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Carolina Color/Breen acquired by Arsenal
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital has acquired US-based Carolina Color Corporation and Breen Color Concentrates, bringing the two colour masterbatch producers under common ownership. Salisbury, North Carolina-
headquartered Carolina Color is a supplier of custom colour masterbatches. Its proprietary G2 and G3 products are recognised for their high-loading of pigments and additives. Lambertville, New Jersey-based Breen is a supplier of custom colour masterbatches with a focus on wire & cable, packaging, and consumer end markets. Last year it acquired Hudson Color Concentrates, expand- ing into engineering resins and growing its manufactur- ing footprint in the Northeast and Midwest US.
Sattler grows on small runs
German technical colour compound producer Sattler Kunststoffwerk has commissioned the second of two new compounding lines at its plant at Mülheim am Main and is planning a third for next year to support growing demand from its customers in the electrical industry. Managing Director
The deal brings Carolina Color and Breen Color under single ownership
The newly combined businesses operate five manufacturing facilities across the US. “This combi- nation represents the next phase of growth for both businesses and is an important milestone in our strategy to build a leading colour concentrate business offering customised and proprietary solutions,” said
Arsenal Partner Tim Zappala. “We look forward to continue their track records of growth through both organic initiatives, as well as building through strategic acquisitions to further expand the platform’s product and service offering,” he said. ❯
www.carolinacolor.com ❯
www.breencolor.com
Panjin Zhongrun picks Maag
Chinese PEEK producer Panjin Zhongrun High Performance Polymer has chosen Maag Automatik as its supplier for melt filters. According to Maag, the decision was driven
by the patented curved screen plate of its CSC-R screen changer series. This, the company said, “provides four times more active
screen area than a conven- tional screen changer and is delivered for CoPEEK with a special design for tempera- tures up to 450°C”. The system delivered to
Panjin Zhongron also features rheologically optimised flow channels for use with high performance polymers and operates with a filtration of 30 µm. Panjin Zhongrun has a
Maag’s CSC-R
screenchanger is being used by PEEK
producer Panjin Zhongrun 6 COMPOUNDING WORLD | November 2017
PEEK production capacity of 1,000 tonnes/year. ❯
www.maag.com ❯
http://en.pjzrhpp.com.cn
Michael Trapp said the company has installed a 25mm laboratory twin screw compounder for development and sam- pling work and a 34mm diameter model for production runs, both supplied by Noris Plastic. Another production machine will be installed in the summer of 2018, he said. Sattler specialises in
small batch production – typically less than 10 tonnes – of coloured engineering compounds based on PC, PA, PBT, POM and blends. It currently operates six lines, the largest a 60mm unit, and has a capacity of around 2,000 tonnes/year. Trapp said the company
has recorded sales growth of around 20% over the past two years, which he attributes in part to ongoing consolidation in the European compounds sector. “As more materials suppliers merge into larger units it opens more doors for us,” he said. ❯
www.sattlerkunststoffwerk.de
www.compoundingworld.com
PHOTO: MAAG
PHOTO: CAROLINA COLOR
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