COMPOUNDER OF THE MONTH


Akro-Plastic Head office location:


Date founded:


Managing directors: Ownership:


No. of employees: Sales 2017:


Production 2017 Plant locations: Profile:


Niederzissen, Germany 1988


Andreas Stuber/Dirk Steinbrück


Feddersen Group (K.D. Feddersen Holding GmbH) 380


€150m (AMI estimate)


100,000 tonnes (AMI estimate) Germany, China and Brazil


Founded in 1988, Akro-Plastic has seen rapid growth over its 30-year history. It had outgrown its original production site by 2002, prompting a move into a new production facility. This was further expanded in 2011 and 2012. It established a production subsidiary in China in 2005 and Brazil in 2015. Akro- Plastic has two subsidiaries: AF-Color specialises in colour and additive masterbatch and Bio-Fed in bio-based and biodegradable compounds.


Product line:


Akro-Plastic offers a wide range of high performance compounds based largely on polyamides, including PA6, PA66, PA610, as well as PA/PP, PPA, PBT, PK and PEEK. It has focused development in recent years on PA-based LFTs, flame retarded and high temperature grades.


Product strengths:


As a member of the Feddersen Group, Akro-Plastic benefits from its parent’s extensive distribution network and access to the extrusion compounding know-how of sister company Feddem, allowing it to offer consistent high performance products on a global basis.


To be considered for ‘Compounder of the Month’ contact Elizabeth Carroll: elizabeth.carroll@ami.international


FORTHCOMING FEATURES


The next issues of Compounding World magazine will have special reports on the following subjects:


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Thermally-conductive compounds Materials testing


Processing aids and lubricants Chinaplas preview


May Wire and cable compounds


Compatibilisers and coupling agents Industry 4.0/plant management NPE 2018 and Plast 2018 previews


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