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SABIC to Showcase Its Broad Expertise in Electrical & Electronics Solutions at K 2022

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SABIC to Showcase Its Broad Expertise in Electrical & Electronics Solutions at K 2022

SABIC to Showcase Its Broad Expertise in Electrical & Electronics Solutions at K 2022

  • Exhibit of innovative E&E solutions focusing on energy storage & distribution, EV charging infrastructure, lighting and telecommunications
  • Successful value chain collaborations help accelerate the journey towards circularity without compromising performance

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, is addressing the challenges of the electrical and electronics (E&E) industry with an extensive display of advanced material and technology solutions at K 2022, demonstrating the feasibility of combining exceptional sustainability with outstanding durability and aesthetical properties.

The company’s engineering thermoplastic (ETP) and polyolefin solutions can be used along the entire energy value chain. From solar voltaics to electrification, SABIC offers its customers one of the broadest portfolios of advanced materials in the industry.

Due to the ever-increasing need for energy in the world today, it is crucial that we effectively and efficiently manage this valuable resource. In the years to come, solar and wind energy will increasingly have to be converted and transported through the energy grid. Components in this chain for energy storage and distribution, such as smart meters, connectors and energy storage systems, are produced using thermoplastics that offer the required mechanical and electrical properties, such as thin wall and flame retardancy.

The expected growth in Electrical Vehicles (EVs) will need an increased EV infrastructure with domestic and public chargers. Today, many public chargers are made of metal. As production increases, low temperature impact ETP solutions will play an important role in their design and performance.

For the lighting industry, SABIC provides a wide range of high-performance materials for light-emitting diodes (LED) that can help customers address today’s top challenges: enhancing design and aesthetics, longer useful life, greater sustainability and improved cost-effectiveness vs. metals.

And finally, the ever-increasing demand for telecommunications – with 5G, optical network terminals and wifi routers – requires a broad range of materials with tailored properties for this industry.

The following is a selection of SABIC’s E&E solution highlights at K 2022:

 

SABIC to showcase its broad expertise in electrical & electronics solutions at K 2022.

 

Energy storage and distribution
Increased renewable energy development requires long-term energy storage capacity. As part of the energy transition journey, solutions must enable the reduction of energy-related CO2 emissions and limit climate change.

  • Everflow Vanadium redox flow batteries: Developed in collaboration by SABIC and Advanced Energy Storage Systems Investment Company, the Saudi JV between Schmid Group & Nusaned Investment, using SABIC HDPE and SABIC LLDPE materials in battery stacks and electrolyte tanks, respectively. Read more.
  • Stationary energy storage module: SABIC’s ETP and PP offering includes a number of mechanically resilient, flame retardant (FR) materials that can enable a second life for used battery cells, repurposing them for domestic use energy storage and helping build a circular economy. Read more.
  • High voltage electro-voltaic connector: Part of SABIC’s broad portfolio of ETP materials, Valox (PBT) resin combines high-voltage properties with customized colorability, including signal orange, which is an essential requirement in this industry segment. Read more.
  • Sagemcom T211 multi-energy electricity smart meter: Smart electrical meters are a critical component as they provide real-time feedback to the grid. LexanFR resin, part of SABIC’s wide range of ETPs for electrical enclosures, terminal blocks and part fittings, is used in the meter housing on this application, combining essential mechanical, heat and FR properties. Read more.

EV charging infrastructure
With the global push for electrification there is an increasing global demand for dedicated, reliable charging infrastructure to help promote consumer adoption of EVs.

 

SABIC to showcase its broad expertise in electrical & electronics solutions at K 2022.

 

Outdoor EV charger post: SABIC’s innovative plastic solutions can typically enable design and cost optimization advantages vs. metals. Flame retardant materials, with good aesthetics for housing parts and strong mechanical properties for inner and structural parts, can help manufacturers create safe and long-lasting equipment to support the expansion of EV charging infrastructure. SABIC PP and ETP solutions are used for the exterior housing, frame and internal parts. Read more.
Hensel Enycharge E-mobility charging system: Hensel’s e-mobility charger housing must be weather-proof (UV resistant) and robust for outdoor use (with high degree of integrated protection, in this case – IP 65) and comply with industry certifications (flame-retardant, self-extinguishing). LexanPC FR resin, part of SABIC’s broad ETP portfolio, is used in the housing of the wall box. It enables design optimization and shows good ductility and flammability performance. Read more.
Mennekes Mode 2 type EV charging cable: Valox FR resin is used as a material component in the EV charging cable. SABIC’s ETP solutions – such as Valox FR resin – can provide excellent impact performance, weatherability and chemical resistance, helping EV manufacturers create safe and long-lasting supply equipment to support the expansion of EV infrastructure. Read More.

Lighting
LEDs require material solutions that provide uniform and energy-efficient light distribution, supporting the benefits of these light sources.

Elkamet/Regiolux smile mirror luminaire: Part of SABIC’s broad ETP portfolio, certified renewable LexanPC resin enables the design of an all-plastic consumer luminaire. As part of SABIC’s Trucircle portfolio of circular solutions, the material enables up to 73% CO2 footprint reduction for each kg of PC based on certified renewable feedstock. Read more.
Signify Hue Iris Luminaire: Part of our ETP portfolio, our tailored LexanLux resin is used for the translucent parts of the luminaire. The material can enable production of a full-plastic solution, consumer luminaire. See video, read more.

Telecommunications
Wifi routers are used in every home and office. SABIC’s material solutions provide the right property balance for customers to innovate their devices.

Sagemcom F@st 5370 wifi router: Part of SABIC’s broad portfolio of ETP materials, Cycolac resin is used in the router housing and can meet important requirements, such as good impact strength, processability and colorability. Read more.

Visit SABIC during K 2022 from October 19 to 26 in Düsseldorf, Germany, in Hall 6, Booth D42 to learn more about these and other advanced material solutions. The company’s experts will be available at the booth to discuss how SABIC’s materials portfolio and design services for Electrical & Electronics can help you accelerate your journey towards sustainable products and reduce your climate impact. K website for E&E solutions.

 

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“We Are Plastics” As a Driver of the Circular Economy

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“We Are Plastics” As a Driver of the Circular Economy

“We Are Plastics” As a Driver of the Circular Economy

The initiative “We are plastics” – consisting of the major associations of plastics manufacturers, processors and machinery manufacturers – will be presenting itself for the first time to the international trade public, including the media, at K, the world’s leading trade fair for plastics, in Düsseldorf.

In addition to the extensive programme at the special K areas of Plastics Europe Deutschland and VDMA Plastics and Rubber Machinery, as well as the initiative’s own presence at the booth of the Gesamtverband Kunststoffverarbeitender Unternehmen (German Association of Plastics Converters – GKV), the associations now provided information about their goals, tasks and resources at a press conference following the official opening media event of the trade fair.

Linear becomes circular: advances and challenges of the transformation
The initiative, which sees itself as a guide for and driver of the circular economy, reported on the progress and challenges of the transformation, its own activities, but also its own expectations regarding the political guidelines that are necessary to achieve a circular plastics economy. The leading themes of the K-Show – climate protection, circular economy and digitalisation – play an important role in this. Investments in new and established sorting and recycling processes, design for recycling, and the development of new raw material sources in increasingly climate-neutral production processes are action points on the way to a circular economy, as the sponsoring associations of “We are plastics” explained. They also noted that a re-thinking in terms of material and its applications is already in full swing.

The circular economy helps reduce material consumption and save energy, thereby making a positive contribution towards climate protection. This represents a decisive advantage – especially in times of rising energy and material costs.

According to forecasts, plastics consumption worldwide will increase by around 20 percent by 2026, which underscores the importance of the material, and highlights the responsibility that accompanies it. In particular, there must be a significant change in the way plastic waste is handled. It must be considered as valuable material that makes up an important part of the resource base. The waste must be regranulated, constituting the basis for new plastic products. This will save energy, because regranulates consume less energy than new plastics. Consequently, the circular economy also contributes to a positive CO2 balance.

Experiencing the circular economy at K
Establishing a circular economy requires firm action and the cooperation of many players. At K 2022, raw material manufacturers, machine manufacturers and processors will show how this can be achieved. New, recyclable materials and products will be on display, as well as the technologies needed to manufacture them. At the Circular Economy Forum on the exhibition grounds, machine manufacturers will use operational machinery to demonstrate what is already possible today – from sorting and shredding plastic waste through regranulating, to the finished product made from recyclate. The digitalisation of processes plays a major role in this regard. The circular economy will only work at its full potential if companies within the value chain cooperate across the board. This also means that information on production and materials will be made available not only within the production line, but across company boundaries. For example, traceability of materials at the end of a product’s life facilitates sorting and therefore high-quality recycling.

Plotting the political course
In addition to corporate commitment, the right course must now be plotted at national and EU political levels. According to the “We are plastics” initiative, in order for a circular greenhouse gas-neutral plastics industry to become a reality, new priorities in the political agenda are urgently called for. The goal must be to ensure the continuation of the industry’s production processes – without having to shut down plants. If necessary, this also includes government support for a reliable energy supply, as has now been initiated by the Gas Commission in Germany to limit gas prices.

However, “We are plastic” sees only what it considers to be initial superficial steps. What still needs to be done at national level now is:

  • The approval procedure times for industrial plants need to be significantly reduced up. Permits in Germany take four to five times longer to be issued than in the USA. For companies to invest in sustainable technologies and efficient plants, approval procedures must become internationally competitive.
  • Sufficient affordable renewable energy must be made available for the German plastics industry; this is the only way to succeed in turning away from fossil fuels for electricity and heat.
  • In order to be able to make investments in the circular economy, companies need planning security and political support. “We are plastics” therefore advocates a market-driven and technology-open framework for raw material supply and the circular economy to accelerate the industry’s path to climate neutrality. The fact that key technologies such as the capture and use of CO2, the location of industrial plants and the rapid development of wind farms are discriminated against in many places is slowing down change.
  • The announced national strategy for the circular economy must be developed in 2023 through a multi-stakeholder approach, for example also via value creation platforms such as “We are plastics”, where the relevance of plastics as a material for the green changes in energy, building and construction as well as mobility, are understood and reflected upon.

 

During K, international and national experts will discuss the current changes in global economic and energy systems, possible ways to increase the resilience of the industry, and the decisive – also political – levers for achieving a circular greenhouse gas-neutral industry at the special show in Hall 6, the central dialogue forum of the trade fair.

The plastics industry will consistently pursue the path towards a circular economy. It has the strength, the motivation and also the expertise. As the first international plastics trade fair in three years, K 2022 is being held at exactly the right time, but also at a particularly challenging one. For visitors, it is a source of inspiration and a booster of the circular plastics economy, showing how more circularity and resilience go hand in hand.

 

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Borealis Unveils Its New Co2e Emissions Calculation Tool Neoni at the K 2022

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Borealis Unveils Its New Co2e Emissions Calculation Tool Neoni at the K 2022

Borealis Unveils Its New Co2e Emissions Calculation Tool Neoni at the K 2022

  • New digital tool is first in the industry to offer grade-specific calculations for polyolefins
  • Neoni to contain cradle-to-gate CO2e emissions data for over 500 Borealis grades produced in Europe
  • EverMinds in practice: helping value chain partners make informed decisions to accelerate circularity

Borealis announces the launch of Neoni, a new carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions calculator developed by the Borealis Digital Studio. The digital tool is the first in the industry to offer CO2e emissions data down to the grade level for polyolefins. Neoni – which will be showcased in its demo version at the K 2022 – will in the beginning contain calculations for approximately 500 Borealis polyolefins grades manufactured at Borealis locations in Europe. In line with the EverMinds approach to accelerating circularity by way of value chain collaboration, Neoni will enable Borealis customers to make informed decisions on which materials can best meet their own circularity goals.

Digital tool Neoni heightens transparency of CO2e emissions data
As the first industry tool to break down CO2e emissions by product grade, Neoni unites the strategic key elements of digitalisation and circularity to provide more transparency to Borealis customers in the decision-making process. Created by the in-house Borealis Digital Studio based in Brussels, Belgium, Neoni is populated by data on hundreds of grades from Borealis portfolios, with additional commercial products being added in successive stages to the tool. Neoni thus presents CO2e emissions for a wide range of materials, from virgin, fossil feedstock-based solutions, to renewable feedstock-based grades in the Bornewables portfolio of circular polyolefins, but also among those in the Borcycle portfolio of mechanically recycled polyolefins.

Neoni offers a partial carbon footprint of products from Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) in the form of cradle-to-gate CO2e emissions1. In other words, the calculation includes all CO2e emissions incurred up to the moment the grade leaves Borealis facilities, whereby the tool will soon offer customers the option to calculate additional CO2e emissions incurred from Borealis to their own operations, thus further enhancing its usefulness. Neoni will be rolled out towards the end of the year, at which time the number of Borealis grades contained in the tool will have reached over 500. In addition to polyolefins grades, data on hydrocarbons will also be added. The results from the tool will be accessible to individual customers on the MyBorealis platform.

“We are proud to be the first in our industry to design and launch an own CO2e emissions calculation tool that enables our customers to differentiate among actual grades rather than averages for polymer types. Neoni is an innovative tool that helps identify which material solutions are most effective in supporting CO2 reduction and circularity. We also encourage our customers to give us feedback on the tool so as to enhance its usefulness in future,” says Chris McArdle, Borealis Vice President Circular Economy Solutions & New Business Development.

“Providing greater transparency is key to accelerating plastics circularity. This is what we mean by re-inventing essentials for more sustainable living.”

K 2022 will take place from 19 to 26 October 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

We invite you to “Innovate Collaborate Accelerate” together with us by visiting Borealis and Borouge in Hall 6 at Stand A43, where the new Neoni tool will be demonstrated.

 

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Complete lLines for the Entire Extrusion Industry

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Complete lLines for the Entire Extrusion Industry

Complete lLines for the Entire Extrusion Industry

For manufacturing virtually all kinds of extruded semi-finished products, battenfeld-cincinnati offers the right machinery and equipment, from customized single components all the way to optimized turnkey lines. The extrusion specialist based in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany thus serves customers from the pipe, profile and board industries as well as producers of film, sheet and granulates. “The special feature of our complete line is that they not only consist of perfectly synchronized individual components without any interface problems, but also come entirely from a single source”, is how the group’s Managing Director and CEO Gerold Schley describes its product range’s unique selling point. At the K, battenfeld-cincinnati will visualize its complete line competence for the first time by unveiling the new, consistent design of its pipe extrusion lines, this year’s winner of the coveted IF Award.

It is only logical, that the top issues of circular economy, digitization and climate protection at this year’s leading world trade fair precisely reflects what is on the mind of the entire plastics industry. “Our motto ‘Sustainable solutions worldwide’ has lost none of its actuality, so we are presenting extrusion equipment in Düsseldorf this year which meets our customers’ demands for concepts offering energy efficiency, space-saving footprints, low maintenance, flexibility and high performance”, Gerold Schley emphasizes.

Water management and new design for the pipe industry

At the K, battenfeld-cincinnati will unveil the new complete line standardised design, with which all pipe extrusion lines will be presented from 2023 onwards in the battenfeld-cincinnati corporate colours. Apart from the visual effect, the functionality of the new design is the most important attractive feature: optimal accessibility and user-friendliness including easy cleaning features are the main attributes. All aggregates starting from the extruder to the calibration and cooling units and the vacuum tank, right up to the cutting saw and the tilt table, are manufactured in-house by battenfeld-cincinnati, perfectly matched not only technically and now also visually, without any interface problems, and integrated into the intuitive-to-operate BCtouch UX control system.

battenfeld-cincinnati offers complete lines for the pipe industry to cover an enormous diversity of applications, ranging from drip irrigation in agriculture right up to large-diameter pipes for water management. Both these extremes will be shown at the K booth. In large-diameter pipes, a new record has actually been set. The first lines to produce pipes up to 2,700 mm in diameter have been delivered. Two highlights of the large-diameter pipe extrusion lines are the pipe die with Optimelt, providing ideal melt homogenization with lowest melt temperatures to minimize sagging. With the completely new constructed 4 m long segments of the downstream unit battenfeld-cincinnati addresses the enormous dimensions of the equipment and the related transport problems. For the first time, there are vacuum tanks and spray baths which come in segments only 4 m long. These single aggregates can easily be transported and are easy to assemble on the production site.

Visitors to the K booth can witness battenfeld-cincinnati’s drip irrigation expertise by a video presentation of the new line set up for customer test runs in its technical lab in Bad Oeynhausen. The highlight here are the drippers, which come in a design both simple and ingenious to ensure a very even continuous water dispensation. During the extrusion process these drippers, developed by battenfeld-cincinnati with a partner company, are shot through the pipe die and fully welded into the pipe at once while it is still hot. Drilling or punching holes in the drippers for the water outlets are no longer required. At the same time, the design of the drippers ensures a long service life on site without clogging of the water outlets with limescale, soiling or plant growth.

Another novelty at the K booth is the small solEX NG, which completes the high-speed extruder series for pipe extrusion at its smallest size. From now on, the solEX NG 45 will be available in addition to the four solEX NG models already existing in the sizes of 60, 75, 90 and 120 mm. A striking attribute of this series is the combination of internally grooved barrels with a matching special screw geometry, which offers several advantages: up to 40% higher outputs, about 10 °C lower melt temperatures and 15 % less energy consumption.

Ideal extrusion solutions for eco-friendly products

Floor coverings based on highly filled plastics have experienced enormous growth in recent years. These are often PVC-based formulations. In view of the sustainability discussions, it is becoming apparent that PP will take on a leading role in this area and partially replace PVC.

The requirements for floor coverings in terms of absence of tension, flatness and thickness tolerance are extremely high due to the following processing steps, such as printing, as well as the later application area. The semi-crystalline structure of PP makes the task even more difficult.

It turns out, that for the production of environmentally friendly floor coverings made of PP the Multi-Touch roll stack from battenfeld-cincinnati is very suitable. This was clearly demonstrated in practical use by several first customers. This unique roll stack, equipped with up to nine cooling rolls for pre-calibration and re-calibration, ensures a long phase of intense contact between the board and the cooling rolls after the melt has left the flat die. The cooling of the top and bottom side takes place almost simultaneously. In this way, a dimensionally accurate, visually attractive semi-finished product with ideal flatness and lowest thickness tolerances is created, which is perfect for flooring applications. Yet not only for floor coverings, but also for manufacturing refrigerator panels or other surface panels made of PS or PP, the roll stack is in demand internationally and already being used in many countries. At the K booth, a Multi-Touch roll stack will be exhibited, so that interested customers can exchange views with the relevant specialists about its wide range of applications, which even include the production of thin film smoothed on both sides.

battenfeld-cincinnati also offers perfect extruders for the PVC industry. The most recent proof is the new pelletizing extruder series aglomEX, available either with or without electrically driven shear gap adjustment (EMS). These extruders are suitable not only for virgin material, but also for PCR goods originating, for example, from the Rewindo collection system. The immediate eye-catcher on the model aglomEX 114 to be showcased at the booth is the processing unit lengthened by 6 D, with which all five models have been fitted. In this way, the extruders not only meet the demand of the PVC industry for capacity to process a range of raw materials as wide as possible, but they also achieve up to 20% higher output rates in response to the general call for high efficiency.

On course towards fully automatic extrusion lines

Automation and digitization not only facilitate daily production processes, but also fulfill the requirements for high efficiency in production, reduced set-up times and low scrap rates. Impressive examples are the systems developed by battenfeld-cincinnati for pipe and sheet production and presented at this year’s K. Fast dimension change (FDC) is a system which enables changes of pipe dimensions within a wide range of diameters at the push of a button during production. Not only the melt gap on the pipe die, but also all downstream aggregates adjust themselves simultaneously to the new pipe dimensions without any manual intervention. So, pipe manufacturers are able to fill even small-volume orders efficiently and to minimize the amount of scrap as well, which makes their production eco-friendlier. Similar helpers in daily production are on offer for sheet and board extrusion lines. For instance, combined operation of the extruder and the melt pump in sheet extrusion significantly facilitates start-up. This saves time and costs and minimizes start-up scrap. Automatic adjustment of the flat-sheet die and the roll stack, as well as the roll compensation system, also simplifies the operation and increase the efficiency in production.

At the K, battenfeld-cincinnati will also present Steady flow from its extensive range of individual modules, which is the solution to reduce pressure fluctuations in PVC extrusion. In the counter-rotating conical twin screw extruders frequently used in PVC extrusion, pressure fluctuations inside the die are unavoidable, due to the chamber profile. Yet these fluctuations may degrade the quality of the semi-finished product. Steady flow takes care of measuring the pressure at the screw tip, and on that basis constantly readjusts the screw speed. This minimizes pressure fluctuations and consequently pulsations in the melt flow, which in turn ensures significantly better semi-finished product quality and reduces the amount of scrap.

Gerold Schley is confident: “With our trade fair presentation, we will impressively demonstrate that we have understood the needs of the industry and are offering solutions. These range from optimized individual components to complete lines, including digitization tools as well to facilitate daily production and to enhance production efficiency in every aspect”. He is looking forward to many interesting and above all face-to-face conversations in Düsseldorf.

 

 

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UniteChem to Present Itself at K 2022 as the World’s Largest Dedicated Provider of Light Stabilizers With Expanding Global Footprint and Production Capacity

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UniteChem to Present Itself at K 2022 as the World’s Largest Dedicated Provider of Light Stabilizers With Expanding Global Footprint and Production Capacity

UniteChem to Present Itself at K 2022 as the World’s Largest Dedicated Provider of Light Stabilizers With Expanding Global Footprint and Production Capacity

  • Continuing growth journey based on capacity expansion, back integration, committed sustainability initiatives and local customer support
  • New local operations to be established in the United States, and expansion of warehousing network into southern Europe
  • IPO listing at Shanghai’s main stock market by end of the year
  • Exhibit of multiple new products at Booth E33 in Hall 8a during K 2022

UniteChem Group, the world’s leading supplier of light stabilizers for plastics in a broad range of high-end industrial applications, will give a strong debut at K 2022, presenting itself as the industry’s pre-eminent manufacturer of a complete portfolio of high-quality additives with a dedicated local footprint in all major markets of the plastics industry. The company’s ambitioned expansions in production capacity, new products, R&D and customer support logistics will be featured during K 2022 from October 19 to 26 at Booth E33 in Hall 8a on the grounds of Messe Düsseldorf, Germany.

“Our investments extend across all levels to make sure that we will be uniquely positioned to serve our customers’ current and future needs with maximum reliability and security of supply,” says Junyi Lin, CEO of UniteChem Group. “We are the world’s only producer of light stabilizers with a completely back-integrated value chain, which helps us weather raw material supply fluctuations and keep offering our products at competitive prices to support our customers’ businesses. Firmly rooted in our DNA, our core values of Trust, Partnership and Excellence are laying the foundation for further global and sustainable growth by meeting local market needs.”

Expanding support network & IPO
UniteChem will continue expanding its local presence worldwide, with new operations to be established in the U.S. market through a new sales office in New Jersey and warehousing capabilities in Savannah, Georgia becoming operational by end of 2022. A second European warehouse in southern Europe (Italy) is planned and will complement the existing logistics hub at Antwerp, Belgium. The security of supply is backed by shipments from several different key ports in China, including Guangzhou, where UniteChem operates a major warehouse, as well as Shanghai, Qingdao, Tianjin and Lianyunyang.

As global demand is growing fast, so is the Group’s team. In Europe, sales professionals with a strong industry focus and various local language capabilities have been hired to bring UniteChem’s technical support even closer to customers and enable faster response to their specific needs. In addition, a modern new R&D Center was recently opened at Shanghai, raising the number of independently operating laboratories to five. UniteChem regularly allocates five percent of its total revenue to R&D.

In order to secure the funding of all these and future investments, the Group has filed for initial public offering (IPO) at the Shanghai Main Stock Exchange and expects to become officially listed by end of 2022.

Multiple new performance additives showcased at K 2022
UniteChem Group is taking the opportunity of K 2022 to showcase various new performance additives, spearheaded by its recently commercialized HALS LS-2020 for fibers and webs of polyolefin and other polymer materials and HALS LS-119 mainly for agricultural, greenhouse and engineering polymer applications in automotive etc.

Novelties in the portfolio include LS-4050, a low-molecular weight HALS to be officially launched in 2023 for thick-wall items, as well as several halogen-free bisphenol A bis-diphenyl phosphate (BDP) and piperazine pyrophosphate (PAPP) flame retardants for demanding applications such as multi-fiber push on (MPO) connectors, and two high-heat polyamide (PA) stabilizers for automotive parts and fibers.

 

UniteChem Group is taking the opportunity of K 2022 to showcase various new performance additives, spearheaded by its recently commercialized HALS LS-2020 for fibers and webs of polyolefin and other polymer materials.

 

Moreover, UniteChem will also share a first glimpse on new chemistries in the pipeline, such as N-OR HALS products to meet the demands of the important European agricultural films industry, and various nucleating agents for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), engineering polyester (PBT) and polylactic acid (PLA) formulations.

Major investments in sustainable global production
Putting safety and environmental protection first, UniteChem is continuously monitoring, optimizing and upgrading the sustainability of its production infrastructure, implementing dedicated recycling, reuse and reduction initiatives in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

This includes extensive DCS automatic control and SIS safety instrumentation systems, wastewater treatment plants capable of managing up to 1,800 m³ of COD, salt, ammonia and nitrogen loads per day, and state-of-the art hazardous waste management with a capability of 8,800 tons of solid chemical waste treatment per year and 280,000 m³ of waste gas treatment per hour using regenerative thermal oxidization (RTO) technology.

Besides regular third-party audits, a new ESG team has been set up to incorporate and oversee the Group’s sustainability, circular economy and environmental protection initiatives across all operations. Highlights among these are the adoption of a novel, environmentally-friendly and more sustainable technology for synthesizing benzotriazole UV absorbers in a proprietary catalytic hydrogenation reduction process at UniteChem’s expanding Suqian (Jiangsu) site.

Thanks to its solid backward integration, which provides extensive production flexibility, high reliability and maximum quality control, UniteChem has capacities of 80,000 tons for intermediates and 40,000 tons for finished products, all scheduled to be significantly expanded in scale as well in portfolio by 2024.

With the construction of two new plants at Shengjin and Shengrui in Jiangsu province and another at Nanchong in Sichuan province proceeding as planned, the capacity for HALS (hindered amine light stabilizers) and UV absorbers will be increased by 16,000 and 15,000 tons, respectively – plus 20,000 tons for other key performance additives, including flame retardants, anti-oxidants and nucleating agents.

 

New UniteChem Shengrui (Jiangsu) facility in China.

 

Visit UniteChem during K 2022 in Hall 8a at Booth E33 to meet the Group’s team, learn more about their expanded service and product offering and discuss how your business can benefit from their growing global and local footprint.

 

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K 2022 – Trade Fair Results Fulfil Highest Expectations

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K 2022 – Trade Fair Results Fulfil Highest Expectations

K 2022 – Trade Fair Results Fulfil Highest Expectations

Innovation driver for the global plastics and rubber industry.

Multitude of concrete solutions, machines and products for the transformation towards a circular economy.

The joy of the plastics and rubber industry at finally being able to exchange ideas in person on a global level again after three years characterised K 2022 Düsseldorf and ensured an excellent mood among the 3,037 exhibitors. The companies reported extraordinarily good leads and a marked willingness to invest among trade visitors, mentioning promising new customer relations and the conclusion of numerous, in part, spontaneous business deals.

“K in Düsseldorf has once again fulfilled highest expectations. It continues to be the most international, complete and innovative trade fair of the global plastics and rubber industry,” says Erhard Wienkamp, Managing Director at Messe Düsseldorf, delighting at the good results and adding: “The trade fair has impressively demonstrated just how valuable face-to-face networking, chance meetings and physical brand and product experiences are. We are very satisfied to see that K 2022 succeeded in sending out strong signals as an innovation driver of the industry and that our exhibitors did business with a high number of international customers with great decision-making powers.”

176,000 trade visitors from all continents travelled to their most relevant sectoral event in Düsseldorf. At over 70% the proportion of international guests at K 2022 remained at a constantly high level.

The verdict from Ulrich Reifenhäuser, Chairman of the Exhibitor Advisory Board at K 2022, is also very positive: “After hardly any trade fairs could take place worldwide also on a national level over the past three years, K 2022 was all the more eagerly anticipated as the world’s No. 1 trade fair of the plastics and rubber industry and succeeded in providing fresh impetus in all sectors of our industry. The many, in part, unexpected concrete contract negotiations held at the trade fair speak for themselves!”

The current unpredictability and uncertainty of events does make for a tight situation in the sector overall, but this did not do any harm to exhibitor commitment and visitor interest, quite on the opposite: “Especially now in turbulent times and where the plastics industry is undergoing transformation towards the circular economy K 2022 was the ideal place to jointly and actively chart the course for the future,” sums up Ulrich Reifenhäuser.

It was especially the wealth of new technology developments that raw materials producers, machine manufacturers and plastics processors presented for implementing the circular economy, resource conservation and climate protection that thrilled the trade visitors. Commenting on this Ulrich Reifenhäuser says: “It can be clearly felt that all companies have embraced the need to take on social responsibility and think about plastics in a sustainable way from the beginning of the process chain. The variety of solutions, machinery and products for transformation towards a circular economy presented at K 2022 was incredible.”

The trade visitors at this year’s K travelled from 157 nations to the Rhine. Next to Germany, those European countries strongly represented on the visitors’ part included the Netherlands, Italy, Turkey, France, Belgium, Poland and Spain. With 42% of visitors coming from overseas, the reach of K is as high as usual among the international trade audience. While visitors from the East Asian region, in particular, were less well represented than at K three years ago due to the currently more difficult conditions in those countries on account of quarantine regulations, numerous visitors from the USA, Brazil and India were welcomed at K 2022.

For around two thirds of all visitors polled machinery and plant construction ranked first in terms of interest. 57% and, hence 5% more than at K 2019, said they were interested in raw and auxiliary materials, with recyclates and bioplastics being particularly popular. For 28% semi-finished products and technical parts made of plastics and rubber were the main reason for coming (multiple responses possible). Over 70% of all visitors come from top and middle management.

Top marks were given by visitors to K 2022 for the completeness of its ranges and its mapping of the entire supply chain. 98% of all professionals stated they had fully achieved the goals associated with their visit.

During the eight trade fair days it became clear that this year’s K was right on target with its selection of hot topics, circular economy, climate protection and digitalisation. In terms of investment intentions, machinery and equipment for processing and recycling stood out at 43%. The focus was particularly on sustainability, but also on circular economy and energy/resource efficiency in production. Around 40% of decision-makers said they were looking into the topic of decarbonisation.

The K specials, which also focused on the three hot topics, were also very well received. The official special show, ‘Plastics Shape the Future’, focused on the economic, social and ecological challenges and potential solutions around the K guiding topics in high-calibre discussions and lectures, and this show was well attended throughout. The Circular Economy Forum, where the VDMA and 13 of its member companies impressively demonstrated the importance of technology in the implementation of the circular economy in the plastics industry, scored points with the international audience with live demonstrations and a great deal of well-founded knowledge as well as detailed information on the topic.

At this year’s K in Düsseldorf, there was also a lot of discussion about the global production language, OPC UA. This standard allows the processing parameters of the machinery and equipment involved to be coordinated more precisely and in a more targeted manner. This, in turn, is considered an important prerequisite for optimised circular management. 40 companies from eight countries participated in an OPC UA demonstration project at the trade fair.

At the Science Campus both exhibitors and visitors at K 2022 were provided with a condensed overview of scientific activities and findings in the plastics and rubber sector. Numerous universities, institutes and funding bodies offered opportunities for direct dialogue here.

The offer of the Plastics Training Initiative (KAI) was used by many pupils, trainees and students to gather information on the job profiles and career opportunities in the plastics industry.

 

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K 2022: Luban HP2151t Marks Latest OQ Innovation in Thin Wall Packaging Solutions

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K 2022: Luban HP2151t Marks Latest OQ Innovation in Thin Wall Packaging Solutions

K 2022: Luban HP2151t Marks Latest OQ Innovation in Thin Wall Packaging Solutions

  • Produced using Spheripol technology, Luban HP2151T is a high-flow reactor grade PP homopolymer that delivers key benefits on demanding market needs: Sustainability, light weighting, aesthetics and productivity
  • Key application is thin wall injection moulding (TWIM) for food packaging
  • New product will be exhibited by OQ in Hall 6/A23 at the upcoming K 2022 in Düsseldorf

OQ, the fast-growing, Oman-based enterprise, continues to expand its product portfolio by introducing Luban HP2151T – a high-flow reactor (60 MFI) grade PP homopolymer targeting thin wall packaging applications.

Luban HP2151T delivers a multitude of benefits for rigid packaging manufacturers who will be able to connect to OQ experts on the new grade at the upcoming K 2022 show in Düsseldorf, Germany.

First, Luban HP2151T provides a more sustainable solution for rigid food packaging manufacturers; requiring up to 15% less energy to convert, cutting up to 8% of CO2 emissions during the moulding phase.

Second, Luban HP2151T’s higher flowability combined with increased stiffness & top load performance enable packaging designers the freedom to use less material in their products thus providing light weighting potential.

Third, Luban HP2151T is designed for transparent packaging and offers up to 25% lower haze as well as improved gloss and fresh look over benchmark products. These enable brand owners to differentiate their end products in crowded supermarket shelf.

Last but not least, rigid packaging manufacturers can benefit from increased productivity with Luban HP2151T. The advanced nucleation system in its formulation offers less warpage and rapid cooling. When combined with its higher flowability, manufacturers can realize up to 5% faster cycle times during moulding.

In summary, a broad range of benefits across packaging value chain delivered by Luban HP 2151T.

Responding to industry demand

Luban HP2151T was developed in response to several industry demands and trends. Consumers are increasingly seeking packaging solutions with improved aesthetic appeal and lower environmental footprint, while moulders are in search of materials that offer boosted productivity and light weighting potential.

Gilles Rochas, Managing Director of Polymer Marketing at OQ, commented: “The process of developing Luban HP2151T was accelerated so it was ready for our customers within a short time. We continue to produce grades based on customer needs, value creation in the application and the demand & feedback of our customers globally. In the case of Luban HP2151T, this is our star product as we look ahead to K 2022. It perfectly showcases the progressive direction we are taking.”

Looking ahead, OQ is set to strengthen its thin wall packaging solutions further with additional Luban family launches. These will include high flow impact and random copolymer products designed for a range of rigid packaging solutions that contribute to food security.

Customers and prospective customers will be able to explore all OQ’s innovations at K 2022.

The event, one of the most prestigious gatherings of stakeholders from across the worldwide polymer industry, OQ will be exhibiting in Hall 6/A23.

 

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Smart Cap Gets Trade Fair in Düsseldorf Off to Impressive Start

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Smart Cap Gets Trade Fair in Düsseldorf Off to Impressive Start

Smart Cap Gets Trade Fair in Düsseldorf Off to Impressive Start

Elmet’s innovative manufacturing cell for food cans is impressive; the caps produced are in high demand. Elmet got off to a high-profile start at the K 2022 in Düsseldorf. The Upper Austrian company was represented on two stands. Presented highlights included a manufacturing cell with four-cavity mold and Smartshot E all-electric gate valve cold runner and the new Smartmix TOP 7000 Pro dispensing system. The caps for beverage and food cans produced on the system were very popular among the visitors. The system itself impressed experts and interested parties alike – a sound basis for the successful days in Düsseldorf.

The K 2022 in Düsseldorf got off to a successful start. The world’s leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry also went extremely well for the Upper Austrian company, Elmet. The global player in the development and production of high-quality equipment for making silicone parts had already impressed many visitors and interested parties within the first few days.

Success on two trade fair stands

There were many interesting discussions on the company’s own stand in Hall 12. At the same time, Elmet also celebrated success on the Sumitomo partner stand in Hall 15. There, the partners presented an innovative manufacturing cell with four-cavity mold and Smartshot E all-electric gate valve cold runner and the Smartmix TOP 7000 Pro dispensing system developed in-house. “We address two different customer groups with this cell. On the one hand, we convince producers of the quality of our systems by visualizing the part weight, and on the other hand, the product produced is a real hit here at the trade fair,” says a pleased Harald Wallner, Elmet CEO. “The process accuracy visualized by the part weight shows visitors how precisely a liquid silicone mold with the Smartshot E all-electric gate valve and the Smartmix TOP 7000 Pro dispensing system can produce,” explains Wallner.

Efficiency meets sustainability

The innovative technology makes it possible to open the process window further and at the same time reduce the reject rate. In addition, the all-electric date valve cold runner reduces energy costs because production can be started more quickly thanks to the faster start-up process. The number of start-up parts that have to be disposed of as rejects is also significantly reduced. “This efficiency impressed the visitors, as we combine sustainability with precision to target the exact pain points of the industry,” says Wallner. Elmet relies on two systems developed in-house. The manufacturing cell builds on an Elmet injection mold with the fully automatic Smartshot E gate valve cold runner system. The material is supplied via Elmet’s Smartmix TOP 7000 Pro dispensing system. The Smartmix TOP 7000 Pro dispensing system is a new development from Elmet. With a footprint of only 1,150 x 790 millimeters, it is the most compact dispensing system for liquid silicone on the market.

Corporate data

Molds. Dosing technology. Part production. Jobs. Elmet inspires with Smart silicone solutions. This is Elmet’s guiding principle. The innovative company was founded in 1996. A powerful, dedicated team with a wealth of experience in moldmaking, dosing technology, and liquid-silicone injection molding has since developed into an internationally successful systems builder. Today Elmet is a global player in designing and manufacturing high-quality equipment for the production of silicone parts.

 

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Pioneer in Digitalization, Focus on System Engineering, COMPEO Now Even More Versatile

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Pioneer in Digitalization, Focus on System Engineering, COMPEO Now Even More Versatile

Pioneer in Digitalization, Focus on System Engineering, COMPEO Now Even More Versatile

At K2022, BUSS AG will be explaining the possibilities of its digitalized machine monitoring project, which is designed to extend machine service life and ninterrupted production runs, identify maintenance needs at an early stage and avoid unforeseen downtime. BUSS will also be presenting its wide-ranging expertise as a partner in plant engineering for all aspects of compounding. Another focus will be the addition of a Laboratory version to the versatile COMPEO co-kneader series.

Making maintenance requirements plannable

Condition-based monitoring, the ongoing acquisition of parameters indicating the status of individual components and entire assemblies in a machine or plant system, is the foundation of the new SenseHub service from BUSS. Sensors for acquiring process section, vibration data or other metrics elucidate the condition of the manufacturing system at critical points on machines such as kneaders, discharge and dosing units, pelletizers, heaters and coolers. Following data analysis, the user can call up the visualized results in the SenseHub dashboard on the BUSS service portal. This BUSS service carries out monitoring, evaluation, and planning of any necessary repair work in direct consultation with the customer. Not limited to the compounding unit of the BUSS co-kneader, the SenseHub service will beextended to additional sensor data for the evaluation of the machine health, ensuring maximized production uptime.

Focus on complete systems

Where required, BUSS can supply greater complexity in the form of complete systems for various applications and is increasingly designing and implementing custom applications as a one-stop shop supplier working hand in hand with selected manufacturers. Depending on the scope of the project, such systems may include not only material dosing, kneading, discharging and pelletizing but also a variety of other components, such as filters, coolers, materials handling systems, quality control systems, clean room design and more.

Co-kneader even more versatile

The cornerstone of any system supplied by BUSS is a COMPEO series co-kneader which is designed to incorporate high levels of additives gently and thoroughly into base materials. The modular machine design is so flexible that a specially configured compounding line is avaiLable for any application at any temperature up to 400°C and for all plastics, ranging from thermally sensitive thermosets to demanding engineering thermoplastics.

The latest addition to the family of the series of five production units with throughput levels, depending on application, of 100 to over 12,000 kg/h is the new compact, user-friendly COMPEO Lab Laboratory compounder for throughputs of 50 to 100 kg/h for development, process optimization and small production campaigns. It offers all the advantages of the large COMPEO co-kneaders, including the combination of two-, three- and four-flight screw elements, and provides precise and reliable scale-up of process parameters to production conditions.

 

New COMPEO Lab compounder with detached twin-screw discharge unit BUSS

 

BUSS is an international market leader in compounding systems for demanding applications. As the originator of co-kneader technology, BUSS can offer unique compounding solutions that set the standard for heat or shear critical applications in the plastics, aluminum, chemicals and food processing industries. BUSS’s core expertise is in providing customized and application-specific solutions for advanced compounding tasks to meet stringent process technology and product quality requirements and ever greater market demand for sophisticated technology. “Swiss quality” explains why BUSS compounding systems perform so well, are a reliable investment and have made the company a leading supplier of advanced compounding technology.

 

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Hiking Gear Makes Strides With TPEs

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Hiking Gear Makes Strides With TPEs

Hiking Gear Makes Strides With TPEs

The Thermolast K FC/LF series of compounds from Kraiburg TPE, a global thermoplastic elastomer manufacturer with a diverse range of products and custom solutions for a wide range of industries, is gaining traction in hiking equipment applications.

The healthy lifestyle trend is sweeping the globe, with more people engaging in outdoor activities, such as hiking, that can strengthen the immune system and reduce disease risks.

Hiking, without a doubt, improves overall health and reduces stress. To endure the long, strenuous walks on rocky terrains, hikers must use proper gear, clothing, and accessories that protect them from injuries, bad weather, encounters with wild animals, and other unforeseen hazards.

As with any outdoor adventure activity, packing the right gear and making sure it’s made of advanced materials such as thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) are essential for a successful hike.

Kraiburg TPE, a global thermoplastic elastomer manufacturer with a diverse range of products and custom solutions for a wide range of industries, offers multifunctional, custom-engineered TPE compounds for use in hiking goods and other outdoor activity products to achieve flexibility, scratch and abrasion resistance, and resistance to UV, temperature, and chemicals.

FC/LF series for trekking poles and wearables

It is a good idea to bring trekking poles when hiking for safety. When navigating unpredictable trails, this hiking gear aids in providing stability while out walking. Kraiburg TPE offers the Thermolast K FC/LF series for use in trekking pole handles, to assist in maintaining a steady hiking pace over longer distances. The TPE compounds provide an ergonomic design for ease of use and a perfect fit for a secure grip. This series of compounds is resistant to abrasion and scratches and accords a soft and velvety surface. It also has consistent colorability, allowing for more eye-catching equipment design.

Furthermore, the TPE series of compounds provide good adhesion to PP, thereby benefiting wearable accessories, such as sunglasses. It is used for seals and end elements on eyewear to make them more comfortable and safer for long-hour wear while still being robust enough for outdoor use.

AD1 series for shoe dial and headlamp sealing

Kraiburg TPE’s Thermolast K AD1 series of compounds is a durable and stable material solution for shoe dial and headlamp sealing applications. The series provides a soft and velvety feel and non-sticky haptics.

Sustainability successes of our TPE In addition to the material for outdoor activity equipment and gears, other recent sustainability innovations from Kraiburg TPE include a material solution specifically developed for automotive, consumer and industry applications that contains post-consumer recycled (PCR) and post-industrial recycled (PIR) content. This demonstrates how strongly Kraiburg TPE adheres to its sustainability principle. Are you looking for a sustainable TPE solution? Talk to us! Our experts are happy to answer any questions you have, as well as to offer the right solution for your application.

 

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