NEWS


More big names join Essen compounding exhibition


Evonik, Merck and Wacker are among the latest polymer and additive suppliers to book stands at the Compounding World Expo, which will take place at Messe Essen in Germany on 27-28 June 2018. More than 93% of stands have now been taken at the exhibition, which is being organised by AMI and Compounding World magazine. “We are delighted that more than 135 companies from around the world have already signed up to exhibit at the first Compounding World Expo,” said Matt Wherlock, AMI’s exhibition sales manager. “Visitors to the event will be guaranteed to meet an impres- sive array of leading suppliers of polymers, additives, compounds, machinery, equipment and related services,” he added. Other companies that have booked


United Caps buys Embalatap


United Caps has acquired the Spanish closure manufacturer Embalatap with a view to extending its product portfolio. Embalatap turns over €5.6m per year and employs 30 people. It makes over 500 million caps and closures each year and specialises in the Spanish edible oils and vinegar market. Its product line includes mono piece and hinge models for PET 29/21 neck finishes and regional specialities. � www.unitedcaps.com


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Motan Colortronic, MPI Chemie, Omya, Orion, Polyplastic Compounds, Reverté, Schenck, Solvay, Unipetrol, Velox, Zeppelin and many more. Admission to the Compounding


World Expo and its conferences and seminars is free of charge. Click HERE to register for your free ticket. Exhibition packages start at €1,800 shell-scheme space (only


for a 6m2


Essen’s Compounding World Expo will bring together more than 135 global exhibitors


stands include Azo, BASF, Bekaert, Biesterfeld, Borealis, Brabender, Brenntag, Buss, Campine, Coperion, Dow Corning, Econ, Elix, Farrel Pomini, Fraunhofer, HPF, ICMA Saint Giorgio, Imerys, IMI Fabi, JSW, Kaneka, Krauss- Maffei Berstorff, Leistritz, LKAB, Maag, MCC, Mitsui, Mixaco, Mondo Minerals,


three left) and this includes unlimited exhibitor passes and extensive market- ing support. For details, contact Matt Wherlock at


matthew.wherlock@ami.international or call +44 117 314 8122. A full list of current exhibitors, plus the complete programme of training seminars, business debates and technical presentations across two conference theatres can be found at: � https://compoundingworldexpo.com/eu/


Novares invests in FlexEnable


Automotive injection moulder Novares has announced that it will invest up to €50m on technologi- cal innovations over the next five years. The first €5m is being spent on FlexEnable, a plastic electronics start-up specialising in flexible electronic displays and sensors or ‘smart surfaces’. This is taking place in two tranches of €2.5m, in April 2018 and April 2019. FlexEnable specialises in


organic thin film transistor (OTFT) plastronics. It claims to be the only company to have successfully industrial- ised flexible OTFT technol- ogy and has 600 patents in the field. Novares described the


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investment as the first step in a partnership to develop smart surfaces for automo- tive applications. It will combine the company’s expertise in designing and manufactur- ing automotive parts with FlexEnable’s bendable,


wrappable, plastic electron- ics technology, thus giving automotive designers more shapes to work with and enabling them to replace flat screens with ones better suited to cars’ interior shapes, it says. � www.novaresteam.com


https://compoundingworldexpo.eventkit.live/register


FlexEnable is developing flexible OTFT screens www.injectionworld.com


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