NEWS


Nexam Chemical adds new customers


Nexam Chemical says it has signed up two more customers for its Reactive Recycling process — one based in North America and another in Europe. The North American customer is a


Canadian manufacturer of rigid food packaging, using Nexam’s recycled PET (rPET) technology. Following validation, the customer will use Nexam’s technology for commercial production. The European customer in the same broader segment has also progressed from industrial trials to commercial use following success- ful testing. “We are seeing more customers


move from laboratory and industrial trials to actual use in commercial production,” said Henrik Bernquist, business manager for recycling at Nexam. “These two new customers show


that Reactive Recycling is delivering tangible value in industrial applica- tions,” he said. In parallel, Nexam says it has seen


increased customer activity “at the top of the commercial funnel”. In June and July, the number of samples shipped for evaluation by prospective customers increased by over 80% compared with the same period last year.


Qualified enquiries have also come


from a diverse range of geographic markets. Ronnie Törnqvist, CEO of Nexam Chemical, added: “The geographic reach of the interest in our solutions is clearly broadening. “Our focus now is to systematically


convert this growing pipeline into industrial trials and ultimately com- mercial production.” � www.nexamchemical.com


Asahi Kasei opens US separator coating line


Asahi Kasei has expanded battery separator production capacity in the US with the opening of a new coating line. The new capacity — at its Celgard facility in Charlotte, North Carolina — establishes “a regional supply structure for wet-process separators”, it says. The company says the investment comes as North American battery demand is expected to expand beyond electric vehicles, due to increasing deployment of energy storage systems. “The Charlotte coating line is a key milestone in establishing our North American supply platform for battery separators,” said Ryu Taniguchi,


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president of Asahi Kasei Battery Separator. “We are expanding our North American product portfolio to include both dry-process and Hipore wet- process technologies.” Asahi Kasei is also building a


wet-process separator facility in Canada, which is “progressing according to plan”. The company says the two plants


will “establish a regional supply framework for wet-process separators”. “Together with the planned


Canada facility, this [new] investment will bring production capabilities closer to the region’s battery market,” added Taniguchi. � www.asahi-kasei.eu


▪ Greenline concept for saving energy and raw materials


▪ 12m lines: Increased productivity and efficiency


▪ Solutions for recyclate use


▪ Heat recovery unit reducing operating costs


Key innovations for film stretching lines


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