NEWS
Germany’s Energiewend programme marks the first use of Borlink HVDC cable compounds at 525kv
IN BRIEF...
Borealis plays part in German renewables
Borealis and its Borouge subsidiary announced earlier this month that its Borlink crosslinked PE (XLPE) HVDC cable com- pounds will be used in the majority of Germany’s renewable energy grid ‘corridor projects’. The Energiewend
projects mark the first use of the Borlink XLPE HVDC compounds at 525kV. Borlink cables will be used in in the northern part of the SüdOstLink, which consists of one 2GW circuit with approximately 500km of
cable, and along the entire SüdLink corridor, which includes two 2GW power cable systems and runs for more than 2,500km. The projects are part of
three separate corridors through which renewable energy from Germany’s wind and solar power installations will be transmit- ted from north to south with minimal losses. n Separately, Borealis completed its previously announced acquisition of a controlling stake in South Korean compounder DYM
Solution. Based in Cheonan, DYM supplies the wire and cable industry worldwide, specialising in semi-conduc- tive, halogen-free flame retardant rubber and silane-cured compounds. Borealis said that the acquisition will add comple- mentary products to its existing wire and cable portfolio, while providing an immediate capacity increase to help further secure supply and geographically extend its asset footprint and supply base. �
www.borealisgroup.com
Swiss compounding machinery maker Buss is to be represented in India and the Middle East by Reifen- haüser India Marketing and Reifenhaüser (MEA). Both companies are joint ventures between Germa- ny’s Reifenhaüser extrusion machinery group and Reifenhaüser India Market- ing founder Manish Mehta.
www.busscorp.com
Repsol and plastics recycler Acteco have agreed a project to increase capacity for recycled polyolefins at Acteco’s plant at Ibi, near Alicante in Spain. The materials will be used in Repsol’s Reciclex range of recycled content polyolefins.
www.repsol.com
www.acteco.es
Circularise, a blockchain system for tracing materi- als and sharing data, has raised €1.5m from the EU’s H2020’s SME Instrument Phase Two “to fuel the continued growth of the collaborative project”.
www.circularise.com/plastics
Ineos deal adds flexible recyclates
Ineos Olefins & Polymers Europe has secured a supply agreement with waste management company Saica Natur covering recycled LDPE and LLDPE that will enable it extend its Recycl-IN range to include flexible packaging applications with over 60% post-consumer recyclate (PCR). Recycl-IN combines recycled plastic
with what Ineos refers to as “highly engineered virgin polymers” to give properties equivalent to standard virgin grades. According to the resin producer, this new development
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“pushes technical boundaries” by incorporating higher levels of PCR and addressing demanding applications such as stretch and lamination films for detergent and personal care pouches. Saica Natur is a subsidiary of the
Saica Group, one of Europe’s largest suppliers of recycled paper for corrugated board. It has activities in Spain, France, Portugal and the UK. Its Natur Cycle Plus operation specialises in recovering post-consumer LDPE film for use in recycling. �
www.ineos.com
COMPOUNDING WORLD | September 2020
Ineos will extend its Recycl-IN polyolefins to stretch film grades
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: BOREALIS
IMAGE: INEOS
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