Plastics News 2017 Show Daily - October 17, 2017 - 8

8 * Plastics News, October 17, 2017

FAKUMA SHOW DAILY

By Frank Esposito
Plastics News Staff
Plastic materials makers are
peddling their wares in abundance at Fakuma 2017.
Resin makers and compounders offering new products and
solutions at the event include:
Dutch bioplastics firm Total
Corbion PLA BV is promising to
take Fakuma attendees "from cosmetic pots to sushi platters." To
meet this promise, the firm will
display a number of applications
based on its Luminy-brand PLA
resins. The Luminy line includes
both high heat and standard PLA
grades and is used in a wide range
of markets from packaging to durable consumer goods.
A Corbion PLA material is being
used in a wood-look soap case
made by Sulapac of Finland. Pack
& Proper also has used a Corbion PLA material in a bioplastic
thermoformed black platter for
foods such as cheese, sushi and
hors d'oeuvres. The platter has a
stone-look slate appearance.
Corbion PLA grades also are being used in thermoformed domes,
PLA-lined paper cups, single-use
aprons, coffee cup lids, tea bags,
coffee capsules and foamed ice
cream packaging. The firm is on
schedule to open a PLA plant with
more than 160 million pounds of
annual capacity in Rayong, Thai-

Visit these
companies
to learn more:
Total Corbion PLA BV
Hall B4, Booth 4207

DSM Engineering
Plastics NV

Hall A3, Booth 3217

Kraiburg TPE GmbH
& Co. KG
Hall B5, Booth 5303

Hexpol TPE AB

Hall B1, Booth 1217

Grafe Advanced
Polymers GmbH

Hall B5, Booth 5306

A. Schulman Inc.

Hall B1, Booth 1112

land, in the second half of 2018.
DSM Engineering Plastics NV
has a range of high-performance
materials for automotive, electronics and water management
applications. The Dutch firm this
year is spotlighting its expanded
ForTii-brand PPA resin portfolio
and its core qualities of reflow,
processing and superior mechan-

ics. Glass-filled grades of PPA also
are available for high stiffness
needed in many metal-to-plastic
conversions, officials said.
DSM is also showcasing Arnitel
HT-brand copolyester, which is
being used in high-temperature,
flexible air ducts, with best-inclass thermal stability and good
weldability, officials said. The
material offers the ability to integrate several parts into one molded piece, reducing processing
steps and overall cost.
Kraiburg TPE GmbH & Co. KG
is introducing a new TPE series
that officials said has outstanding adhesion to EPDM. These
new compounds in the Thermolast K family also provide high
resistance to UV radiation and
weather influences and good flow
properties. Officials said the new
material series is ideal for automotive exterior applications. Pilot projects include window seals
consisting of EPDM profiles with
molded TPE corner joints.
For consumer electronics, Kraiburg, based in Waldkraiburg, Germany, has developed TPEs with
velvety surfaces and superior
adhesion to polar thermoplastics,
as well as outstanding mechanical properties.
Hexpol TPE AB of Malmo, Sweden, is offering TPEs that have
been developed to meet industry
standards and emerging demands

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Materials firms showcase
resins, compounds, bioplastics

A. Schulman Inc. shows off an E-Bike with the material Schulabllend
(ASAPA).
in the consumer, medical, packaging and automotive interiors
markets.
"In our product development,
we not only have to consider
the properties of the TPE compound," managing director Peter
Ryzlo said in a news release. "It's
also essential to have a deep understanding of specific regulatory
requirements and aspects.
"Our customers are looking
for highly customizable materials, originating from trusted raw
materials, which are compounded under well-controlled conditions," he added.
Hexpol materials at Fakuma will
include Dryflex-brand TPEs for
auto interior applications such as
floor mats, cup holder liners, fascia mats and HVAC components.
These compounds are designed
to minimize emissions from volatile organic compounds.
Hexpol's Mediprene family of
TPEs for medical applications
has introduced several grades for
solvent bonding. In the sustainable arena, Hexpol has Dryflex
Green bio-based TPEs from renewable resources. Officials said
that these compounds are opening up previously unreachable
design solutions to the biobased
thermoplastic market by covering a wider range of hardnesses
while incorporating high levels
of renewable content. Typical
applications include household
products, sports equipment, construction profiles and automotive
mats.
German materials firm Grafe
Advanced Polymers GmbH is at
Fakuma with an extensive range
of color and additive masterbatch
concentrates based on nylon,
polybutylene terephthalate, polycarbonate and other engineering
resins.
The 26-year-old firm employs
more than 300 in Blankenhain,
producing and developing customer- and application-specific

products for domestic and international markets.
A broad array of new product
offerings from A. Schulman Inc.
covers masterbatch concentrates, engineering plastics, engineered composites and specialty
powders.
Product highlights for Fairlawn,
Ohio-based Schulman at Fakuma
include:
* A silver metallic product
range for automotive and household appliances.
* Schularec grades, a new concept that fills the demand for recycled materials.
* A complete product range of
low-emission solutions for interior automotive applications.
* Icorene 9005 nylon for use in
rotomolded automotive tanks.
* Lytex styrene-free sheet molding compounds.
* Schulamid nylon 6 and 66 carbon fiber-reinforced compounds.
Schulman also is spotlighting
recent expansions, including:
* Recent opening of a new masterbatch production site in Turkey.
* Increased capacity at its existing masterbatch sites in France,
Poland, Italy, Hungary and Spain.
* First successful trials at the
new joint venture plant in Yanbu,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The
production of Polyfort and Polyflam polypropylene compounds
will ramp up over the months to
come.
* Production startup of a new
production line for sheet-molding
compounds in Germany is foreseen for January 2018.
"Our efforts go beyond product
innovation and improved service
with increased capacity," senior
vice president Heinrich Lingnau
said in a news release. "We have
also implemented a new simplified and streamlined structure of
our sales and customer service
teams, which gives our customers
easier access to a broader array
of innovative products."

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