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Asian Plastics News11/12 2017

The magazine for the plastics industry

November/December 2017 2017年11/12月

CoatingStella Vie – World Champion of Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2017 Cruiser Class

AutomotiveImproved heat resistance, odor and decorability propel ABS into new interior and exterior applications

AutomotiveImproved heat resistance, odor and decorability propel ABS into new interior and exterior applications

Bio MaterialsBiomaterials showcase bio-succinic acid as frontrunner with winning footprint

Bio MaterialsBiomaterials showcase bio-succinic acid as frontrunner with winning footprint

RecyclingSustainability highlighted

RecyclingSustainability highlighted

Asian Plastics News 11/12 2017

The APN Plastics in Packaging conference held for the last nine (9) years has been a success, where the wide-ranging presentation topics were able to showcase the latest market drives in the packaging sector to participants from across South-East Asia regions. Now in its 10th year and to be held in conjunction with Propak Asia exhibition, the 2018 conference will feature the latest technology and market developments that are increasingly driven by sustainability trends.

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Topics to be cover this year include:

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Note:The above conferences will be carry out in several formats namely; presentations, Q&A and networking to facilitate in-depth discussion of the issues at hand, both from a global and regional perspective. We look forward to the delegates active participation to validate the conference as the foremost gathering of professionals and practitioners in the plastics industry.

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Join us in our 2nd MATERIALS – trends & innovations conference 2018 as we address key issues facing the plastics industry such as the evolution of raw materials prices and sustainability. Essential insights from experts in this field.

2018 will the our 3rd APN Plastics in Automotive conference. The APN Plastics in Automotive 2018 conference will feature some of the latest technology and application developments in plastics that have a great impact in the automotive industry. Our agenda includes presentation that explore advanced technologies for exteriors, interiors, fuel systems, glazing and engine compartment applications.

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The APN Plastics in Packaging conference held for the last nine (9) years has been a success, where the wide-ranging presentation topics were able to showcase the latest market drives in the packaging sector to participants from across South-East Asia regions. Now in its 10th year and to be held in conjunction with Propak Asia exhibition, the 2018 conference will feature the latest technology and market developments that are increasingly driven by sustainability trends.

Topics to be cover this year include:

• Markettrendsinrigidandflexiblepackagingenduse• Thin wall moulding and IML packaging applications• Technology update for caps and closures production• Latestcommercialdevelopmentsinflexiblepackaging• Sustainable developments for plastics packaging

Sponsorship OpportunitiesThe APN conferences offer a unique opportunity to promote your products and highlight new technologies to key decision makers and plastics processors in the regional and global regions. Make the most of the informal networking session at these events. Our refreshments and lunch breaks, as well as exhibition display in the main conference room will provide the ideal opportunity for you to meet your next business partner.

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13 – 14 RecyclingNew Study finds HDPE Pipe with recycled resin maintains structural integrityRailroad Performance Test of large Diameter Storm Water Pipe Completed, Sustainability Highlighted

15 – 17 Materials Biomaterials Showcase Bio-succinic Acid as Frontrunner with Winning FootprintWritten by Lawrence Theunissen, Global Director Application Development, Reverdia

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Advancing the automotive industry; ABS innovation drives cost savings, lightweighting and lower emmissionsImproved heat resistance, odor and decorability proposal ABS into new interior and exterior applications

21 – 22 CoatingAkzoNobel powers Dutch students at Bridgestone World Solar ChallengeStudents from Eindhoven Technical University taking in this year’s Bridgestone World Solar Challenge in Australia will be aiming to blaze a winning trail in a stunning new vehicle featuring high performance coatings supplied by AkzoNobel

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Regional Round–Up

Clariant Healthcare Packaging site in Cuddalore, India

Clariant announces that its new Clariant Healthcare Pack-aging production facility in Cuddalore, India is now opera-tional. The new site is capable of producing Clariant’s line of Sorb-it® Tri-Sorb®, 2-in-1 Can®, and Getter Cab® sorbent can-

isters for the growing Indian and Asia-Pacific pharmaceuti-cal packaging markets.

“The new site has been validated as scheduled, and we look forward to serving customers with Clariant des-iccants directly from Cudda-

lore, “says Matthias Brommer, Head — Clariant Healthcare Packaging business line, “By manufacturing regionally, we will be able to provide im-proved supply and service to our significant customer base in India while further address-ing important and emerging markets in Greater China, the rest of Asia and Australia.

The Cuddalore site is al-ready certified ISO 9001, with ISO 14001, 18001, and 15378 certifications intended to be obtained by end of the year, the latter of which will add Cuddalore to Clariant Health-care Packaging’s network of GMP-certified production fa-cilities. Cuddalore is equipped with an ISO Class 8 clean room, and products produced at the site meet the relevant US FDA, USP and EU standards for use in pharmaceutical applications.

“Clariant canisters are among the most widely used

pharmaceutical desiccants by generic manufacturers in India, “says Ketan Premani, Head – Healthcare Packag-ing India. “Thanks to the latest manufacturing equipment and product design, custom-ers can expect the highest level of quality, and now with improved customer service.”

Not only does the new Cud-dalore site augment Clariant’s production capacity for des-iccant canisters, it also adds to Clariant’s ability to meet BCP (Business Continuity Plan-ning) requirements of glob-al customers by producing identical products at multiple sites worldwide. Furthermore, Clariant continues to offer the Indian market a full range of controlled atmosphere pack-aging solutions from its global production sites, and it can help customers determine the ideal packaging configuration via its Stablus™ program.

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Clariant Healthcare Packaging site in Cuddalore, India now operational

Solvay has inaugurated its Solef® polyvinylidene fluo-ride (PVDF) plant in China, to meet booming global de-mand for this thermoplastic polymer in energy-efficient, environmental and industrial applications.

“Solvay’s consistent ex-pansion on the Changshu site, this time with a new Solef® PVDF plant, shows we are committed to serve our customers from Asia, where demand is particularly strong. Our Solef® PVDF production

presence now spans the globe with plants in three key continents: Europe, the United States and Asia,” said Augus-to Di Donfrancesco, President of Solvay Specialty Polymers Global Business Unit.

Solef® PVDF is used for ap-

plications such as lithium-ion batteries (li-ion) in hybrid and electric vehicles (xEV), for off-shore oil and gas pipes and liners and in membranes for water purification. Solef® PVDF production in Changshu start-ed in July.

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Solvay Solef® PVDF polymer production presence turns truly global with new production unit in China


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Myanmar

WACKER Strengthens Its Presence in Southeast Asia with a new Representative Office in Myanmar

SONGWON Industrial Co., have entered an exclusive distribution partnership for Fuel & Lubes antioxidants. Effective as of October 2017, Lehmann&Voss&Co., is now the exclusive distributor in the European market of all SONGWON’s Fuel & Lubes antioxidants, including the aminic, phenolic and phos-phite. Founded in 1894, Leh-mann&Voss&Co. is a highly respected technological solutions provider and a sup-plier of chemical and mineral specialties.

Commenting on the re-cent addition to its distribu-tion network, Dr. Olivier Keis-er, SONGWON’s Leader of Fuel & Lube Additives said: “We are pleased to be lever-aging Lehmann&Voss&Co.’s expertise and local footprint to capitalize on the oppor-tunities that are available in

this important region. This partnership will enable us to ensure that SONGWON prod-ucts reach a greater number of Fuel & Lubes antioxidants customers and support our target to grow our business long-term.”

As SONGWON’s exclusive distributor in Europe, Leh-mann&Voss&Co. will use its expertise and its well-estab-lished European reputation

for anticipating and servic-ing the needs of customers, to support SONGWON’s aim to expand the business in this market.

“Our industry knowledge and decades of experience specifically in selling efficient additives, combined with SONGWON’s high perfor-mance solutions will make it possible for us to meet the in-creasing needs of customers

in this region,” says Dr. Ulrich Lügger, Director BU Surface Technology, Lehmann&Voss&-Co. “SONGWON’s broad range of Fuel & Lubes anti-oxidants complements Leh-mann&Voss&Co.’s integrated distribution network. We are looking forward to a success-ful business relationship and the opportunity to contribute to strengthening SONGWON’s European presence.”

Dynamic growth in Myan-mar’s economy, particularly in the construction, person-al and household care and food sectors, drove the deci-sion to open up a new repre-sentative office in the capital Yangon.

“With the new represen-tative office in Yangon, we will be able to keep [ace with future market growth and strengthen our leading posi-tion in the region, offering our local customers and partners

better support than ever”, said Patrick de Wolf, Manag-ing Director of WACKER South East Asia.

WACKER no has 27 sales offices in Aisa, seven of them located in South East Asia: Bangkok (Thailand), Ho Chi Ming City (Vietnam), Jakarta (Indonesia), Manila (the Phil-ippines), Kuala Lumpur (Ma-laysia), Yangon (Myanmae) and Singapore, which also in the company’s regional headquarters.

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Songwon entered an exclusive distribution partnership for Fuels & Lubes antioxidants

Munich / Yangon, October 02, 2017 — The Munich-based chemical company WACKER is strengthening its presence in South East Asia by opening a representative office in Myanmar’s capital Yangoon. The office will distribute products of the chemical business divisions WACKER SILICONES, WACKER POLYMERS and WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS, catering for customers in the construction, coatings, personal and household care and food industry, among others. It will thus allow WACKER to further expand its global presence and footprint across the region and provide optimum local support to its customers and v=business partners. The office in Yangon in WACKER’s seventh in South East Asia.


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Following the successful instal-lation two years ago of what was Sidel’s fastest bottling line in the world at the time, the Health Water Bottling Com-pany (HWB) of Saudi Arabia

decided to invest in two fur-ther lines. The original solution still runs at a speed of 134,000 bottles per hour (bph), where-as the two new Sidel com-plete PET water lines are both

now running even faster – at the new, record-breaking out-put rate of 150,000 bph each, making a total installed out-put of 300,000 bph.

Leading a growing marketBottled water is a growing market in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and HWB leads the way with Nova wa-ter. In the country, a growing population with an increas-ing focus on health has result-ed in a dramatically bigger demand for both still and car-bonated water over recent years. In the Greater Middle East region, the top ten coun-tries represent 92% of the total volume of the beverage mar-ket. Of these, Saudi Arabia is second only to Turkey and, according to forecasts, the market for PET-bottled water in the Kingdom is expected to grow by 7.3% CAGR over the current four-year period (2016 - 2020), outpaced only by CSD.

The first company ever to be awarded the prestigious “Quality Mark” by the Saudi Arabian Standards Organi-sation, HWB has always en-deavoured to differentiate itself from the competition by being innovative within the bottled water market. Since its inception in 1973, the company has also constantly sought the right opportunities to diversify into the marketing and distribution of beverages other than water and, conse-quently, now offers a compre-hensive portfolio of drinks. As well as producing the mar-ket-leading, premium brand of bottled water in the region, Nova, which spearheads its water division, HWB also pro-duces other highly reputable brands, as well as distribut-ing Holsten, a malt drink and Power Horse, an energy drink, throughout the KSA. These

brands strongly reinforce the company’s reputation for only supplying products of the highest quality.

The new HWB plant is lo-cated at Al-Wase’e, 110 ki-lometres east of Riyadh, a strategic location with easy access to both the eastern and central provinces, as well as neighbouring Gulf Coop-eration Council (GCC) coun-tries. Al Wase’e reserve is an area of outstanding beauty where the company’s wells tap the purest and richest wa-ter in the kingdom - a highly prized commodity thanks to the clean, unpolluted nature of the environment and the resulting quality of the water. At all stages of the bottling process, the highest stan-dards of hygiene and quality controls are applied at the HWB factory, to guarantee a product quality which con-forms to national and interna-tional standards. Nicola Baru-si, Sales Manager for Sidel in Saudi Arabia, says: “We have worked with HWB for the past twenty years. The company originally purchased its first Sidel blow moulder in 1997 and currently has eighteen Sidel blowing machines up and running on its sites.”

Reassurance even for a satisfied customerHowever, the long working relationship, the success and high efficiency (95-96%) of the first record-breaking water line, as well as the overall sat-isfaction of HWB with Sidel’s experienced Field Service En-gineers, who have provided the customer with local sup-port and fast reaction times for spare parts availability, was not enough. The com-pany still had to convince its customer that it was the right partner to install two com-plete PET production lines

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Record-Breaking completer PET water lines from Sidel achieve 150,000 BPH in Saudi Arabia

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running at a significantly high speed - an unprecedented speed “fuelled” by the local positive market trajectory re-corded by Nova water.

Discussions for the new project lasted around six months, which were spent with Sidel talking the custom-er through various options and explaining the techni-calities involved. This close cooperation reassured HWB that the innovative yet reli-able solution that Sidel was suggesting would mean the lines would be able to reach the speeds required. All of this was achieved without com-promising on continuous pro-duction efficiency throughout the lifetime of the equipment, product integrity and hy-giene. During the installation of the lines, communication between the companies was efficient and regular, with the HWB team receiving timely and expert advice from the proactive Sidel team.

Pushing performance boundariesThe two lines were designed comprising a total of four Sidel Matrix™ Combis, six Sidel F35 labellers, two wrap-arounds and two Sidel palle-tisers, with the design allow-ing the two lines to utilise the same end-of-line solution. This approach has allowed HWB to gain a significant re-duction in total cost of owner-ship (TCO), further enhanced by a drastically reduced footprint. In fact, as well as achieving the record-break-ing speeds requested, both lines also had to occupy a zone of the production floor formerly used by a single line. Sidel’s team came up with a solution that maximised the available space by including a mezzanine floor to house part of each line on the up-per floor.

HWB Plant Manager, Harry Nowers, comments: “Success in water beverage production requires a focus on maximum output and efficiency, with a commitment to hygiene, food safety and cost optimisation. With everything centred on

Sidel as a single supplier, we continue to leverage the company’s knowledge of the entire water bottling pro-cess, from minimising waste of resources, to ensuring the bottle is durable and attrac-tive to consumers. Through this additional investment in our high speed lines and our extensive understanding and experience of the market, we are looking to develop a Cen-tre of Excellence for bottled water in the KSA.”

The newly launched Sidel Matrix system is Sidel’s most powerful solution to date in terms of performance, flexi-bility, cost savings and sus-tainability, all of which are attained under the most strin-gent conditions of hygiene.

The four Sidel Matrix Combis – the core of the in-stallation - deliver outstand-ing hygiene performance while simultaneously cutting costs to package still water and carbonated beverages. Compared to standalone equipment, the Sidel Matrix Combi reduces operating costs by up to 12% depend-ing on the product being packaged, the package itself and production output. Fur-thermore, it uses up to 30% less floor space, compared with traditional standalone equipment.

Equipped with the Sidel Matrix Filler SF100 FM, it en-sures high filling accuracy without product loss and its external tank that holds the beverage is easy to clean, saving time. A double-speed, filling valve is also available to reduce the headspace of the bottle in order to fill greater volumes. To ensure optimum hygiene, all parts of the SF100 FM that come into contact with the beverage are manu-factured in stainless steel AISI 316L.

The two recently pur-chased PET complete lines – in use since June 2017 to produce the company’s Nova brand of water in 330ml format - bring the number of Sidel complete PET produc-tion lines installed for the cus-tomer up to three.

Overcoming the issues of a challenging supply chainAs well as installing the two complete, new water lines, HWB decided that - with the existing design being more than 15 years old - it would also be an appropriate time to refresh the look and branding of its Nova water bottles. The challenge was to create a lightweight bottle that ensures complete product integrity across the supply chain where high speed is combined with com-plicated logistics, in a country where retailers are often based long distances from HWB’s distribution centres. As well as these very practical consider-ations, the new bottle needed to give the popular, premium brand a more modern image.

Again the company ex-pressed its confidence in Sidel’s capabilities. Having over 40 years of heritage in designing and implementing customised complete PET line solutions for water, strength-ened by a world-leading PET packaging design expertise, it is true that Sidel has signifi-cantly reduced the weight of water bottles over the years, while retaining the bottles’ du-rability and expanding the de-sign possibilities for them.

The new container design features the Sidel StarLite™ bottle base, which utilises a unique shape that significantly increases base resistance and stability. By featuring two Sidel proprietary design innova-tions for PET bottles, the StarLite base design improves bottle rigidity while enabling a lower package weight and reduced energy consumption during production. The end result is a PET bottle that can cost less to produce, yet offers better pal-let stability and higher bottle integrity throughout the supply chain without compromising on the safety standards of the contained beverage.

Vincent Le Guen, Vice President, Packaging & Tool-ing, who actively participat-ed in discussions concerning the design of the new bottle and made several visits to

HWB during the implementa-tion phase of the new design, explains: “The Health Water Bottling Company was look-ing to refresh the look of their premium brand, while - like many other customers - look-ing to remain competitive by saving costs. One way for us to achieve this is to lightweight the bottle as much as is phys-ically practical. However, in doing this, it is necessary to ensure the packaging remains attractive throughout the sup-ply chain and the integrity of the finished product and its content is never affected. The StarLite base has enabled HWB to reduce package weight and blowing pressure, while increasing base resistance to deformation.”

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World Round–Up

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Germany

‘ Performance through understanding’ commitment strengthened via Gebo Cermex and Kuka agreement

The contract was finalised in Munich at Drinktec 2017. Putting pen to paper for the agreement, were signatories Mr. Marc Aury, President and Managing Director of Gebo Cermex and Mr. Joachim Melis, VP Division Consumer Industries & Handling of KUKA, representing the German manufacturer.

Aury commented - “Gebo Cermex has been utilising the many capabilities of KUKA robotic machinery for palle-tising and depalletising func-tions within our solutions for the packaging manufacturing industry for well over 10 years now. In the past 12 months alone we have sold more than ten KUKA robots, with demand growing steadily. By signing this supply agreement, we are further extending the portfolio of robotic solutions available to our customers and ensuring the supply of unique capa-bilities, especially in terms of precision and compliance.” He continued: “Together with

our existing supplier, FANUC, we can now cooperate with two reliable, supportive and complementary players in the field of robotic solutions. By partnering with both compa-nies, we will be able to ensure the optimum performance of packaging lines for customers.

It will enhance our flexibil-ity, enabling us to tailor solu-tions to specific individual needs, with a greater agility in providing the performance levels that our customers are looking for over the lifetime of their production lines.”

Like Gebo Cermex, KUKA is a pioneer in Industry 4.0. One of the world’s leading suppliers of robotics, plant manufactur-ing and system technologies, it produces a comprehensive range of highly modular in-dustrial robots with various reaches and payload capac-ities from 3kg to 1300kg. The company’s solutions allow manufacturers to integrate standardised systems and components into customised

production processes. The automation components and function packages can be implemented in production systems either directly or with minor modifications but all are cost-effective, easy to in-tegrate, tried-and-tested prod-ucts.

Jean-Luc Imhof, CEO of KUKA France, Benelux, Maghreb, comments – “This signing represents an import-ant milestone in our collabo-ration. With our wide product portfolio and experience in the consumer goods market we can offer the complete solution for this sector: stan-dard industrial and collabora-tive robots, digital services and other Industry 4.0 technolo-gies. Additionally, as a leading global supplier, KUKA provides all the necessary support for customers all around the globe. Based on these values that we share with our part-ner Gebo Cermex, we wish to pursue and reinforce the com-mon developments of the key technologies for the consumer goods market.”

The agreement with KUKA further extends the Sidel Group’s capabilities in robotic

solutions, with Gebo Cermex already working closely with FANUC, a global manufac-turer of factory automation with almost 60 years of expe-rience in the development of computer numerical control equipment and more than 19.5 million products installed worldwide.

Beverage producers need performance across their supply chains. Delivering this performance requires under-standing of global trends, consumer markets, beverage supply chains and produc-tion needs. By fully capturing customers’ markets, products, and value chains the Sidel Group - comprising Sidel and Gebo Cermex - can leverage the respective strengths and expertise of its business units and design solutions which embed future-proof technol-ogy, market-tailored innova-tions and performance-based services, ensuring long-term success. Part of this commit-ment is establishing working relationships with leading technology manufacturers and the signing of this agree-ment with KUKA is an excellent example.

Marc Aury (right), President and MD of Gebo Cermex, confirms the agreement with Joachim Melis, VP Division Consumer Industries & Handling of KUKA.

Gebo Cermex, part of the Sidel Group and world leader in packaging line engineering and material handling solutions, has recently signed a supply agreement with KUKA AG.


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Mexico

Solvay Performance Polyamides starts Technyl® production unit in Mexico

Solvay Performance Polyam-ides announces the start of production of engineering plastics in San Luis Potosí, Mex-ico. This new facility is dedicat-ed to the production of the Technyl® range and was built within a few months in partner-ship with Chunil Engineering, a global automotive Tier 1 and long-standing customer.

“This 10KT unit is fully op-erational and already serving our regional customers in the automotive and consumer goods markets,” said Marcos Curti, Director of Americas for Solvay’s Performance Poly-amides Global Business Unit. “Mexico attracts a growing number of global players, par-ticularly from Europe and Asia.

Many of them are Solvay’s longstanding customers who need a trustworthy local man-ufacture of products they can fully trust.”

Solvay Performance Poly-amides supports customers worldwide with a complete array of advanced services designed to reduce prod-uct-to-market lead times of

their innovations. This offering extends from material charac-terization to application vali-dation and includes 3D print-ing of functional prototypes in Sinterline® powders, pre-dictive simulation with MMI® Technyl® Design as well as the testing of applications at fully equipped APT® validation centers.

Solvay Performance Polyamides’ new Technyl® compounding facility located in San Luis Potosí, a leading area for automobile production. Photo: Solvay Performance Polyamides

The brand-new Solvay Performance Polyamides’ unit in Mexico provides customers with a wide range of high performance Technyl® compounds. Photo: Solvay Performance Polyamides

Solvay Performance Polyamides’ new Technyl® compounding unit is now serving local and North American customers. Photo: Solvay Performance Polyamides

A stronger local presence to further develop NAFTA market


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United States of America

RJG Hosts Tuesdays for Teachers at NC Facility

The RJG Gibsonville, North Carolina facility recently host-ed Tuesdays for Teachers, a partnership between the Ala-mance County NC Chamber of Commerce and the Ala-mance County Burlington, NC School System which offers local high school and middle school educators the oppor-tunity to visit area businesses and industries.

Approximately twenty teachers visited the facility last month to learn about RJG’s training and technol-ogy in the injection mold-ing industry. High school and middle school teachers along with Alamance Coun-ty Career and Technical Ed-ucation teachers toured the training facility during one of RJG’s Master Molder class-es. Teachers were able to see RJG’s hands-on training in person as twelve students worked to build processes on injection molding machines.

The group also saw the classroom area of the facili-ty where they learned about RJG’s history, products and training while participating in hands-on classroom activ-ities. Several teachers were in-volved in an experiment that demonstrated how polymers are made that actually pro-duced Nylon. Later, RJG and the group iscussed how to in-volve and interest high school students in technical and manufacturing fields.

A representative of Key Up Education and Fordham Plas-tics was on hand to discuss past collaborative events at the RJG Gibsonville location that involved various compa-nies within the area. She also touched on the various ways RJG outreach efforts are be-ing designed with differentia-tion at the core so the vision of each experience meets the specific needs of the teachers and students involved.


Battenfeld-cincinnati Austria appoint new Managing Director and new CTO

Johannes Schwarz, New Managing Director, Battenfeld-cincinnati Austria

Johannes Schwarz MBA, graduate engineer, was born in Lower Austria. Following his graduation in Electrical Engi-neering from TU Vienna, he joined a leading plastics blow molding machine manufacturer, first as Project Leader for Automation Technology, then as Manager of Electri-cal Engineering and CTO. From 2009 to 2017, he was the Managing Director responsible for Technology and Sales of Machinery and Equipment there. Schwarz completed his further studies while in employment with an MBA from WU Vienna in 2005.

“Together with my colleagues, I aim to expand our market position as an attractive, competent partner for our customers and thus further strengthen our compa-ny”, says Johannes Schwarz, Managing Director of bat-tenfeld-cincinnati Austria.

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I ndustry Updates

Mr. Johannes Schwarz MBA, graduate engineer, has become the new Managing Director of battenfeld-cincinnati Austria in Vienna, Austria. The company’s new CTO, Dr. André Wieczorek, has been in office since 1 September 2017


ed to Senior Vice President Operations. From 2010 to 2013 he was active on the business side as Senior Vice President Polyolefin Supply Chain and Product Management, before assuming the role of COO of Borouge ADP in the UAE.

“Philippe has made significant con-tributions to the world-class start-up of Borouge 3 and to the successful de-velopment of Borouge as a whole. His strong background in operations and major projects – including Borouge – is an ideal fit for our ME and global growth projects,” says Borealis Chief Ex-ecutive Mark Garrett.

Louis Desal, currently Borealis Se-nior Vice President Operations Base Chemicals, will succeed Philippe Rood-hooft in Borouge and take up the role of Senior Vice President Operations of Borouge ADP.

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2017 has been – and still is – a very suc-cessful year for the WITTMANN Group. Not only that the robot production at the Vienna headquarter has undergone a considerable expansion, also many new products have been presented in the field of automation. To be able to cope with the still growing demand for WITT-MANN robots, the Austrian Robot Sales Department now has been extended once more.

Since the beginning of September 2017, Lukas Mako is contributing to the

I ndustry Updates

Strengthening of the WITTMANN Sales Team

Lukas MakoDr. André WieczorekNew CTO of battenfeld-cincinnati Austria

Philippe Roodhooft, future Executive Vice President Middle East & Growth Projects

Dr.André Wieczorek has been responsi-ble for Product Development, Product Management and the technical lab in Vienna since September 2017. Follow-ing his studies of Plastics Technology at Montanuniversität Leoben he worked at the local Plastics Processing Institute as a university assistant and research associate. He was subsequently em-ployed at leading Austrian industrial companies, first in Process Technology, then as Manager of R&D, Process Tech-nology, in Project Management and finally as CTO.

Borealis, a leading provider of in-novative solutions in the fields of poly-olefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces that Philippe Roodhooft, at present Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Borouge ADP in the UAE, will return to Borealis and join the Executive Board as ‘Executive Vice President Mid-dle East & Growth Projects’ as of 1 No-vember 2017. With many major growth projects in Borealis portfolio, a fully dedicated EVP looking after the Middle East and global growth projects has become vital.

Philippe Roodhooft joined Neste Chemicals/Borealis in 1990 as a project engineer and became plant manager of PP3 in Kallo in 1998. In 2001 he was appointed as location leader for the Borealis production site in Beringen. He moved to Vienna in 2007 as Gen-eral Manager for the Central European production sites and was later promot-

Austrian Robots Sales Department, be-ing in charge of the automation market in Austria’s east and central regions. Thus, not only Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland are among his sales re-gion, but also Upper Austria, Styria, and Carinthia.

With Lukas Mako, WITTMANN has succeeded in alluring an exceedingly experienced sales staff member. In the course of his career – especially as a distributor of electronic components – he succeeded in widely socializing with decision makers in the plastics pro-

cessing industry. His academic studies of Mechatronics and Automation Engi-neering clearly qualify Lukas Mako for the counseling of customers that op-erate technically demanding applica-tions, and thus come up with challeng-ing questions.

The robot customers that are based in the western parts of Austria, will be furthermore served by Christian Kainrath for the future.

“Just in the course of the past few years it became apparent repeatedly that the Austrian automation market is demanding fully developed and cus-tomized solutions. A demand that WIT-TMANN has always met showing great commitment – as it is today. I am very glad to welcome Lukas Mako to the team, a collaborator that is looking forward to this challenge with great pleasure”, says Martin Stammhammer, International Sales Manager Robots and Automation Systems of the WITT-MANN Group.


R ecyling (Case Study)

NewStudyfindsHDPEPipewithrecycledresin maintains structural integrity

Researchers at Villanova University re-cently completed a study of the per-formance of corrugated, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe containing recycled HDPE resin in commuter rail installations, finding its performance to be indistinguishable from pipe made from virgin material. The three-year field and laboratory evaluation is an import-ant step in validating the use of corru-gated HDPE pipe manufactured with re-cycled materials for commuter railroad and highway applications. The study was funded cooperatively by the South-eastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority (SEPTA) and the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 4-39.

”The railroad industry is reliant on drainage infrastructure materials that are sustainable and resilient and offer a long service life relative to the cyclical live loading conditions typical in these applications,” said study-author Dr. Mi-chael Pluimer, a pipe industry authority

and PhD graduate from Villanova. “Since pipes manufactured with recycled ma-

terials can be more sustainable and cost-effective than those manufactured

Railroad Performance Test of Large Diameter Storm Water Pipe Completed, Sustainability Highlighted.


R ecyling (Case Study)

with 100 percent virgin materials, it was important to compare the performance and durability of the pipes in these appli-cations.”

In the study that commenced in Oc-tober 2013, two 30-inch diameter cor-rugated HDPE pipes (manufactured by Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. - ADS) – one made with 100 percent virgin ma-terials and one with 49 percent post-con-sumer recycled content – were installed underneath a SEPTA main commuter rail line near Doylestown, PA, some 25 miles north of Philadelphia. Approximately 36 trains passed over the pipes daily for three years, after which a detailed anal-ysis showed both pipes to be performing as designed with no noticeable differ-ences between the two pipes. Measured strains and deflections on both pipes were found to be minimal and well be-low industry recommendations. Based on the field measurements, a laboratory test was developed to assess the long-term performance of the pipes relative to fatigue and stress cracking via the slow

crack growth (SCG) mechanism. Based on this testing, it was determined that both pipes – the one manufactured with virgin materials as well as the one with recycled materials – should have a ser-vice life in excess of 100 years.

“The transportation industry, just like many other areas, is seeking to incorpo-rate more sustainable and cost-effective engineering materials and practices into their infrastructure systems,” stated Tony Radoszewski, CAE, president of the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI). “This has prompted research into new prod-ucts that can be manufactured with more sustainable materials, such as those incorporating recycled content. The incorporation of recycled materials into products used in transportation in-frastructure offers both economic and environmental benefits.” PPI is the major North American trade association repre-senting all segments of the plastic pipe industry.

“For more than 50 years, HDPE pipe has been known to stand up to tough

environments including toxic waste and high pH levels,” said Daniel Currence, P. E. director of engineering for the Cor-rugated Plastic Pipe Division of PPI. “Its projected 100-year service life has been documented by independent stud-ies and state and federal government agencies, including Departments of Transportation (DOT).

“HDPE pipe is favored by the railroad industry for its durability and environ-mental sustainability, ensuring the pipe will serve generations to come. Strong, durable, light-weight and flexible, this pipe requires significantly less energy to fabricate, transport and install than met-al or concrete alternatives. With superi-or resistance to corrosion and abrasion, plastic piping systems also supply long service life, excellent joint performance and offer leak free protection-all adding up to exceptional value. Additionally, pipe made from HDPE can be recycled into many products including pipe, which is exactly what was used and vali-dated in this study.”

Evaluation of the Long-Term Performance of Corrugated HDPE Pipes Manufactured with Recycled Materials for Commuter Railroad Applications by Michael Pluimer, PhD, is available free of charge on the Plastics Pipe Institute’s website: www.plasticpipe.org.


BioMaterials

Biomaterials Showcase Bio-succinic Acid as Frontrunner with Winning Footprint

Written by Lawrence Theunissen, Global Director Application Development, Reverdia

With bio-based materials for consumer products and packaging hitting stores and supermarkets, Biosuccinium®, a re-newable platform chemical, is building a space for its own as a solution for more sustainable products. VAUDE, a Ger-man-based developer and manufactur-er of functional and innovative outdoor products, has announced it will reduce its dependency on oil by replacing con-ventional materials with those derived from bio-based alternatives, such as Bio-succinium®.

It is not only footwear that is benefiting from the winning footprint of bio-succin-ic acid. The bio-based chemical is also

enabling cutting edge developments in plastic packaging and resins.

Enabling footwear applicationsThe new Skarvan range of trekking shoes will be available from VAUDE to con-sumers from Spring 2018. The range will use Biosuccinium®-based thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) in toe caps and heel counters. It is the first time the brand will use a bio-based TPU in its shoes. This is a clear example of how bio-succinic acid enables materials that help producers meet growing customer demands for more sustainable products. VAUDE is committed to minimising the environ-

mental footprint of its products while not compromising on high-end design and sturdy quality. It has previously demon-strated this in action by being the first outdoor company to receive certification under the EU’s Eco-management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).

Reverdia develops applications for its bio-succinic acid alongside part-ners and the company views consumer goods like high-performance bio-based footwear on store shelves as a clear sign of things to come. It showcased a range of new Biosuccinium®-based polyure-thanes (PU) at PSE Europe in Munich, Germany. These products have a signifi-

Using Biosuccinium® in shoe soles can save up to 2 kg CO2 for each pair.


In Spring 2018, VAUDE’s trekking shoes will be available for consumers.

BioMaterialscantly reduced environmental footprint because of the renewable raw materials used and the sustainable technology which produces the bio-based chem-icals. Some samples had a bio-based content reaching as high as 60% with a reduced carbon footprint. The biomateri-als can be used for applications such as industrial components (cast PU), artificial leather (PU dispersion), products for the footwear industry including sole plates (TPU) for soccer boots or other field sports and casual shoe soles (microcellular PU).

In China, Reverdia and Dezhou Xin-huarun Technology (Xinhuarun) have signed an agreement to jointly develop and promote microcellular PU foams. Xin-huarun’s products are exported across Asia, America, Europe and the Middle East. The manufacturer will work exclu-sively with Reverdia, using Biosuccini-um® in its shoe soles and will expand the partnership towards development and commercialisation of other sustainable polymers with excellent functionality and best-in-class eco-footprint.

A similar agreement between Rever-dia and Covestro has been announced in 2015 to jointly develop and promote thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) based on renewable raw materials. Covestro will use Biosuccinium® succin-ic acid from Reverdia in the production of its Desmopan®-brand TPU for use in a variety of applications, including in the

footwear and consumer electronics in-dustries.

Innovative biomaterials and beyondReverdia has been enabling innovative bio-based materials since 2010. The com-pany is a joint venture between Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Mate-rials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, and Roquette Frères, the global starch and starch-derivatives company headquartered in France. To-gether, the two companies signed the Reverdia joint venture agreement to pro-duce and commercialise their new bio-based and sustainable succinic acid, marketed under the brand name Biosuc-cinium®.

Biosuccinium® is a bio-based alter-native to traditional di acids in the pro-duction of plastics and other materials. Thanks to its bio-based content and Reverdia’s game-changing technolo-gy, the bio-succinic acid has a carbon footprint which is half that of petro-based succinic and up to 90% lower than adip-ic acid. It can be used in a broad range of applications beyond footwear, resins and packaging.

Reverdia opened the world’s first ded-icated, commercial-scale biorefinery for the production of renewable succinic acid in 2012. Today, Reverdia supplies high-quality and environmentally-friend-ly bio-succinic acid worldwide. Its pro-

duction plant in Italy continues to use a patented fermentation technology with best-in-class environmental footprint.

Developments in sustainable packagingBiosuccinium® can be used to create polybutylene succinate (PBS) for plastics and packaging. PBS is one of the new-est biopolymers under development for numerous applications worldwide. Tradi-tionally, PBS is based on petrochemical succinic acid and 1,4 butanediol (1,4 BDO). Those petro-based PBS are biode-gradable but Biosuccinium® can also en-able those polymers to become partly or even fully bio-based, making them even more sustainable.

PBS presents interesting properties, such as flexibility and heat resistance. The material can be used as a matrix polymer or as modifiers to be used in combination with another chemical such a polylactic acid (PLA). PBS offers opportunities in a wide range of appli-cations such as food packaging, cof-fee cups, paper lamination, agricultural mulch films, non wovens, electrics and electronics, automotive interior and many other products.

In order to further broaden the appli-cation scope for PBS, Reverdia operates a joint development programme with Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Re-search on bio-based PBS compounds


Paints using bio-succinic acid are already on the market.

BioMaterials

for injection moulding. Close attention is paid to the longevity, appearance and processing characteristics. Plastic prod-uct manufacturers will play a key role in the testing process in order to validate these new compounds in reusable hor-ticultural crates and rigid food packag-ing with hinges. The final biomaterials will demonstrate an improved carbon foot-print in comparison to the polypropylene typically used for these applications.

Bio-succinic acid for paints and coatingsBy using Biosuccinium®, paint and coat-ing manufacturers can increase the bio-based content of their resins. At the same time Biosuccinium® based solvents and coalescing agents allow for reduced levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in their formulations, addressing continuously stricter government and in-dustry regulations.

Investment in superior, bio-based resins is growing, as is the demand for more sustainable products down the val-ue-chain. Biosuccinium® is a near drop-in for adipic acid and phthalic and ap-plications in a whole range of products, such as architectural coatings, product

finishes, special purpose coatings, struc-tural materials, adhesives and inks.

Paints which use bio-succinic acid are already on the market. The leading producer of paints and coatings, Mäder, launched a range of bio-based alkyd paints under the CAMI brand. The CADÉ-LI range includes two EU Ecolabel-certi-fied products with extra functionalities: anti-microbial interior paint and depol-luting (anti-formaldehyde) interior paint.

Both of the paints are 98% bio-based and use a combination of Biosuccinium®

Biosuccinium® is 100% bio-based.

and Roquette’s POLYSORB isosorbide. The formulation allows for specific phys-ical properties, such as hardness and scratch resistance.

Reverdia will keep building on its ex-isting co-development partnerships to enable high-performance biomaterials. Bio-succinic acid’s potential for bio-based plastics is no exception. Through-out the value chain, brand owners, OEMs and chemical companies are using Biosuccinium®’s raw potential to main-stream sustainable products.


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Advancing the automotive industry: ABS innovation drives cost savings, lightweighting and lower emissions

mance and cost benefits, ELIX ABS HH3114 is characterised by its very low emissions and odour: VDA 277 is 9.9 μg C/g; VDA 278 VOC is 16, FOG is 3 ppm; VDA 270 is 3.0.

The roof hatch is produced using state-of-the-art injection mould technol-ogy, including a sequentially controlled hot runner valve gate system; highly pre-cise injection moulding process control guarantees very stable conditions. To-gether with the excellent processability of ELIX ABS HH3114, the equipment enables production of parts that have little mould-ed-in stress and hence tendency to warp.

The roof hatch is a complex assembly of several parts and features several inno-vative functions, including a roller blind. Its successful development was made possible thanks to the close cooperation between four partners. The technical de-partments of BOS, A. Schulman, the truck maker, and ELIX Polymers all worked to-gether intensively to design both the part and the mould in order to find the best possible solution. Mould flow analysis was done and several common part trials were organized to optimize production conditions.

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, ABS, has been a mainstay in the palette of automotive plastics for decades, but it continues to develop, improve, and provide new benefits for processors and OEMs. Grades are now available with en-hanced heat resistance that make them an compelling alternative to more ex-pensive and heavier polycarbonate/ABS (PC/ABS) blends for example. Platability – always an important feature of ABS, is also being extended. Cost savings, pro-cessing benefits, and lower emissions and odour are all possible, thanks to lat-est progress in ABS chemistry and formu-lating technology.

Truck cabin roof hatches often have a number of key functions to fulfil, ranging from delivering ventilation to providing an additional escape point in case of acci-dents. The aesthetics of the hatch can also make a significant contribution to the driver’s comfort and convenience. En-gineering thermoplastics have long been used for the production of truck hatches, thanks in large part to the high levels of freedom they provide to create attractive designs in parts that are easy to produce. But as with car makers, truck manufactur-

ers are under increasing pressure to look for more weight savings as well as reduce production costs; the use of high-heat ABS in cab hatches presents a chance to help achieve these aims.

BOS Group, a leading supplier of in-novative systems and components for the automotive industry, recently switched from a PC/ABS to a new high-heat ABS for the production of roof hatches for heavy duty trucks from a German premium au-tomobile manufacturer. The grade cho-sen was ELIX ABS HH3114 from ELIX Poly-mers. The final part weighs 8% less than it did when it was made in PC/ABS, thanks to the lower density of the high-heat ABS (1.04 g/cm3 vs 1.13 g/cm3).

ELIX ABS HH3114 has a relatively high melt volume-flow rate of 9 cm3/10 min, helping the processor achieve compet-itive cycle times and improved produc-tivity as opposed to PC/ABS. In addition, reduced mould deposits mean that less mould cleaning is required. All these fac-tors together with the lower cost of the high heat ABS compared with PC/ABS, have brought significant total cost sav-ings for BOS Group.

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Properties of new ELIX Polymers high-heat ABS grades

Improved heat resistance, odor and decorability propel ABS into new interior and exterior applications


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Strong experience in colour development The part is produced in grey and beige colours that exactly match the truck’s in-terior. Colour development is one of ELIX Polymers’ strengths: it has compounding capacities for colour development as well as a broad database of already ex-isting colour formulations. The behaviour of the pigments play an essential role in order to achieve the final requirements of the automotive sector. The compa-ny’s understanding of the colour require-ments was complemented by its access to a wide portfolio of thermal and light stabilizers, enabling it to tailor-make complete additive packages to meet ap-plication-specific demands; products ex-posed to strong light or extreme thermal conditions will require different solutions for example. Each formulation needs to be analysed specifically for each cus-tomer demand in order to provide the best solution.

A new range of high heat materialsELIX ABS HH3114 is part of a new genera-tion of high-heat ABS grades for automo-tive applications, introduced at the VDI Plastics in Automotive Engineering sym-posium in 2015. Depending on grade, they have Vicat B120 softening tem-peratures (50 N load, heat rate 120 K/h) between 105°C and 114°C. All have a lower density than comparable PC/ABS grades, making weight reductions possi-ble.They have well balanced mechanical properties, with impact strength values higher than similar products currently in the market; they have low emissions and odour, excellent flow and overall process-ability, as well as very good paintability.

The new grades therewith meet the stringent requirements of the automo-tive industry. They are based on break-through chemistry that does not require

alpha-methyl styrene (AMS) to provide heat resistance (AMS is an irritant and can release toxic gases when it burns). They are suitable for interior (instrument panel, door panel, seating, centre con-sole, sun visor) and exterior (radiator grilles, mirror housings, rear light hous-ings, tailgate handles) applications. Several projects are currently running at different Tiers and the grades have been approved at the main Automotive OEMs.

The grades belong to ELIX Polymers’ new automotive portfolio. Other product families in the portfolio include grades with medium heat resistance, PC-modified ABS grades, PC/ABS blends, and electro-platable ABS grades.

Medium heat resistance grades P2M-V, H604 and H605 have Vicat B50 values be-tween 97°C and 102°C. PC-modified ABS grades are H801, Ultra 4105 and the new developed Ultra HH4115HI, which has ex-tremely high impact strength (58 kJ/m2

at 23°C, 41 kJ/m2 at -30°C according to ISO 180-1A), a Vicat B50 of 113°C, low emissions and low density which together make it very interesting for interior pillars, Instrument panel parts, centre console

parts, door panel parts and seating parts. Two PC/ABS blends, grades 5120 and

5130, offer a Vicat B50 (50 N load, heat-ing rate 50 K/h) softening temperature up to128°C and extreme high impact strength values, making them suitable for parts like upper instrument panels, pillars and sun visors.

Among electroplatable grades of ABS-based materials, ELIX Polymers’ P2MC grade is widely considered as the bench-mark in the market. Recently, the compa-ny developed two more electroplating grades: high-heat grade HH P2MC and ABS/PC grade Ultra HH4115PG, which are already approved at several major OEMs. All three products are specially formulat-ed for galvanic process requirements; to ensure high quality for class A surfaces, ELIX Polymers has put in place an inten-sive control and selection of intermediate products. Target applications for these electroplating grades include radiator grilles, logos, profiles, tailgate handles, and various decorative interior parts.

All ELIX materials show excellent per-formance in decoration processes such as painting and flocking. Their high wet-tability and surface energy assure high adhesion of moulded parts to the coating medium without the need for pre-treat-ment. For demonstration purposes, paint-ability tests were carried out at Thierry GmbH, which supplies the highest colour standards and precision painting services to automotive OEMs and paint compa-nies. Eleven different paint systems were selected, each of them with paint coats from well-known suppliers (see overview table for more information). For testing the

adhesion of the different paint systems used, cross-cut tests were done accord-ing to ISO 2409. All ELIX automotive grades tested obtained the highest achievable score of 0, which means that the edges


New high-heat ABS from ELIX Polymers delivers weight reduction for roof hatch application. (Photo: ELIX Polymers)

A utomotiveof the cut are completely smooth with op-timal adhesion. A minimum score of 1 is required to pass the test.

Detailed material properties of all these automotive grades can be found in a new brochure, which can be download-ed at http://www.elix-polymers.com/.

ELIX Polymers’ strategy is to increase the sustainability of its product portfo-lio, using manufacturing processes that present lower risks to health, which con-sume less energy and have a reduced carbon footprint, thanks in part to a more local supply strategy.

ELIX Polymers — ELIX Polymers is a leading manufacturer of ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) resins and derivatives in Europe.Operating from its head office in Tarragona, Spain, and with Sales support teams in all key markets, the company is a specialist provider of tailor-made solutions for high quality thermoplastics applications. With a 40-year track record, ELIX Polymers is an expert in ABS polymers, and it has the resources, the expertise and the experience to create value for its customers through highly individual solutions. ELIX Polymers offers a broad range of material solutions for a variety of industries and applications, meeting the stringent requirements of the Health Care, Automotive, Appliances, Electronic, Toys and other industries. For more information please visit www.elix-polymers.com.


A balance between aerodynamics, aesthetics and practical design

100% charged = 1,000km

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nveiled by Solar Team Eindhoven in June, the Stella Vie is a solar-pow-

ered family car capable of traveling 1,000km on one full battery. As well as offering technical advice to the team, AkzoNobel’s Specialty Coatings busi-ness also provided a range of innova-tive products, including sustainable primers, basecoat and clearcoat.

“Working with talented engineers and technicians is always a great ex-perience, particularly when it involves a project which is so closely related to our own efforts to create a more sus-tainable future,” said Managing Direc-tor of Specialty Coatings, Alberto Slikta.

“We pride ourselves on combining high performance technology with world class color expertise and our exclusive partnership with Solar Team Eindhoven is an exciting way to show-case our capabilities.”

Added Beatrix Bos, Public Relations Manager for Solar Team Eindhoven: “Painting a solar car is not easy. Akzo-

AkzoNobel powers Dutch students at Bridgestone World Solar Challenge

Coatings

U Nobel gave us lots of advice on how to do the job and which materials to use – and the end result looks fantastic.”

The team describes the car as “a balance between aerodynamic, aes-thetic and practical design.” It will provide a stern test for the company’s coatings as it travels under the blister-ing sun of the Australian desert.

However, it won’t be the first time AkzoNobel products have been used in the competition. The company’s Sikkens brand has partnered with the Dutch Nuon Solar team in the Chal-lenger class for many years – with the team claiming their sixth victory the last time the event was staged in 2015.

The solar race’s strong focus on sus-tainability is also reflected in several other ongoing partnerships. For exam-ple, AkzoNobel is supplying coatings technology for The Ocean Cleanup for the next five years, as well as coating all the boats competing in the forthcom-ing Volvo Ocean Race.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge took place in October and involves traveling 3,000km from Darwin to Adelaide. It is the third time that Solar Team Eindhoven has competed in the event’s Cruiser class.


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Products:

Aerowave® Filler 2501:

• A fast curing, low VOC emission filler for several composite, plastic and metallic substrate types

• Does not shrink or swell during application and curing and remains flexible after curing

• Low dry-film-weight (DFW), reducing the weight and fuel/energy consumption

Primer: Autosurfacer Rapid:

• Hight build, two-component, isocyanate free sanding primer surfacer with fast air drying and baking qualities

• Provides excellent application and sanding properties and very good enamel-hold out in combination with all Sikkens topcoats

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Stella Vie, solar car of the Eindhoven University of Technology

A solar-powered family car capable of traveling 1,000km on one full battery

Built in 2017, coated in Sassenheim AkzoNobel facilities

The solar car competes in Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2017 in Australia, taking place in October and involves traveling 3,000 km from Darwin to Adelaide.

“A balance between aerodynamic, aesthetic and practical design”

Basecoat: Sikkens Autowave MM+

• High performance waterborne basecoat system with low VOC

• Provides excellent coverage, thus reducing the layer thickness and weight of paint in the car. It has excellent metallic control and sprayability on solid, metallic and pearl effect colors

• The superior choice to achieve an optimum color match when duplicating OEM colors with a long lasting quality

ClearCoat: AkzoNobel Uniclear:

• Acrylic thixotropic clearcoat, Robust application by robot or manual

• High sagging limit and good leveling extension. Good balance between good hardness, polishability, a and car wash resistance. Provides excellent protection to the basecoat and weather durability with OEM quality

• Innovative products in terms of handling and applicability, providing higher yields in industrial applications

Stella Vie – World Champion of Bridgestone World Solar Challenge 2017 Cruiser Class, Coated by AkzoNobel. Photographer: Bart van Overbeeke Fotografie


Fakuma Review

Jubilee-Fakuma was a success for BOY

ExhibitsatFakuma2017

OY — the long-standing exhibitor of the first hour look back on a very

successful exhibition. During the 5 days of the fair the specialist of Injection Moulding Machines with a clamping force of up to 1,000 kN impressed the numerous visitors with the company’s performance range.

“In addition to our Injection Mould-ing Machines, we placed special em-phasis on the automation solutions specifically tailored to the applica-tions” explains Alfred Schiffer, Man-aging Partner of BOY, the success of the medium-sized company based in Neustadt-Fernthal. “The increasing in-dividualization of the components and the reduction in batch sizes require multifunctional usable Injection Mould-ing Machines. Users request attrac-tively priced and flexible automation solutions. These demands increase the attractiveness of more compact Injec-tion Moulding Machines.”

Another BOY exhibit showed that BOY also has its own handling unit with three servomotor linear axes in its sales program. The linear robot LR 5 has been developed in the BOY-Technology forge and is available in various sizes. Optimally adapted to the BOY Injection Moulding Machines, the Procan LR5

B control system works hand-in-hand with the control of the Injection Moulding Machines via EUROMAP interfaces. With a flexibly designable protective fence, the requirements of CE conformity and DIN EN 201 are observed.

Everything under controlOn a BOY 35 VV, BOY showed the use of very attractive four axes robot of the company IGUS. The compact device is much more cost-effective than the handling devices of many well-known competitors and can nevertheless be used for a multitude of applications. At the BOY 35 VV the robot was placed on the rear machine table in a space-sav-ing manner. The robot removed the in-jected silicone baking tins with a grip-per hand from the opened mould and placed the hot baking tins onto a con-veyor belt.

From the plastic mould to the metal mouldWith this motto, BOY presented the pro-duction of injection-moulded parts with 3D printed mould inserts on a BOY XXS. New at the Fakuma 2017 was the use of 3D-printed metal inserts, which have a higher durability than comparable inserts made of printed plastic. In ad-

dition tempering channels can be im-plemented during the printing process of the metal moulds so that the mould can be tempered adequately – a fur-ther advantage compared to the plas-tic mould inserts.

Servo + Servo = Simultaneously to a higher performance

A BOY 100 E equipped with a double servo drive produced dosing caps of an insulin pen in just 48 seconds on a 48-fold mould. At the start of the injection moulding cycle the two servo pumps of the BOY 100 E allow the parallel build-up of nozzle contact pressure and clos-ing force. At the end of the cycle the two functions – open the mould and ejector movement – can take place si-multaneously due to the servo double pumps.

As a result, customers who decide to use this type of BOY drive save valu-able time during each cycle of the part production.

BOY is highly satisfied with the result of the Fakuma 2017. The high number of business transactions and the many promising discussions at the booth in hall A7 are the reward of BOY’s high commitment to present technology-ori-ented Injection Moulding Machines with individually tailored solutions.


DSMexpandswatermanagementrangewith new ForTii Ace high performance polyamide and Xytron PPS compounds

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Royal DSM, a global science based company active in health, nutrition and materials, is adding a glass-reinforced grade of its ground-breaking high temperature-resistant ForTii Ace polyamide to its specialty portfolio of materials for products used in water management. It has also introduced new Xytron polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds.

orTii Ace, launched last year at K 2016, is a game changer in metal

replacement for applications that have been too challenging for thermoplastics until now. ForTii Ace WX51-FC has now been specifically developed for the most demanding drinking water contact appli-cations, with long exposure to hot water of 100°C and above. The material, which has a 30% glass fiber content, has proven superior retention of properties in long-term water contact.

ForTii Ace is a PPA based on C4 (PA4T) chemistry, with a high glass transition temperature (Tg) of 160°C; this is due to its high aromatic content – higher than any other commercial PPA. Even though, as with most other polyamides, the transition point decreases in the presence of water, the mechanical properties of ForTii Ace remain on a substantially higher level for the vast majority of the hot water applica-tions, compared to other alternative PPAs. These materials have on average a Tg of around 35 degrees lower.

This superior high temperature resis-tance, provides users in the water man-agement industry with important extra advantages when designing parts in ForTii Ace WX51-FC. It is ideal for applica-tions in long-term contact with water at temperatures of 100°C, and even higher.

Tests carried out confirm that ForTii Ace WX51-FC also has superior hydrolysis resistance, maintaining its strength, for a much longer period than alternative materials. Its overall resistance to most chemicals at elevated temperatures is very good too.

Parts injection molded in ForTii Ace WX51-FC demonstrate superior weldline strength retention after long term expo-sure to hot water—even at temperatures

F over 100°C. This is important in complex parts, where multiple flow paths can cre-ate numerous weldlines; these are typi-cally areas of mechanical weakness in any design.

Processability is another plus factor for ForTii Ace WX51-FC; it has high melt stabil-ity and it also crystallizes very quickly on cooling, allowing parts to be de-molded quickly and reducing overall cycle times. “The combination of excellent mechan-ical properties and ease of processing provides users with more room for optimi-zation and customization,” says Caroline Mitterlehner, Global Business Manager, EcoPaXX and Water Management.

ForTii Ace WX51-FC complements ex-isting grades of ForTii that DSM has de-veloped for water management applica-tions such as water heating systems, water meters, sanitary products, and small and large appliances. These include ForTii WX11-FC, another 30% glass reinforced product, which has a Tg of 125°C and very good hydrolysis resistance. Parts injection molded in ForTii WX11-FC have higher weldline strength than incumbent PPAs that typically require reinforcement levels of 35% to 40% to achieve similar mechani-cal performance.

This results in lower tool wear and bet-ter surface finish. In addition, parts injec-tion molded in ForTii WX11-FC warp less than other PPAs. No other high tempera-ture polyamide flows as well as ForTii.

“DSM has over 25 years of experience in highly demanding automotive and electronics applications, where our mate-rial is required to meet and exceed very high temperature and stiffness require-ments,” says Mitterlehner. “Now, having expanded our scientific knowledge with ForTii, we are using this experience to ex-

pand into the drinking water contact mar-ket, which has its own very strict specifica-tions, rules and regulations.”

“Our scientists have a long history with high performance polyamide technolo-gy, beginning with our Stanyl PA46 mate-rial and more recently with ForTii and ForTii Ace. We continue to build our portfolio and extend and our scientific expertise.”

Xytron PPS for high precision and di-mensional stabilityDSM also has products in its EcoPaXX PA410 range that are suitable for long-term contact with water, as well as new Xytron polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) grades G3020DW-FC (30% glass filled), G4020DW-FC (40% glass filled) and G3010E (impact modified).

With DSM’s technology for reducing the amount of flash typical of PPS while remains at high flowability, these Xytron grades outperform existing compounds in the market. “Achieving low flash was an important target in the development of these products,” says Mitterlehner. “There are numerous sources of PPS avail-able to processors today, so we needed to make sure that the new Xytron grades were much more than ‘me too’ types. The lower deburring cost plus high flowability proves the ‘low flash, high flow’ technolo-gy to processors with tangible extra value in production of high performance parts.”

Xytron compounds are ideal for drinking water-contact applications, as polyphenylene sulfides generally exhibit even higher purity than polyamides. PPS has nearly no water absorption, making Xytron ideal for very complex, high preci-sion parts where very high dimensional stability is called for. Similarly, mechanical properties remain unchanged after wa-


TheFakuma2017wasagreat successforENGEL—inject4.0 has arrived in practice

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he 25th Fakuma also marks an an-niversary for ENGEL. The Austrian in-

jection moulding machine builder and systems solution provider was one of the very first exhibitors at the 1981 premiere of the trade fair. “Fakuma has evolved from a very regionally focused exhibition to a trade fair of high international relevance”, summarises Dr. Christoph Steger, CSO of the ENGEL Group. At the same time, it has managed to maintain its familiar char-acter, which is precisely what provides a particular flair to the industry meeting

T at Lake Constance until this very day. “At the Fakuma, one can communicate with customers and partners in a relaxed manner. The quality of conversations was very high again this year”, says Steger.

At ENGEL’s exhibition booth, several hundred visitors per day informed them-selves about innovative machines and automation concepts, groundbreaking processing technologies and the new possibilities which Industry 4.0 is opening up for the plastics industry. Many fair vis-itors used the opportunity to specifically

discuss current and future projects. As a result, ENGEL is able to register a higher number of confirmed sales than expect-ed, with orders coming from existing cus-tomers as well as new customers.

The fact that processing companies around the world are focusing their at-tention on the innovative ability and ex-perience of technology companies in Central and Western Europe was once again emphasised by the increasingly international profile of visitors to Fakuma 2017. The Fakuma is widely regarded as

The good investment climate continues, many orders for injection moulding machines, robots and integrated system solutions were closed at the fair, with others being announced. Almost all of the new projects have one thing in common: They include at least one product from ENGEL’s comprehensive inject 4.0 programme. The topics of digitalisation and networking have arrived in the industry – that became very clear at the Fakuma 2017.

ter uptake – one factor less to consider in part design.

Where high precision, very high stiff-ness, temperature- and chemical re-sistance are required, Xytron PPS is the

material of choice. With its high continu-ous-use temperature of 240°C, excellent surface finish, high precision molding and low thermal expansion makes Xytron PPS suitable for a wide variety of applications

in water-contact applications.With EcoPaXX PA410, ForTii and ForTii

Ace PPA, plus Xytron PPS, DSM is now a full solution provider to the drinking water contact market.


From the first day of the fair on, the ENGEL booth was consistently very well-visited. ENGEL once again proved its technological leadership at the Fakuma 2017 with a number of challenging applications.

trendsetting for the international trade fairs that follow it, such as the upcoming NPE in Orlando, Florida, in May 2018.

Trade fair visitors thrilled by new custom-er portal e-connectThe conversations at Fakuma confirmed that Industry 4.0 has arrived in the majority of companies. “The inquiries are becoming more and more specific”, reports Paul Ka-peller, Product Manager of Digital Solutions at ENGEL. “By now, most of our customers have a distinct idea of the advantages brought to them by digitalisation and net-working, and are inquiring about specific products and solutions.”

In several Expert Corners, ENGEL pre-sented its entire inject 4.0 programme. Nu-merous products, such as the intelligent assistance systems of the iQ series, have by now proven themselves in practice over many years in several thousand installa-tions throughout various sectors. They gen-erated as much attention as the new prod-ucts that were presented at a fair for the first time in Friedrichshafen. e-connect, the EN-GEL customer portal which was launched in a completely revised version at the Faku-ma, turned out to be a genuine visitor mag-net. “In future, the customer portal will be an important linchpin in the cooperation with our customers”, says Kapeller. “The new ver-sion supports our inject 4.0 products and accompanies our customers on the path to the smart factory.” Trade fair visitors were especially impressed by the possibilities to clearly virtualise the machine park, includ-ing all machine conditions. “e-connect al-lows taking an easy first step towards a net-

Fakuma Reviewworked production”, states Kapeller.

Premiere for innovative applications, machines and technologies In addition to inject 4.0, the live demonstra-tions in five highly integrated production cells contributed to ENGEL’s success at the Fakuma 2017. They included several world premieres. For example, in the automotive exhibition area ENGEL produced the first exterior component worldwide in clearmelt technology. This also represented an im-mense leap in development as compared to the previous presentation. With the new Colourline System by the ENGEL partner Hennecke from St. Augustin in Germany, PUR colour systems can now also be used in the clearmelt process. ENGEL demon-strated how quickly the colour change is performed in live operation. The compo-nents – both in high gloss – were alternately produced in black and in grey.

Until now, the subject of clearmelt re-volved around decorative elements and electronic functional components for the vehicle interior, however, with the technol-ogy developed by ENGEL with Hennecke and other partners, there is an increasing focus on the exterior. In addition to the high efficiency of the integrated process, the reason for this is the enormous scratch resistance and high surface quality of the resulting components. Not only the au-tomotively inclined among the trade fair visitors stopped at the clearmelt exhibit. For example, the technology also opens up new possibilities for manufacturers of control elements in various industries. Decorative as well as capacitive foils can

be efficiently overmoulded. Functional ele-ments thus vanish beneath a continuous, closed surface.

New e-mac 280 is the shortest machine on the marketAlso part of the ENGEL line-up at Fakuma was a new machine. With the e-mac 280, ENGEL has extended its machine series for all-electric applications in the teletron-ics and technical moulding areas at the top, taking into account the trend towards the increased use of multi-cavity moulds in the production of highly precise vol-ume components. In addition, the new injection moulding machine provides an important contribution to an increase in area productivity. Thanks to optimised toggle-lever geometry, with its length of 6.20 metres the e-mac 280 is the shortest all-electric injection moulding machine in this clamping force class on the market, and that in spite of retaining its very large opening stroke of 600 mm.

Ongoing good economy in the plastics industry In order to continue meeting the rising demand in future, at the Fakuma ENGEL announced comprehensive investments into its worldwide production sites, the con-tinued expansion of its sales and service teams, and the reinforcement of local ap-plication-technical, automation and indus-try expertise. “The very positive mood in Frie-drichshafen is an important indicator, both in Europe and worldwide, for the ongoing good economy in the plastics industry”, says Steger.


Plastics&RubberVietnam2018Provides Premier Business Platform for The Growing Market In Vietnam

The upcoming edition of Plastics & Rubber Vietnam (The 7th International Plastics and Rubber, Technologies and Materials Exhibition and Conference for Vietnam) is set to run from March 20 to 22, 2018 at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

tors from 20 countries and regions, which include a roster of seven group pavilions from Austria, China, Czech Republic, Ger-many, Italy, Korea, Singapore and the Unit-ed Kingdom, making this plastics and rub-ber technology exhibition the largest and most international of its kind in Vietnam and Indochina.Booming Plastic Processing Market in Vietnam

Vietnam plastic industry is still a new sector compared to others such as me-chanical, chemical or textile industry, but it has grown rapidly in recent years with annual estimated growth rate of 16 to 18 per cent. This came from a high demand of plastic products which are widely used in many sectors such as consumer goods, construction, telecommunication, among others.

Positive growth prospects for Viet-nam’s plastics and rubber sectors have

Riding on concerted efforts by the co-or-ganizers, UBM SES Vietnam Exhibition Ser-vices Co. Ltd., (a member of UBM Asia) and Messe Düsseldorf Asia Pte. Ltd., to-gether with the genuine support from re-lated government agencies and industry associations, Plastics & Rubber Vietnam will offer countless business opportunities and create mutual benefits for exhibitors and trade visitors alike.

As a flagship for the plastics process-ing industry in Vietnam and Indochina, Plastics & Rubber Vietnam will once again gather first-line manufacturers and com-panies from both the international and local markets, offering a comprehensive range of innovative products, best-of-breed technologies, integrated solutions, parts and components, as well as ma-terials and supplements. With its scale expanding steadily, the 2018 edition wel-comes a strong line-up of over 160 exhibi-

now attracted strong attention of foreign investors, particularly from Thailand. This further creates a slew of business oppor-tunities as well as challenges for domestic companies in the face of increased inter-national competition, especially in con-struction plastic segment. In fact, due to the lack of capital, technical equipment and advanced technology, many small and medium enterprises have been mired in difficulties, finding it hard to compete with foreign counterparts.

As a result, it is critical for homegrown manufacturers to not only invest and up-grade their technologies, but also scale up the knowledge and capabilities to improve productivity and move up the value chain. Undoubtedly, Plastics & Rub-ber Vietnam will serve as an efficient and opportune sourcing platform for local manufacturers and exporters, allowing them to access a wide range of top-notch exhibits, further creating a momentum for Vietnam’s plastics and rubber processing industry to develop to a level on par with regional nations.

The last edition of Plastics & Rubber Vietnam in 2016 attracted more than 6,400 trade visitors from 39 countries and regions. A total of 149 exhibitors from 20 countries and regions participated to join hands bringing the latest technologies, equipment and services from the world to Vietnam.

Plastics & Rubber Vietnam 2018 will be incorporated with ProPak Vietnam 2018 - The 13th International Processing and Packaging Exhibition and Conference for Vietnam, aiming to fulfil the needs and demands for processing and packaging technologies and solutions in Vietnam.

A look at the activities during Plastics & Rubber Vietnam 2017

Plastics & Rubber Vietnam Show Preview

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Propak Myanmar & Plastics & Rubber Myanmar 2018

20 – 22 March 2018

Myanmar Event Park (MEP) Yangon

Bangkok Exhibition Services Ltd

+66 2615 1255

+66 2615 2991

[email protected]

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Indoplas, Indopack and Indoprint 2018

19 – 22 September 2018

Jakarta International Expo Kemanyoran Indonesia

Messe Dusseldorf Asia

+65 6332 9620

+65 6337 4633

[email protected]

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Plastics & Rubber Vietnam

20 – 22 March 20187

Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre (SECC)

SES Vietnam Exhibition Services Company Ltd

+84 28 3622 2588

[email protected]

VIETNAM

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The 16th Taipei International Plastics & Rubber Industry Show

15 – 19 August 2018

Taipei Nangang Exhibition Centre

Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)

+886 2 2725 5200

+886 2 2725 1959

[email protected]

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Propak Asia 2018

13 – 16 June 2018

BITEC Bangkok Thailand

Bangkok Exhibition Services Ltd

+66 2615 1255

+66 2615 1299

[email protected]

APN Plastics in Packaging 2018 Conference

15 June 2018

BITEC, Bangkok, Thailand

Asian Plastics News

+65 6535 7503

[email protected]

Interplas Thailand 2018

20 – 23 June 2018

BITEC Bangkok Thailand

Reed Tradex Company

+66 2686 7299

+66 2686 7288

[email protected]

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Chinaplas 2018

24 – 27 April 2018

National Exhibition & Convention Centre, Hongqiao, China

Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd

+852 2811 8897

+852 2516 5024

[email protected]

CHINA

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Plastindia 2018

7 – 12 February 2018

Gujarat, Inda

Plastindia Foundation

+91 22 2683 2911-14

+91 22 2684 5861

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