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Heller & Co. Inc. ,USA has nearly doubled its compounding capacity by acquiring the compounder American Thermoplastic Co., USA. The purchase will add 250 million pounds of capacity to Heller. The ATC plant compounds high and linear low density polyethylene and polypropylene for use in high-pressure gas pipe, drip irrigation pipe, geomembranes and rotational molding applications.
Du Pont High Performance Materials plans to expand its capacity for polyimid film (brand: “Kapton”). For this purpose the company will invest US$ 200 million in production lines in Circleville, OH, USA.
Milacron Inc.’s Plastics Machinery Applications Business has hired three industry experts in the field of extrusion and blow-moulding in order to improve its capabilities in applications support. Tim Womer, a former director of R&D for Spirex Corp has over 25 years of experience in plastics and has designed over 4000
single screws for various applications. James Frankland is former president and CEO of New Castle Industries, which became the largest screw maker in North America under his leadership. In blow molding, Milacron has gained access to the expertise of Lew Ferguson.
Due to the merger of Elf Aquitaine and TotalFina all chemical activities, including the polymer field will be renamed in “Atofina”.
LNP Engineering, USA was recently licensed by EMS-Chemie to make and sell precolored nylons under LNP’s Colorcomp brand. Colored compounds are offered in lots from 110 to 20,000 lb.
Solvay Polymers, USA has introduced two new HDPE resins to its existing Fortiflex TC product line. TC resins are designed specifically for telecommunications conduit. TC46-25 has recently been improved to increase extruder output of small-diameter conduit. It has a density of 0.946 g/cc, MI of 0.29. The new TC46-20 has higher melt strength for making large-diameter conduit. It has 0.946 density and 0.19 MI.
Milliken Chemical has invested in a new system to make clarifying agents used in polypropylene. This fourth line, start of work in June will increase the companies capacity by at least 50 percent and is reportedly the largest of its kind in the world. The new line will produce its Millad 3988 brand.
Dow Corning Corp., USA has opened a new silicones manufacturing facility at Barry, UK. Dow Corning is already the largest maker of silicones, holding 38% of the worldwide market. The company also plans to build a world-scale silicones plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.