NEWS Sirmax invests in India
Italian compounding group Sirmax has acquired land for construction of a third plant in India (and its 14th worldwide). The company has earmarked €6m for the plant, which will be located on a greenfield site in the Bangalore-Hosur region and will lift its capacity in India to 82,000 tonnes/yr when it starts up in 2026. The announcement was made as the company initiates a major upgrade at
its Autotech-Sirmax JV operation at Palwal in India, which will include four new high speed compounding lines, additional warehous- ing, and automated materi- als handling. The plant (a JV with India’s Tipco Group) will be expanded by around 7,000m2
and capacity
doubled to 30,000 tonnes/yr. “I am very proud of the
expansion projects in India. These actions will consoli- date the partnership
Evonik PEEK for 3D medical
Evonik has introduced two new carbon-fibre reinforced PEEK filaments for use for production of 3D printed medical implants using extrusion-based manufac- turing technologies such as fused filament fabrication (FFF). The Vestakeep iC4612
3DF and Vestakeep iC4620 3D filaments contain 12% and 20% carbon fibre content respectively and are
said to be suitable for production of critical long-term medical implant- ed parts such as bone plates and other reconstructive prostheses. “By introducing the
world’s first carbon-fibre reinforced PEEK filament for
long-term medical implants, we continue to design biomaterials that open up new possibilities in today’s medical technology for patient-specific treatment,” said Marc Knebel, Head of Medical Systems at Evonik. �
www.infinam.com
between Sirmax and the Tipco Group and lay the foundation for even greater future growth than we have experienced thus far,” said Sirmax Group President and CEO Massimo Pavin. “Upgrading of the Palwal site and building the new plant, which will be ready by 2026, will enable us to further strengthen our position in the Indian and Southeast Asian markets,” he said. �
www.sirmax.com
Celanese targets EV market
Celanese introduced new polyamide compounds for manufacturers of electric vehicle (EV) battery and powertrain systems at last month’s Fakuma fair in Germany. The Frianyl PA W-Series
offers UL94 V-0 flame retardance at 1.5mm combined with good flow characteristics required for the manufacture of large, thick-walled components such as battery module housings, e-box housings, and covers. The com- pounds retain a high Comparative Tracking Index (CTI) after aging at 125°C for 1,000 hours. Celanyl PA B3 GF30 E is a new polyamide-based compound for semi and structural EV powertrain applications. It offers an HB flame classification and CTI of 600V after 3,000 hours aging at 150°C. The company is targeting connectors, switches, relays, busbars, and sensors. �
www.celanese.com
Europe plans pellet release regulation
The European Commission last month published proposals for a Regulation to tackle unintentional release of plastic pellets in to the environ- ment, which it says is one of the major sources of unintentional microplastic pollution amounting to between 52,000 and 184,000 tonnes/yr. The proposals, which aim to
reduce losses to the environment by up to 74%, will focus on spill prevention,
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containment and clean-up. They cover best handling practice, systems for verifying compli- ance, and methodologies for loss estimation. The Commission said it recognised that many companies using plastics are SMEs and that this will be accounted for with lighter compliance requirements for smaller operators. The proposals will go to the European
Parliament and the Council for discussion. If adopted, business will have 18 months to ready themselves for compliance. �
https://commission.europa.eu/
www.compoundingworld.com
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