Plastics News K Show Daily - October 16, 2013 - (Page 12)

12 • PLASTICS NEWS, October 16, 2013 Plastics News photo by Steve Toloken SHOW DAILY Chumpower adding plant, will show ‘combi’ line at K The company will be able to make 400-450 machines a year at all of its factories when Jiaxing is fully operational. It currently has Taiwanese blow molding maplants in Taichung, where it fochinery maker Chumpower Macuses on all-electric machines, chinery Corp. has an aggressive, and Putian, China, which together two-front plan: adding significant make about 220-250 machines a manufacturing capacity in China year. to target the budget end of the It first disclosed plans for the market, as it uses Germany’s K Jiaxing factory at show to try to take last year’s Taipei a technological ‘For us, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Plas show, alstep up. though the compaAt K (Hall14/B34) are fast-growing markets. ... The customers ny is updating its the Taichung, Taiin Africa, they want more reliable products. plans. wan-based compaChumpower exny will unveil They don’t want to spend money to buy Euecutives said sales what it said is ropean machines. So they come to Taiwan are growing, with the world’s first and Korea to buy machines.’ enough orders integrated “combibooked through nation-style” blow Peter Pan August to have molding system Chumpower Machinery Corp. sales of US$50 milthat uses a linear lion this year, up blow molding machine — which it claims saves en- petitors, but instead is launching from $40 million in 2011, Pan said. Some of that’s from the all-elecpartnerships with other compaergy in bottle production. tric molding machines the comChumpower is Taiwan’s largest nies, Pan said. For example, the company is pany introduced in 2009, but it’s PET stretch blow molding machine maker, and while it’s push- working with a Taiwanese feeder also seeing solid demand from ing that new technology, it’s also maker now, but is open to work- newer markets that in many casadding a manufacturing plant in ing with other feeder makers and es seem to be less affected by Jiaxing, China, to fill orders for ancillary equipment suppliers in economic difficulties than Europe or the U.S., Pan said. simpler, cheaper equipment de- other parts of the world, he said. “For us, the Middle East, Africa Speaking in an early August inmanded in places like Africa and terview at the company’s Tai- and Asia are fast-growing markets the Middle East. First, the technology: Chum- chung headquarters, company — those markets are still good power claims its combination executives said they are prepar- for us,” he said. “The customers system can make a bottle using ing to open the Jiaxing factory, in Africa, they want more reliable 2.7 watts of electricity, compared their second in China, to meet de- products. They don’t want to with 3.5 watts in traditional com- mand from emerging markets in- spend money to buy European cluding Africa, the Middle East machines. So they come to Taibination-style systems. wan and Korea to buy machines.” The breakthrough, Chumpower and Southeast Asia. Africa makes up about 16 perThe factory will have the capacsaid, was finding a way to integrate a linear-style blow molding ity to make about 200 machines a cent of Chumpower sales, commachine into a bottle-making and year, and the company believes pared with less than 5 percent filling system, which traditionally that factory will make Chumpow- five years ago, Pan said. The company also has a direct has required a rotary-style blow er the largest stretch PET blow molding machinery maker in sales office in Thailand with 10 molding machine. The linear machines have a Asia, measured by number of ma- Chumpower employees. Globally, narrower heating pitch, so they chines produced, surpassing the company has about 450 employees, including 250 in Taiwan. can process bottles efficiently, Japan’s Nissei ASB, Pan said. By Steve Toloken PLASTICS NEWS STAFF Chumpower engineer Tony Wu, left, and R&D director Peter Pan at the company’s Taichung, Taiwan, headquarters factory said Peter Pan, Chumpower’s R&D director. Linear systems also allow for faster mold changes and require fewer parts to manufacture, potentially cutting down on maintenance problems, he said. Chumpower is not making the equipment for the entire system, unlike some of its European com- Additives to make debut from Chemtura, Addivant, Omya By Frank Esposito PLASTICS NEWS STAFF Additives makers Chemtura Corp., Addivant and Omya International AG (all in Hall 6/E24) will be looking to make plastics better at K 2013. Philadelphia-based Chemtura, through its Great Lakes Solutions unit, will be introducing two new polymeric flame retardants under its Emerald Solutions trade name. The materials are the result of the company’s commitment to sustainable products that minimize the impact on the environment, officials said in a news release. Emerald Innovation 1000 can replace commonly used flame retardants in polyolefin and styrenic resin systems. Emerald Innovation 3000 can be used in extruded and expanded polystyrene in place of hexabromocyclododecane flame retardants. Chemtura also will unveil Axion MAO-brand activators, used in the catalyst systems of advanced elastomer production, that let customers tailor products to specific catalyst needs. Chemtura is one of the world’s largest additives makers, with annual sales of $2.6 billion. Addivant — a Middlebury, Conn.-based firm formed last year after private equity firm SK Capital bought Chemtura’s antioxidant and ultraviolet light stabilizer business — will be focusing on ways to save customers energy, time and money, President and CEO Peter Smith said in a news release. Applications spotlighted by Addivant will include food-storage containers, beverage cups and interior automotive components. The firm has annual sales of about $500 million. Omya, based in Oftringen, Switzerland, will spotlight its line of calcium carbonates. In the last three years, the firm has developed its Direct Addition technology and has enlarged its Hydrocarb-brand calcium carbonates for PVC extrusion in the building and construction markets. Omya also will highlight its Omyacarb and Omyafilm materials for use in film extrusion, caps and closures, sheet extrusion and extrusion coating. The firm employs 7,000 at more than 100 locations worldwide.  http://www.ChinaplasOnline.com http://www.ChinaplasOnline.com http://www.adsale.com.hk http://www.AdsaleCPRJ.com

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