NEWS
Milliken moves to buy Zebra-Chem
US-based Milliken has acquired Zebra-Chem, a German manufacturer of peroxide and chemical blowing agent masterbatches suitable for use in modification of plastics including recycled materials. Peroxide masterbatches allow compounders to modify the melt flow of polymers such as PP through shortening of the molecular chains. Milliken said such products, supplied both by itself and Zebra-Chem, make it possible to incorporate up to 100%
recycled content into new plastic compounds. “Zebra-chem’s leading position in
Europe allows Milliken to leverage its congruent innovation platforms, global presence and commercial expertise to accelerate market solutions that improve and increase manufacturing with recycled plastics,” said Wim Van de Velde, VP EMEA for Milliken’s Chemical Division. �
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www.zebra-chem.com
KD Feddersen to distribute Trinseo and Ascend lines
Hamburg-based engineer- ing plastics distributor KD Feddersen announced two new distribution deals at the start of 2021. The company is now an official distributor in Germany and most other European countries for Trinseo’s TPEs and for PA compounds from Ascend Performance Materials. The Trinseo deal includes the full portfolio of TPEs, TPUs, EVA-based com- pounds and bioplastics the company acquired through its 2017 purchase of Italian
compounder API. The arrangement with Ascend covers its Vydyne PA6 and 66 portfolio and the new HiDura Long-Chain PA 6,10 and 6,12 series. �
www.kdfeddersen.com
Above: KD Feddersen has added Trinseo’s TPEs to its product offer
Korean recycling deal near
South Korean petrochemicals firm SK Global Chemical has signed a memo- randum of understanding with US-based Brightmark to build a commercial-scale (100,000tpa) “plastics renewal plant” in South Korea. The plant will use Brightmark’s
proprietary pyrolysis technology, which is claimed to handle all types of plastic
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waste and is already in use at its own facility in the US, which is expected to reach full commercial scale this year. The parties are to carry out a
feasibility study this year to evaluate optimal methods to operate, scale and develop the technology. �
http://eng.skglobalchemical.com �
www.brightmark.com
IMAGE: KD FEDDERSEN
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