of the company’s best-sellilng ‘Do’


Above: Orangebox’s Do Better chair uses UBQ material


product. “We are specifically not creating a separate eco-conscious office furniture line,” said Gareth Banks, Head of Sustainabil- ity at Orangebox. “This is


the same product that our customers know and love, with a lighter environmental footprint.” �www.maipsrl.com �www.ubqmaterials.com


Venator enters Chapter 11 in US TiO2 and specialty chemicals


group Venator Materials has reached a pre-packaged Chapter 11 agreement in the US with its lenders as part of a recapitalisation plan. Venator President and CEO Simon Turner said the company had faced “unprecedented economic


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headwinds, including signifi- cantly lower product demand and higher raw material and energy costs in the second half of 2022.” The recapitalisation will be financed by a debtor-in- possession facility that will include a commitment of $275m in new financing that


will, with cash on hand and ongoing business genera- tion, provide the liquidity it needs for the long-term. The company said the


process is expected to complete in July, with its businesses operating as normal in the meantime. �www.venatorcorp.com


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