NEWS Cabopol builds in Mexico IN BRIEF...
Portuguese speciality thermoplastic compound producer Cabopol is building a production unit at Monterey in Mexico, its first in the Americas. The new 10,000 m² plant will have an initial configura- tion of two compounding lines with potential for further expansion. It will offer a production capacity of 25,000 tonnes/yr on comple- tion in December 2023. Cabopol, which has a
strong position in the automotive, wire and cable and footwear sectors, already operates production facilities in Portugal, Serbia and Morocco. It said the new Mexican plant will be equipped with the latest
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Solvay said that its polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) production unit at Borger in Texas in the US and its Ryton PPS Echo compounding unit at Kallo-Beveren in Belgium have obtained independ- ent mass balance certifica- tion under the ISCC Plus scheme.
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Cabopol’s new compounding plant in Mexico will be the company’s first in the Americas
technology and will signifi- cantly increase production capacity, improve supply chain efficiency, and reduce lead times for customers in the Americas. “We are dedicated to
delivering the highest-quali- ty polymer compounds, and this expansion allows us to further our commitment to excellence,” said Sales Director Anselmo Mendes. �
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Domo Chemicals’ PA6-based Technyl 4earth compounds are being used to mould Martor’s new Eco line of safety knives. The Secumax 148 and Secumax 350SE knives are produced in 100% recycled content grades with different glass fibre percentages to match the application’s mechanical requirements. “Today, we are supplying Martor with post-industrial black materials, but as a next step we are developing sustainable alterna- tives in natural shades, allowing them to match their corporate blue,” said Arndt Lechner, Global Key Account Manager C&E Market at Domo Engineered Materials. �
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Kafrit announced that three of its staff were among those killed during the 7 October attack by Hamas on Kfar Aza in Israel - Nadav Goldstein, Aviv Kotz and Dorit Bar Ilan - and that some employees’ family members are still unaccounted for. Kafrit was founded in Kfar Aza in 1973 and still has a factory there.
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Germany’s Knauf Indus- tries is to acquire BASF’s Neopolen expanded PP business, including all related IP, customer and supplier contacts, and the Neopolen production plant, which is located at BASF’s Schwarzheide manufacturing site in Germany. The two compa- nies said they hope to complete the deal by March 2024.
www.knauf-industries.com
LyondellBasell buys into mechanical recycling
LyondellBasell has acquired a 50% stake in Rodepa Vastgoed, the holding company of Netherlands-based plastics waste recycling specialist De Paauw Sustainable Resources (DPSR). Founded in 1956, DPSR is a major
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recycler of LDPE and PP in the Benelux region, operating production facilities at Hengelo and Enschede in the Netherlands. “Through this collaboration, we can further expand our CirculenRecover
portfolio of mechanically recycled polymers,” said Yvonne van der Laan, LyondellBasell Executive Vice Presi- dent, Circular and Low Carbon Solutions. �
www.lyondellbasell.com
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