NEWS JSW bolsters support in Europe


Japanese machinery maker JSW said that its new European extrusion techni- cal centre at Dusseldorf- Benrath is now in full operation, providing customers in the region with a production scale com- pounding trials capability. The 1,000m2


“TEXenter”


replaces the company’s smaller facility at Overpelt in Belgium and incudes 700m2 of R&D space. It is equipped for a wide variety of extru- sion trials, including com- pounding, chemical reaction, dewatering, devolatilising, and pelletising.


Equipment includes a 47mm diameter TEX44III


HF Mixing aligns with B&K


HF Mixing Group has begun a strategic co-oper- ation with Germany’s B&K Wäge & Anlagentechnik. The alliance takes HF into upstream material handling, while enabling B&K to offer its weigh feed systems alongside HF’s automation systems. ❯ www.hf-mixinggroup.com ❯ www.bk-anlagentechnik.de


a 26.5mm diameter TEX25III laboratory extruder with a special side feeder for compound and masterbatch development. This can be configured with L/D ratios of between 42 and 70 and can include a variety of venting and feeding options.


JSW’s new European tech centre provides production scale trial capabilities


twin-screw compounding extruder with a torque density of 18.2 N/cm³ and a specially configured 32mm diameter TEX30 model. The


company says the two extruders can be combined for devolatilisation com- pounding trials. The TEXenter also houses


“Customers will come to us with their most challeng- ing material recipes and process parameters, and we have the knowhow and the machines to meet the performance and quality that they expect”, said TEXenter General Manager Jun Kakizaki. ❯ www.jsw.co.jp/en


Clariant expands product line


Clariant has added a new family to its range of colourants for plastics. Telasperse PVC is targeted for use with plasticised and non-plasticised PVC and the range currently comprises one blue, three reds, three yellows, two blacks and a white, with more to follow in the coming months. The products are free-


flowing, dust-free powder pigment preparations, which are fully dispersed


with approximately 40-50% organic pigment. They can also be supplied in pellet form.


Clariant sees applications


for Telasperse PVC in film and sheet, plus cables, profiles, and flooring. Some products in the range are suitable for food contact applications and toys and have wide regulatory compliance, including RoHS, EN71-3, 94/62/EG, AP89 (I) and EU 10/2011.


Separately, Clariant Masterbatches has intro- duced a new amide and amine-free anti-static masterbatch concentrate for pharmaceutical PE films. Mevopur PEAM 176045 was developed with the new USP 665 regulation in mind. Clariant said this will limit the acceptability of films currently using food-grade amide and amine-based anti-stats from 2020. ❯ www.clariant.com


FRX Polymers offers alternative to ATO


FRX Polymers, which makes polymeric halogen-free flame retardants, said its Nofia polyphosphonates have been validated as an effective replacement for antimony trioxide (ATO) in bromi- nated flame retardant (BFR) systems employed in glass-filled PA 6,6, PBT, PET and TPU.


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The company said that Nofia FRs “serve as an excellent synergist in BFR products, delivering lighter weight and reduced cost”. The products are currently under testing and commer- cial scale-up at customer sites. According to FRX, Nofia FRs have a specific gravity of 1.2, nearly five times


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lower than ATO and, being polymeric, will not migrate or bleed out of the host plastic over time. In typical formulations, FRX claims


that customers will see a cost saving per part using Nofia if ATO prices are higher than $5.50/kg. ❯ www.frxpolymers.com


www.compoundingworld.com


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