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Compound Company expands with Exxelor
Netherlands-based The Compound Company has acquired the production site, including product portfolio and customer base, for Exxelor resins from ESSO Deutschland/ExxonMobil at Cologne, Germany. The company said the acquisition will increase its global production capacity to around 70,000 tonnes/yr and significantly extend its reach into new markets. “We are very excited to welcome the Exxelor manufacturing force and portfolio in our organisation,” says Frans Haafkens, major shareholder in The Com- pounding Company. “The acquisition…ideally comple-
ments our established offering of Yparex extrud- able adhesives and EcoForte compound families. It provides great synergies to further grow our customer base, with new opportunities in several dynamic applica- tion areas such as, for example, e-mobility.” Exxelor polymer resins
are chemically modified polyolefin and elastomer- based resins typically used to enhance the performance of engineering thermoplas- tics and other polymers. They can be used as impact modifiers to improve the toughness of compounds, as well as compatibilisers, coupling agents and
adhesion promoters. “Our strategy is to use the addition of these performance resins as leverage for expanding into a wider range of markets,” said Wouter van den Berg, Commercial Director at The Compound Company. “The production site and the brand will be maintained.” The Compound Com- pany was founded in 2005, acquiring the Yparex extrudable adhesive resins business from DSM Engi- neering Plastics in 2011. Group companies include Netherlands-based Trans- mare Compounding and Indonesian jv Resindo. �
www.thecompoundcompany.com
LFT cuts weight for DonFeng
SABIC worked with Dongfeng Motors, one of China’s largest truck manufacturers, to develop a plastic composite hybrid toolbox using its Stamax LFT PP. The finished part, which is up to 30% lighter than a steel alternative and requires no painting, com- bines the Stamax LFT PP with a continuous composite laminate of unidirectional glass fibre-reinforced PP supplied by Chinese firm Qiyi Tech. The laminate tape inserts add stiffness to critical areas, enabling the use of thin-wall geometries that can reduce weight. The tapes are pre-heated and formed in the mould, then overmoulded with the Stamax LFT in a single operation. �
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DSM invests in China
DSM Engineering Materi- als is to expand capacity at its Jiangyin plant in China’s Jiangsu province. Work to install an additional compounding line began in February, with comple- tion expected during 2023. The new line, DSM said, will help it “to meet growing demand for high-performance poly- mers used in a wide range of end-applications, particularly for electric vehicles and in electrics, and electronics”. The materials the new line will produce will include Akulon PA6 and PA66, Arnite PET and PBT, Arnitel TPC, EcoPaXX PA410, ForTii PA4T and PPA, and Stanyl PA46 grades. “The Jiangyin site’s new compounding line enables us to further expand our specialty materials offering for customers in China, supporting their growing demand for sustainable electrics, electronics, and automotive products,” said Caroline Mitterlehner, Vice President Specialties at the company. �
www.dsm.com
Sumitomo Chemical adds LCP capacity
Sumitomo Chemical is to install more production lines for its SumikaSuper brand of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) at its Ehime factory in Niihama, Japan. The company said the new lines will be in operation during the summer of 2023 and will add 30% to total capacity.
12 COMPOUNDING WORLD | March 2022 Demand for LCP is being driven by
the rollout of 5G and the growth in production of electric vehicles, according to Sumitomo. It said it will consider further expansion “as the LCP market is expected to grow rapidly supported by higher-speed, larger-
volume data communications and advances in the field of mobility”. In addition to the Ehime site, Sumitomo Chemical also produces LCP at the Harima plant operated by its Taoka Chemical subsidiary. �
www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: SABIC
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