NEWS
Lanxess adds more compounding capacity at Krefeld-Uerdingen
Lanxess is to build another compound- ing plant at its Krefeld-Uerdingen site in Germany to produce Durethan PA and Pocan PBT technical compounds. The company said work will start on the “mid double-digit million-euro” investment in Q4 of this year with production expect- ed to commence in the second half of 2019. Capacity was not disclosed. This latest investment at the Krefeld-
New compounding
capacity at its Krefeld-Uerdingen will start up next year
Uerdingen site follows the start up of a new line for production of specialty compounds in March this year. “Krefeld- Uerdingen is our central production platform for high-performance plastics, especially for the European markets. The expansion will enable us to better serve the continuing high demand from this market region in the future,” said Michael Zobel, Head of the Lanxess High
Performance Materials business unit. Lanxess Management Board Member
Hubert Vink said the high performance plastics unit is central to the company’s growth strategy. “By expanding capacity, we are further strengthening our position as a provider of innovative product solutions for modern mobility. At the same time, we are making even better use of the potential of our integrated value chain for these products,” he said. In addition to compounding, Lanxess polymerises PA6 at Krefeld-Uerdingen. It also produces PA6 at Antwerp in Belgium and produces PBT and com- pounds at Hamm-Uentrop in Germany. The company also compounds at Porto Feliz in Brazil, Jhagadia in India, Gasto- nia in the US, and Wuxi in China. �
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Volvo puts PCR in spotlight
Borealis and Borouge said its Daplen PP compounds containing post-consumer recyclate (PCR) materials were used in five compo- nents in a special plug-in hybrid Volvo SUV unveiled at the recent Ocean Summit event in Gothenburg, Sweden, which was organ- ised to “focus attention on innovative solutions to address the crisis of polluted oceans”. The XC60 T8 model was intended to highlight Volvo’s ambition to use sustainable materials for at least 25% of its plastics in the future. It included more than 170 components where conventional plastics had been replaced with lightweight, recycled
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Romira launches PA blend
material equivalents. Borealis supplied near
10% of the 60kg of PCR resin used in the vehicle. Daplen MD325SY was used in an outer fan belt cover while Daplen ME225SY was used in the belt covers on the D-pillar upper, the tailgate panel window frame and the lid warning triangle.
Both contain 25% PCR. Borealis launched its
portfolio of Daplen PP compound solutions including PCR content for automotive applications in 2014. It claims the grades match virgin materials for performance and cost-effi- ciency. �
www.borealisgroup.com
Rowa Group subsidiary Romira has extended its PA product range with a new Romiloy blend of PA6 and PP, which is said to offer the mechanical properties of PA6 but with improved dimensional stability due to its reduced water absorp- tion. Incorporating PP also makes them less costly. The company said that the new Romiloy blends provide a higher notched bar impact strength than PA6 in the dry-as-moulded state and display a more consistent mechanical property profile after conditioning. �
www.romira.de
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