NEWS
Global masterbatch market set to grow 5% pa to 2025
The global market for thermoplastic masterbatch is worth around $30bn and forecast to grow in excess of 5% annually to 2025, according to the latest market analysis from AMI Consulting (part of Compounding World parent company AMI). Fastest growth rates — double-digit — will be seen in developing global regions, the Thermoplastic Master- batch Global Market report says, with more moderate growth evident in the long-established markets of Europe, North America and north east Asia. In volume terms, the main master-
batch markets — black, white, colour and additive — are fairly evenly split.
AF-Color
up again KD Feddersen Group company AF-Color is back in full production after fire at its plant at Niederzissen in Germany last November. Renovation of the plant included two additional extrusion lines, increasing its total colour and additive masterbatch capacity. �
https://af-color.com
However, in value terms colour is the largest sector at around 40%. Additive masterbatch will see the
fastest growth rates, propelled by surging demand for more advanced product formulations to meet increas- ingly complicated customer require- ments that frequently combine pigments with various additives. The fastest growth for all product types to 2025 will be seen in China and the Indian subcontinent. The Indian market, in particular, will see double digit growth in many applications as converters adopt manufacturing technologies that use masterbatch rather than traditional colouring.
While technical performance is a
key processor requirement, demand for products that are more environ- mentally friendly and easier to recycle is growing — a response to upcoming legislation and consumer and brand pressure. Masterbatch manufacturers are having to develop new products and adapt existing product formula- tions in a relatively short time scale, which means the R&D focus of many key players is now heavily on sustain- ability, the report says. Click HERE for more information about the Thermoplastic Masterbatch Global Market 2022 report, or contact
hanne.jones@
ami.international
Durethan proves its pace
Glass reinforced PA6 compounds from Lanxess are being used in the one-piece chassis of the OKMOS SL-01 electric skateboard developed and manufactured by French company EMI. The trough-shaped deck
of the SL-01 houses all the required electrical and electronic components and also acts as the main structural element. Weigh-
IMAGE: LANXESS/EMI
ing just 2.5kg, the hybrid thermoplastic composite part is produced using a Tepex continuous reinforced PA6 sheet formed and then
overmoulded with a short glass reinforced Durethan PA6 compound. �
www.lanxess.com �
www.okmos.fr
Rifra Masterbatches teams with Microban
Anitmicrobial specialist Microban has announced a distribution agreement with Italy’s Rifra Masterbatches. “Most masterbatch producers have decided to avoid an antimicrobial product portfolio because of the challenges associated with formulation and regulatory requirements,” said Elisabetta Rampa, General Manager at Rifra Masterbatches.
10 COMPOUNDING WORLD | March 2022 “However, we wanted to address the
needs of our customers, and have chosen to work with Microban, the global leader in the field, to achieve this goal,” she said. Microban said the partnership with
Rifra will begin as a distribution agreement, but both parties hope to explore opportunities for co-develop- ment. “We look forward to discovering
some really exciting prospects on the horizon together,” said Giorgio Rimini, Director of Business Development for Europe at Microban. Based at Molinetto in northern Italy,
Rifra manufactures colour and additive masterbatches on 11 lines for use in commodity and engineering polymers. �
www.microban.com �
www.rifra.it
www.compoundingworld.com
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