SHOW REVIEW | FAKUMA 2017
Right: The compounding and master- batch industry was well represented in Friedrichshafen
masterbatches for customers in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa.
Klink says the company is undergoing “a cultural change” with the start-up of what will ultimately be a 100,000 tonne/year polypropylene compound- ing plant at the Natpet Schulman Specialty Plastic Compounds (NSSPC) joint venture in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. The plant, which began operation in the summer, is next to a new Natpet 400,000 tonne/ year polymer facility. So far, three compounding lines have been
installed, and another three are scheduled for the end of 2018. “This makes us a global player in polypropylene compounds,” Klink said at Fakuma. Schulman will ship materials worldwide from the
site, but mostly to Europe. It says the setup “ensures efficiency along the entire value chain, from propane gas to customer-specific Polyfort and Polyflam compounds.” A full portfolio of com- pounds will be made at Yanbu, including coloured, mineral-filled, glass-fibre-reinforced and modified PP copolymer compounds, as well as impact-modi- fied low emission grades for automotive interiors and types with levels of flame retardance up to 5VA. ❯
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Solvay Performance Polyamides may disappear sometime next year within BASF but for the moment it continues to innovate on its own. At Fakuma, executives were outlining how the company is following its strategy of developing products for specific applications and temperature requirements, the latest examples of which are Technyl Red S and Technyl Blue (following on from the introduction at K 2016 of Technyl Red X). Target applications are mostly in automotive engines and powertrain. Technyl Red S is a highly heat-stabilised polyam- ide 6,66 blend for applications such as air intake manifolds and charge air coolers on turbo-charged engines, where temperature resistance up to 200°C (or 215°C for up to 1,000 hours) is called for. Gérald Durski, Director of Solvay’s Performance Polyamides Global Business Unit, says the new material is an advance on the existing Technyl HP
(PA 66) showing improvements in heat resistance, flow, and weldability. On the performance ladder, it fits below Technyl Red X, which is a modified PA 66. The Technyl Blue range is aimed at cooling systems and offer varying levels of high hydrolysis resistance and thermal ageing performance in the presence of aggressive coolants. Durski says the grades are built on the strengths of Solvay’s Technyl 34NG series, with hydrolysis resistance anywhere from 15 to 60% better than standard PA66.
New grades include D/CR types, which are based on blends of PA 66 and 610 and display very high resistance to hydrolysis and resistance to road salts used in low-temperature regions. Main immediate applications include radiator end tanks, oil filter housings/modules, and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) heat exchangers. Durski says OEMs and Tiers are also evaluating the Technyl Blue materials for components such as active cooling valves and e-water pumps. The Technyl Blue range also includes very stiff
and strong G2 PA66 grades containing 30 or 50% glass fibre reinforcement. These provide a hydroly- sis resistance around 30% higher than regular PA66. Meanwhile, Solvay Specialty Polymers
A charge air cooler component in Technyl Red S
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introduced Ixef 1524 RD 001, a 50% glass fibre reinforced halogen-free flame retardantpolyaryla- mide compound for production of high-perfor- mance electrical vehicle (EV) recharging connec- tors that is supplied colour matched to signal orange. According to Thomas Kohnert, Global Product Manager Ixef/Kalix/Omnix High Performance Polyamides at the company, the new grade provides a good balance of stiffness and impact strength along with excellent creep and temperature resistance. The new grade flows well in injection moulding applications, enabling com- plex designs and walls down to 0.5 mm despite its high glass loading. ❯
www.solvay.com
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PHOTO: PE SCHALL
PHOTO: SOLVAY
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