NEWS Vamp Tech partners with Encom
Italian flame retardant and technical compound maker Vamp Tech and US compounder Encom Polymers have agreed a partnership to support global growth of each other’s product portfolios to OEMs. “North America is the necessary
next step to continue our commercial growth and expand our global
Birla buys CNT firm Nanocyl
Carbon black producer Birla Carbon has acquired Nanocyl, a producer of multi-wall carbon nano- tubes (MWCNTs) based in Sambreville, Belgium. The move is primarily intended to lift Birla’s presence in the Li-ion battery sector but also expands its offering for conductive polymer applications. Founded in 2002, Nanocyl is among the pioneers in the manufac- ture of industrial multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWC- NT) and MWCNT-based formulated products, including masterbatches. It claims a production capacity for its NC7000 MWCNTs of around 460 tonnes/yr.
Birla said the addition
of the Nanocyl products to its existing Conductex family of conductive carbon black additives and active anode materials will extend its range of solutions for conductive compound applications. �
www.birlacarbon.com �
www.nanocyl.com
6
footprint,” said Piero Eigenmann, President, and CEO of Vamp Tech. “We are excited about the coopera- tion with Encom Polymers; their customer orientation, flexibility in manufacturing and synergic product portfolio will be key factors to sustain our market development activities in USA and Mexico.”
Encom Polymers, headquartered in
Evansville in Indiana, said the partner- ship will extend its FR compound options and help it to support its North America and Asian customers when they translate products into the European market. �
www.vamptech.com �
https://encompolymers.com
Avient adds DBDPE-free Syncure cable grades
Avient Corporation is expanding its Syncure portfolio of XLPE cross-link- able PE formulations with the launch of new flame- retardant grades without decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE). The Syncure XLPE 200 Series is the company’s first DBDPE-free Syncure offer and is designed to provide an alternative flame-retard- ant choice for production of low-voltage wire and cable insulation. Like other Syncure materials, the DBDPE-free formulations combine a PE graft resin and flame-retard- ant catalyst to create a cross-linked solution.
Avient is extending its silane-crosslinked Syncure compounds to include DBDPE-free grades
“These new grades are
formulated without DBDPE, meet industry specifications, and enable our customers to quickly adapt to regula-
tory shift,” said Matt Mitchell, Avient’s Director, Global Marketing, Specialty Engineered Materials. �
www.avient.com
Covestro recycling PC in China
Covestro has started production on its first dedicated mechanical recycled compounding line for polycarbonates (PC) at its integrated manufacturing site in Shanghai, China. The new line has capacity
to produce more than 25,000 tonnes/yr of PC and PC blends. The company
COMPOUNDING WORLD | November 2023
said it will target growing demand for post-consumer- recycled compounds in the region for use in applica- tions such as electrical and electronic products, automotive, and consumer goods sectors. “With new or repurposed capacity now operational, we are better positioned to
assist our downstream customers in their journey towards more sustainable products, expediting the transformation of industries towards a circular and climate-neutral future,” said Lily Wang, Head of Coves- tro’s Business Entity Engi- neering Plastics. �
www.covestro.com
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: AVIENT/GETTY IMAGES
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62
