NEWS BASF invests in Ultrason


BASF has started up a new line for production of its high-temperature resistant Ultrasonpolyarylsulphone at its site at Yeosu in Korea, upping the company’s global production capacity for the polymer by 6,000tpa to 24,000tpa. “This capacity expansion


will strengthen our competi- tive position and drive the global versatility of our polyarylsulphone business,” said Giorgio Greening, Head of BASF’s Global Business Unit Styrenic Foams and Specialty Polymers. “The expanded production enables us to accompany our customers’ growth at a high technical level and with the optimum product portfolio.” Opened in 2014, the


Yeosu plant was BASF’s first


Kureha adds PPS capacity


Japan’s Kureha is to invest some €75m to expand production of polyphe- nylene sulphide (PPS) resin by 5,000 tonnes/year at its Iwaki factory in Fukushima, which is currently operat- ing at its full capacity of 10,700 tonnes/year. The expansion is


BASF has installed new Ultrason capacity in Korea


Ultrason production unit in Asia and its first outside of Germany (it also produces Ultrasonpolymers at Ludwigshafen). Both locations are built to manufacture the full Ultrason S, E and P series products. Ultrasonis used in the


electronics, automotive and aerospace industries for


production of heat-resistant, lightweight components. The polymer can withstand temperatures up to 220°C and offers very good chemical stability. Applica- tions include automotive lighting reflectors, mem- branes for water filtration and medical devices. � www.basf.com


Successful audit at R&P Polyplastic


Russian compounder R&P Polyplastic said last month that an audit of its quality management system carried out by PSMA Rus (Peugeot Citroen Mitsubishi) had been completed successfully. “Quality endorsement of R&P Polyplastic


compound materials by leading internation- al manufacturing companies allows us to feel confident about the future and count on successful access to the European market,” the company said in a statement. � www.polyplastic-compounds.ru


expected to be completed in September 2020 and to begin operation in February 2021. Kureha is applying for funds from a Japanese government subsidy programme for areas impacted by the tsunami and nuclear reactor disasters of March 2011. Kureha said demand is


growing for PPS in industrial applications requiring high heat resistance and workability, particularly in automotive electronics and lightweight parts in general. It said it will continue to work with partner Polyplastics to market the PPS products. � www.kureha.co.jp


Conventus to market UJU’s PES in US


Conventus Polymers, a distributor of engineering thermoplastics based in Parsippany, New Jersey, US, is to market the Paryls brand of polyethersulphone (PES) from China’s UJU New Mate- rials in North America. Conventus already distributes UJU’s polysul- phone (PSU) and polyphe- nylsulphone (PPSU) under


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the same name. It will now add three PES grades with varying viscosities: F2150, F2250, and F2350. These offer benefits such as high heat resistance (Tg 225°C), along with good dimension- al stability and electrical properties. John Jorgensen, Presi-


dent of Conventus, said that demand for higher heat


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materials has grown signifi- cantly. “Although market penetration is typically measured in years for an overseas supplier like UJU, the company benefited from quick adoption at major OEMs due to severe supply shortages of PSU, PES, PPSU, and polyetherimide in 2015 and 2016,” he said.


UJU originally built up its


business platform in Asia. It tripled capacity with a second manufacturing site in 2016 and launched PES commercially in late 2017. It sees North America as a key market segment, according to Steven Xu, Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing. � www.usa-uju.com � www.conventuspolymers.com


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