NEWS Radici inaugurates Chinese plant
Italy’s Radici Group has officially opened its new factory at Suzhou in China. The company said the €35m investment will double its engineering polymer production capacity in the country and will significantly step up its regional Asian presence. Radici has had production operations in China since 2006, when it opened a small factory in Jiangsu Province. This was relocated to a larger site in 2012. “Since starting up manufacturing operations in China more
than fifteen years ago we have grown immensely, together with the local market,” said Angelo Radici, President of RadiciGroup. The new facility is built on a 36,000m2
site and incorporates
the latest green building technologies, including continuous energy monitoring, rooftop solar panels, and rainwater recycling. �
www.radicigroup.com
Rowa adds a new line
Rowa Masterbatch has completed the commissioning of the first of three planned new lines as part of a significant upgrade of its production site at Pinneberg in Germany. The new compounding
line, which comprises a Coperion ZSK 45 MC18 twin screw compounding extruder with associated container mixers, gravimet- ric feeders, side feeder, and strand and underwater pelletisers, is installed in a refurbished 700m2 building on the Pinneberg site. The company said the line has been configured for maximum masterbatch production flexibility, including the ability to handle and effectively disperse shear sensitive functional additives and pigments. �
www.rowa-masterbatch.de
10 Above: Radici’s new plant at Suzhou in China Versalis eyes up Novamont
Versalis, the chemical business division of Italy’s Eni, said it is the “final stages” of negotiation that could shortly see it take full control of Italian bioplastics technology specialist Novamont. Versalis already holds a
36% stake in Novamont. The remaining 64% is held by Mater-Bi, which is controlled by Investitori Associati II and NB Renaissance. Novamont is heavily involved in the chemistry from renewables business, particularly in the develop-
ment and production of biodegradable and com- postable bioplastics, while Versalis is committed to a future strategy that is strong- ly focused on chemistry from renewables. �
www.versalis.eni.com �
www.novamont.com
Evonik expands PEBA capacity
Evonik is doubling global production capacity for its Vestamid E polyether block amide (PEBA) through a major expansion of its Multi-User Site China (MUSC) in Shanghai and an
optimisation project at its facility at Marl in Germany. Construction of additional polymerisation capacity at the Shanghai site will commence later this year while Marl optimisation
Evonik is adding PEBA polymerisation capacity at its Shanghai site
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projects are already underway. Vestamid E is a long- established compound with properties that make it well suited for use in high- performance athletic shoes. “This latest investment in Shanghai will significantly increase Evonik’s PEBA production capacity, expand our regional presence, and put us in an optimal position to address the global market that is centred primarily on local manufacturing in Asia,” said Ralf Düssel, Head of Evonik’s High Performance Polymers Business Line. �
www.evonik.com
COMPOUNDING WORLD | May 2023
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