NEWS
NEWS IN BRIEF...
Toray Advanced Compos- ites has signed a manufac- turing and supply agree- ment with BASF focused on production of continuous fibre-reinforced thermo- plastic (CFRT) tapes for the automotive and industrial markets. Toray will make the tapes using BASF’s Ultramid PA resins, which it will reinforce with either glass fibre or carbon fibre.
www.toraytac.com
www.basf.com
MBA Polymers has taken over a 16,000 m2
produc-
tion site at Mauna, near Dresden in Germany. It is being operated by its MBA Polymers Germany subsidi- ary and is the fifth to use its patented waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling process- es. It will process 17,500 tonnes/yr of WEEE annually.
www.mbapolymers.com
Burgsmüller commits to new plant in Germany
KraussMaffei Group subsidi- ary Burgsmüller, which manufactures screws, screw elements, barrels and other machinery components, is building a new factory at Einbeck in Germany. The company aims to relocate operations from its current site at Kreiensen to the new 7,200m2
facility in the
second quarter of next year. Burgsmüller manufac-
tures some 40,000 extrusion screw elements, screw shafts and barrels annually. It supplies to its parent company and to other extrusion machinery OEMs. The company also offers spare parts for more than 180 different twin screw extruders from multiple manufacturers, as well as supplying its own range of whirling and milling machines. The new Einbeck plant
Burgsmüller’s new plant at Einbeck in Germany
will employ around 125 people. According to the company, it will offer an expanded production capacity and will use the latest manufacturing technologies for production of high wear parts for plastics processing equip- ment. The site will be designed
to operate as a smart factory and will follow Industry 4.0 standards. Production machinery will be net-
worked to allow real-time data processing, visualisa- tion and analysis, allowing the company to reduce leadtimes. “The move from our original location in Kreiens- en to the new production hall in Einbeck is an important milestone in the development of our company,” said Burgsmüller Managing Director Jens Biel. �
www.burgsmueller.de
DIC to acquire BASF’s pigments business
Japanese firm DIC, which owns Sun Chemical and has a portfolio of pigments in its Colour & Display segment, is to acquire BASF’s global pigments business – BASF Colours & Effects (BCE) – for €1.15bn. The transaction should close in Q4 2020, subject to regulatory approval. DIC aims to increase its total sales from €6.8bn in 2018 to €8bn by 2025; BASF’s pigments business had sales of about €1bn in 2018 and employs around 2,600 people. “In this context, BASF’s pigments portfolio is an important strategic addition in meeting our goals more expeditious- ly,” said Kaoru Ino, President and CEO of DIC. The move will also broaden DIC’s pigments range, including those for
DIC says BASF’s pigment business is an “important strategic addition”
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electronic displays, cosmetics, coatings, plastics, inks and speciality applications. It will mean DIC will have more than 30 pigment production facilities worldwide, and will be able to offer broader product categories related to effect pigments, inorganic pigments, organic pigments, speciality dyes and pigment preparations. �
www.basf.com �
www.sunchemical.com
www.compoundingworld.com
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PHOTO: KRAUSSMAFFEI GROUP
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