The Cologne-based company Bio-Fed, a branch of Akro-Plastic GmbH, has expanded its portfolio with ISCC PLUS and REDcert² sustainable certified M·Vera compounds made from biomass-balanced polypropylene (PP).
SABIC launched today new LNP Elcrin WF006XXPiQ compound and LNP Elcrin WF0061XPiQ compound, the first two grades in a new portfolio of materials that incorporate pre-consumer recycled glass fiber diverted from the waste stream of industrial processes.
The leading Russian compounder is planning to increase the shipments of glass fiber reinforced grades within coming months both to domestic and European markets.
The laboratory base of the R&D Center was recently updated by new equipment. One of the main acquisitions was a Shimadzu universal testing machine of a desktop type with an increased traverse travel for carrying out physical and mechanical tests of various materials. The equipment was installed in November.
Polyplastic Trading House representatives had a meeting with the Hungarian office managers of HSH Chemie, one of the leading distribution companies having more than 30 years of experience and a network of offices in Central and Eastern Europe.
Planned capacity of the new production is over 20 thousand tons per year. Two high-performance compounding lines based on twin-screw extruders of BluePower series were supplied by KraussMaffei Extrusion.
Grupa Azoty’s plant in Tarnow, Poland, has been put into operation at the end of 2019. The mechanical engineering company FEDDEM GmbH & Co. KG had provided the planning for the entire technology and the production building at the time. Now production is already being expanded.
The leading Russian compounder took part in a meeting of the Russian-Hungarian working group on industrial development organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.
Reduced, smart, and high-quality – the packaging and design market is changing. Materials solutions that accompany manufacturers on this journey are in demand.
In percentage terms, the supply of materials from the leading Russian compounder increased by 58% compared to the same period in 2020. Shipments to Latvia and Romania showed the best positive dynamics – following the results of three quarters, they increased by 2.6 and 2.4 times, respectively.
During Fakuma (12.-16. October 2021) in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Sigma Engineering GmbH presents new developments of SigmaSOFT on Booth A5-5110. The new version 5.3.1 now allows the simulation of Compression Molding processes of rubber compounds.
SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, has announced today the start-up of its new polypropylene (PP) compounding line in Genk, Belgium with a virtual inauguration event.
