NEWS Benvic makes first move in US
European compounding group Benvic has made its first move into the North American market with the acquisition of Chemres, a speciality compounder serving the medical, packaging, and wire and cable sectors. According to Benvic, the acquisition both
Benivc CEO Luc Mertens
provides entry to the US market and strengthens its presence in the medical industry — Chemres holds a strong position in the contact lens sector. “This acquisition is an important step forward in Benvic becom- ing a global leader in compounding,” said CEO Luc Mertens. Chemres is headquartered at Princeton in
New Jersey and has its ISO 13485-certified compounding and warehousing operation at Chesapeake in Virginia. That is equipped with three twin screw compounding lines and has a total production capacity of around 45,000 tonnes. Benvic has acquired nine businesses since it was itself acquired by Investindustrial in 2018. These include the Italian compounder Modenplast Medical in 2019; Italian medical device maker Luc & Bel in 2020; and some Itailan TPE and PP compounding assets from Celanese earlier in 2021. �
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www.chemres.com
TPEs from scrapped windshields
Avient has added two new additions to its reSound R recycled-content TPE portfolio that contain 25% post-consumer PVB (polyvi- nyl butyral) recovered from the centre layer of broken automotive windshields and laminated architectural glass. The new TPEs originate
from a collaboration between Avient and Shark Solutions, a Danish special- ist in sustainable PVB. Both offer 45-55 Shore A hard- ness and can be overmould- ed to PP. They are supplied in in a natural grade that can
be easily coloured. The products are aimed at
general consumer applica- tions such as personal care items, lawn and garden tools, golf clubs and footwear. According to Avient, their
performance properties also fit automotive applications where vibration damping is needed, such as doormats, door damping and glove boxes. �
www.avient.com
IN BRIEF...
The European Chemical Agency has submitted its evaluation of the current derogation covering cadmium compounds in recycled PVC to the Commission https://bit. ly/3uI3cCR. A key finding is that a further maximum limit reduction from 0.1% to 0.08% is technically possible but the agency said it is not clear it would achieve a significant environmental or human safety benefit and could discourage recycling.
www.echa.europa.eu
IMAGE: AVIENT Orion adds second plant in China
Orion Engineered Carbons has commenced construc- tion of a second plant in China for production of speciality and high-perfor- mance carbon black. Located at Huaibei in
Anhui province, the new plant is expected to be com- pleted in late 2022 and will begin operation in 2023
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with an initial capacity of 65,000-70,000 tonnes/year. “The strongest growth in demand for carbon black in the coming years is widely projected to be in Asia,” according to Orion CEO Corning F Painter. “This new site in China will enable us to better supply our customers and strengthen
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our position as a leading global supplier of specialty and high-performance carbon black.”
Orion established its first Chinese production site at Qingdao, Shandong province, in 1994 and has another Asian carbon black unit at Yeosu in South Korea. �
www.orion.com
DuPont Mobility & Materials is increasing prices globally across its entire range of engineer- ing plastics. Zytel and Mintel grades up by $250/€200 per tonne, Zytel HTN by $650/€550 per tonne, Selar by $650/€550 per tonne, and Hytrel by $900/€800 per tonne. Multibase products go up by $450/€400 per tonne.
www.dupont.com
www.compoundingworld.com
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