NEWS Colloids grows in China
Colloids has acquired an additional 4,000 m2
unit
next to its current factory in the Changshu Economic & Technological Development Zone in Jiangsu province, which is located about two hours north-west of Shang- hai in China. The company said the move will enable it to add additional masterbatch production lines and to increase its capacity to 18,000 tonnes/year. Colloids opened its first manufacturing plant and R&D facility in China in 2016 and reports strong growth
RadiciGroup ups global capacities
RadiciGroup’s High Performance Polymers division is to build a 25,000m2
plant at Suzhou Above: Colloids is to build a second plant in China
in recent years. The produc- tion plant mainly supplies engineering masterbatches to the automotive and
electronic industries in China and across the Asian region. �
www.colloids.com
Americhem cuts virtual ribbon
Americhem held a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony last month to mark the comple- tion of a plant expansion dedicated to clean com- pounding for medical devices at its Morrisville facility in Pennsylvania, US. Carrying ISO 13485
certification, the Americhem Engineered Compounds (AEC) Customer Design Centre “gives AEC unique
capabilities to produce compounds that meet the most stringent medical device requirements”, the company said. The 585m2
centre includes a 186m2 clean
compounding area that will house six new compound- ing lines, as well as pilot- scale production to assist new product design and small lot qualification.
“Our clean compounding facility is the largest of its kind and includes an air lock with a positive pressure envi- ronment, HEPA-filtered air exchange with humidity and temperature controls, epoxy coated floors to allow for easy cleaning, and sealed and polished warehouse floors,” said Jim Figaniak, AEC General Manager. �
www.americhem.com
in China that will increase its production capacity in the country by 20,000 tonnes/year. The move recognises the company’s strong growth expectations for China and the Asia region and is the final element in a more than €35m spend- ing in new production capacity spanning three continents. This investment has seen the Italian company open a new 20,000m2
site
in Mexico and expand operations in the US, adding a total of 20,000 tonnes/year of capacity. A further 15,000 tonnes/year capacity is currently being added in Germany, complementing the enhancements made at the Radici Novacips facility in Italy over the past two years. �
www.radicigroup.com
Arkema’s PA11 investment plans on track
Arkema said last month that, despite some challenges due to the Covid pan- demic, it remains on track to start production of Amino 11 and Rilsan PA11 at its site at Jurong Island, Singapore, in the first half of next year. The new plant, first announced in
2017, will increase the company’s global PA11 capacity by 50%. It will be the world’s largest integrated biofac- tory dedicated to high performance polymers (PA11 is produced from
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castor beans), according to the company. Total investment, including additional downstream polymer capacities in China, amounts to around €450m.
Applications for PA11 are expected in new energy vehicles, 3D printing, consumer goods, electronics, and sports and lifestyle applications. Demand is said to be particularly strong in these sectors in the Asian region. �
www.arkema.com
An automotive brake tube produced in Arkema’s bio-based PA11
May 2021 | COMPOUNDING WORLD 5
IMAGE: COLLOIDS
IMAGE: ARKEMA
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