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NEWS

BUSINESS

AMB takes control of TDX (Europe)
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear -
AMB, an Italian manufacturer
of rigid and ﬂexible packaging
solutions, has purchased TDX
(Europe), the Newcastle-based
producer of PET, rPET and laminated rigid ﬁlms for the food
and packaging industries.
The acquisition includes the
prototype and tooling business
at TDX. This is expected to create what is described as a onestop-shop for products and
services, ranging from tooling
and concept design, through
to product speciﬁcation and
application.
Bruno Marin, CEO of AMB,
said: "We see this as our ﬁrst
major step in our growth plans.
Fifty years of AMB has brought
us to this point through innovation, talented people and unwavering focus on our deﬁned
vision."

Mark Prinn, MD of TDX, Bruno Marin, CEO of AMB and Giles Peacock, COO of AMB (left to right)
The new organisation will
have an extended reach and
portfolio depth. This will be

delivered from four sites and
a network of distribution warehouses. With 430 employees,

the combined business turnover is expected to be in excess
of €150m.

RECYCLING

OSO Polymers signs 10-year lease on Leeds recycling site
Leeds, West Yorkshire - OSO
Polymers has agreed a 10year lease on an 87,000 sq ft
(8,000m2) property located on
the Copperworks 2 estate in
Leeds.
Work is now underway to refurbish the plastics recycling facility, which will sort and reprocess waste plastics into general
purpose resins and engineering polymers. The location will
also serve as the company's
new headquarters.
Speaking about the new
plant, Tong Shen, director at
OSO Polymers, said: "We are

Ariel view of the new OSO Polymers plant in Leeds
very pleased to set up our ﬁrst
UK plastic recycling facility in

this extensively refurbished
premises, on a well-established

historical industrial location
within the Leeds area. I am
conﬁdent that the site and the
extremely supportive team will
meet our business needs well
into the future, as OSO continues to grow."
Ground-level loading bays
will support the transformation
of plastic waste into granules for
use in various processes, including extrusion and moulding.
The new site will help to support plans outlined by Leeds
City Council, which is looking to
increase plastics recycling volumes in the region.

MOULDING

Millmax EE for injection moulding machines
Brighouse, West Yorkshire -
Dutch company Millers Oils,
which operates out of UK
headquarters in West Yorkshire, has introduced a new
hydraulic oil product, Millmax
EE.
Using 'Dynavis' technology, the new oil is said to

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return a 10% increase in energy efficiency across plastic
moulding applications. The
company says this could result in twice the savings in
comparison to competing
products.
The hydraulic oil is designed
for use with plastic injection

moulding machines. The product oﬀers improved power
transfer, reducing related energy drain, while also protecting equipment from undue
corrosion and wear.
Due to oxidation stability
the product further oﬀers extended oil change intervals.

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