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KM lays foundation stone for new extrusion systems facility
KraussMaffei laid the foundation stone earlier this month for its new 66,500m2 extrusion systems produc- tion plant at Laatzen, near Hanover in Germany. The new facility will be completed by Q3 2022 and will replace the company’s Kleefeld factory — the traditional home of the Berstorff extrusion business — which it says could not be expanded any further. It will allow all KraussMaffei extrusion activities to be located under one roof. Around 750 people will work on the site, which will include a 10,000m2
Nova and Merlin plan PCR PE
Nova Chemicals and Canadian plastics recycler Merlin Plastics Supply have announced a long-term agreement that will see Nova offer PE resins containing post-consumer recyclate (PCR). Under the deal, Nova
will provide Vancouver- based Merlin with financ- ing to expand its process- ing plant at Delta in the province of British Colum- bia. The investment will enhance Merlin’s process- ing of PCR for food packaging applications, with commercial quantities expected to be available from 2021. �
www.novachem.com/pcr �
www.merlinplastics.com
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Left: Construction of KraussMaffei’s new extrusion plant at Laatzen in Germany is now underway
to production-scale. KraussMaffei is working with commercial real estate developer VGP on the project. It recently complet- ed construction of a new factory for the company’s
Innovation Centre, within which customers will be able to run complex preliminary line trials under realistic production conditions before ordering new machines. The centre will house 20 machines ranging from laboratory
Burgsmüller subsidiary in Einbeck in Germany and is also building the new KraussMaffei Technologies HQ at Parsdorf near Munich (the foundation stone for that was also laid this month). �
www.kraussmaffei.com
Domo Chemicals launches PEEK alternative to PAI
Domo Chemicals has launched Thermec K, which it describes as a PEEK compound that can provide a cost-effective alternative to PAI in a variety of engi- neering applications without imp acting performance. Developed at the company’s laboratory in Mumbai, the new com- pound is said to be suitable for numerous industrial applications, including bushings and bearings, pump components, medical instruments and food processing machinery. PAI has generally been the polymer of choice in these applications because its mechanical properties are better than those of PEEK. However, it is also
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Domo says its Thermec K PEEK will match PAI performance at lower cost
more expensive. By blend- ing PEEK with a solid polymeric lubricant, Domo said it has been able to match the friction and wear performance and dry lubrication properties of PAI. Thermec K is suitable for
use in low wear, high friction applications up to 200°C. It offers a density of 1.32g/cm3 compared to 1.42g/cm3
for
PAI, and can also be pro- cessed on standard injection moulding equipment. �
www.domochemicals.com
www.compoundingworld.com
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IMAGE: KRAUSSMAFFEI
IMAGE: DOMO CHEMICALS
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