NEWS Lehvoss expanding in China
Germany’s Lehvoss Group has expand- ed the compounding and technology centre it opened in China in 2016, relocating it to new and significantly larger premises in the Kunshan German Industrial Park. The company said the move doubles the total area of the plant and technology centre to 5,000m² and increases production capacity to cater for the high demand for Luvotech eco compounds and Luvobatch master- batches it is seeing in China.
“We are proud to have achieved a
very strong presence and significant growth in China in just a few years,” said Xuesong Zhang, Managing Director of Lehvoss Chemical (Shang- hai) and President of Lehvoss China. “With this move, we are well prepared for further growth and new challenges. We can continue to offer our custom- ers excellent service and leading products.” n Separately, Levhoss has established a strategic partnership with Evonik to
BASF app delivers CO2
BASF has released a new digital application designed to give customers a better overview of the sustainabil- ity status of the product portfolio they purchase while helping them identify solutions to reach sustain- ability targets. The app, called MyCar-
bonFootprint, contains data on more than 700 selected large volume BASF prod- ucts. Using the app, the company says customers can determine how adjust- ments in their purchasing portfolio affect their sustainability status in terms of CO2
renewable raw materials.
The MyCarbonFootprint app carries data on more than 700 BASF products
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develop new Luvosint formulations for industrial 3D printing based on Evonik’s PA613 polymer chemistry. Under the agreement, Lehvoss will include Evonik’s Infinam PA 6005 P (PA613) polymer powder in its own product portfolio. Compared to other resins from the PA6 family, it is said to be characterised by low water absorp- tion (below 3%), which positively affects the 3D printing process. �
www.lehvoss.de �
https://corporate.evonik.com
Cabot
gains ISCC status
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n BASF has also launched what it claims are the first biomass balance plastic additive offering. The first two introductions are Irganox 1010 BMBcert and Irganox 1076 FD BMBcert,
both certified by TÜV Nord for mass balance according to the ISCC Plus scheme. The grades are drop-in replacements for Irganox 1010 and Irganox 1076. �
www.basf.com
Mitsubishi ups EVOH capacity
Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCG) is increasing its annual production capacity of Soarnol ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) resin at its plant in the UK by 21,000 tonnes to 39,000 tonnes. Construction is already underway, with the new capacity expected online in July 2025. It will take the group’s global capacity, which is spread across sites in Japan, the US and the UK, to 90,000 tonnes.
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Soarnol is a high gas-barrier resin suitable for use in long shelf-life food packaging. Multilayer films containing the resin are certified as recyclable when used with the group’s recycling compatibiliser Soaresin, according to the company. The group said it anticipates solid growth in global demand for Soarnol in the coming years. �
https://mitsubishichemical.co.uk
Cabot announced that it has gained International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) Plus certification for six of its global facilities, including two carbon black master- batch and compounding locations in Europe. Earlier this year Cabot
introduced the Evolve Sustainable Solutions platform, which is designed to deliver products that offer sustainable content with reliable performance at industrial scale. That currently includes two ISCC PLUS certified reinforcing grades. Cabot said it anticipates
expanding the Evolve platform to other busi- nesses and is focused on developing new solutions for plastics. Obtaining ISCC PLUS certification at its masterbatch and compounding facilities is a step towards that. �
www.cabotcorp.com
www.compoundingworld.com
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