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KRAIBURG TPE offers strategic alliance for industry and OEM applications

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KRAIBURG TPE offers strategic alliance for industry and OEM applications

Benefiting from combining contrasts: Intelligent thermal management in the form of thermally conductive plastics combined with electrical insulation is capable of permanently changing current practices in many sectors of industry-leading to leaner solutions, reduced hot spots, and design freedom, combined with a very high degree of process reliability in injection molding.

Driven by increasing demand, KRAIBURG TPE is expanding its solutions portfolio and seeking to form development-oriented alliances with customers and partners to reach the next level. The vision: Together develop superior compounds for applications with reliable, energy-efficient, durable, and excellent performance.

On the basis of initial developments and tests, KRAIBURG TPE has been strongly encouraged by the realization that thermally conductive plastics combined with electrical insulation will provide added value for manufacturers in the automotive sector – particularly OEMs focusing on electric mobility, as well as battery manufacturers.

But the industry, in general, will also benefit from these solutions: Ingenious thermal management in electronics provides benefits for manufacturers of power tools, LED lights, charging stations and charging plugs, and producers of peripheral equipment and accessories for electric bikes, as well as electrics and electronics (E&E).

In similar application scenarios, aluminum heat sinks with silicones, pads, and pastes have frequently been used so far, usually involving challenges in relation to processing and process reliability. As compared to these thermally conductive materials, TPEs provide thermoplastic processability that is superior to conventional methods. In addition, a TPE solution can fully exploit its strengths:

  • Hardnesses range from 55 to 75 Shore A
  • Various thermal conductivities of up to 3 W/(m K) are available
  • Adhesion to polyolefins or polyamides using multi-component injection molding possible
  • Free of PVC and silicones

Process reliability in injection molding of thermally conductive TPEs ensures that the TPE is held in place during assembly and use. With its vision of thermally conductive TPEs, KRAIBURG TPE is leading the way, since a combination of adhesion to PP or PA and thermal conductivity is not yet available in the range of TPEs. “Due to an increase in the power density of systems, improved thermal management is becoming increasingly important.

The future market for thermally conductive TPEs will show strong growth – and our material puts us in a good position to compete in this market,” as Martina Hetterich, qualified engineer and Project Manager for Advance Development at KRAIBURG TPE, describes the necessity of the solution.

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UP TO 99% CARBON FOOTPRINT REDUCTION FROM NEW INEOS STYROLUTION BIO-ATTRIBUTED STYRENICS

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UP TO 99% CARBON FOOTPRINT REDUCTION FROM NEW INEOS STYROLUTION BIO-ATTRIBUTED STYRENICS

The products are based on styrene being produced using renewable feedstock that is not in competition with food production, such as kitchen waste and wood waste. The carbon footprint reduction for the new products varies between 77% and 99% when compared to the respective fossil-based products, depending on the amount of renewable feedstock used to produce a material

The new materials, Luran ECO and NAS  ECO have identical physical and mechanical properties as their fossil-based counterparts Luran and NAS, enabling a direct replacement for customers seeking to step up their sustainability efforts.

Eike Jahnke, Vice President of Specialties EMEA, comments: “These new solutions expand our portfolio of mass balance-based specialty styrenics products. Together with our previously introduced Styrolux  ECO and Styroflex  ECO families, we can now offer our customers sustainable drop-in solutions for four of our specialty product families.” Production of the new materials will be in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Luran and NAS  are transparent styrenics specialty materials offered by INEOS Styrolution.

Lauren is a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer (SAN) featuring a well-balanced property profile ranging from good transparency and excellent chemical resistance to high stiffness, extraordinary heat resistance as well as very good dimensional stability. These make them a material of choice for a variety of household and cosmetics packaging applications. NAS is a stiff, amorphous styrene methyl methacrylate (SMMA) copolymer for demanding applications requiring excellent transparency such as water tanks, displays, food containers, or boxes. NAS features an outstanding water-clear appearance, an extremely low haze as well as a good thermal and chemical resistance. The optical properties of NAS are on a similar level as PMMA, while NAS® has a density and processing advantage compared to acrylic solutions.

#ineos #carbonfootprint #lauren #Nas #Eco

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European mechanical plastics recycling exceeded 8 million tonnes in 2021 despite feedstock insecurities caused by Covid-19 slowdown

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European mechanical plastics recycling exceeded 8 million tonnes in 2021 despite feedstock insecurities caused by Covid-19 slowdown

The waste plastics value chain is a complex and dynamic sector, with an evolving operating environment. New legislation and targets for the recycling of plastics and the use of recyclate are changing the way the whole plastics industry must operate.  The mechanical plastics recycling industry, therefore, has become the focal point for investments, acquisition, and expansion.

Although the volume of commodity plastic entering the waste stream on a yearly basis is extremely large, estimated by AMI as 35.6 million tonnes in 2021, feedstock availability should not be taken for granted.  Much of this waste is currently uncollected for recycling or ‘lost’ at the sorting stage and ends up in landfills or used by EfW plants. Feedstock is, therefore, a finite resource, characterized by bail price fluctuations and variable quality and supply.

Plastics recyclate production was 8.2 million tonnes in 2021 and is forecast to grow at a rate of 5.6%/year to 2030. To put this figure into context, one must review it in tandem with the 35.6 million tonnes of commodity plastic entering the waste stream in 2021. This implies that Europe achieved an overall plastic recycling rate of 23.1%, far lower than one might have assumed.

The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on both the volume of waste being collected for recycling as well as simultaneously reducing the demand for recyclate, as factories close or reduce production. However, to date, it has not seemed to have had a long-lasting effect, as the industry has in general bounced back.

AMI sees within the 2030 timeframe of its report, additional absorption of recyclate volumes into applications that to date absorb negligible levels, particularly in Western Europe.  Uses for recyclate are becoming more diverse, and the ability to absorb recyclate into higher-value applications is also increasing, creating added value for the industry. AMI expects the commercialized and scaled production of food-grade rPP and rPS within the timescale of the report, creating new closed-loop systems, as we already see for rPET

Expanding on its highly successful 1st edition, AMI’s brand new 2nd edition report, Mechanical Plastics Recycling 2022 quantifies the market for mechanical recycling, analyzing the supply and demand balance, along with an evaluation of current production by country.  The report also looks at feedstock supply and the waste plastics value chain. A detailed review of the end-use applications for recyclate has been given, with an examination of potential future absorption.

The report is relevant to all those involved in the plastics industry value chain, from resin producers to brand owners/end users of plastic products. The report delivers a comprehensive quantitative assessment of the current industry situation and forecasts where this critical aspect of the plastics industry will go in the future.

#recyclingindustry #AMI #investment #expansion #covid19

www.ami.international

 

Quick way to check quality of 3d-printed alloys

Julie Fernandes
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 Quick way to check t quality of 3d-printed alloys

Scientists from NTU Singapore, have developed a fast and low-cost imaging method that can analyze the structure of 3D-printed metal parts and offer insights into the quality of the material.

Most 3D-printed metal alloys consist of a myriad of microscopic crystals, which differ in shape, size, and atomic lattice orientation.

By mapping out this information, scientists and engineers can infer the alloy’s properties, such as strength and toughness. This is similar to looking at wood grain, where wood is strongest when the grain is continuous in the same direction.

This made-in-NTU technology could benefit, for example, the aerospace sector, where the low-cost, rapid assessment of mission-critical parts — turbine, fan blades, and other components — could be a gamechanger for the maintenance, repair, and overhaul industry.

In comparison to the current gold standard of using a scanning electron microscope that is expensive and is time-consuming, this fast and easy method of analyzing metal alloys requires only 15 minutes and costs only a fraction of the price.

#NTUtechnology  #gamechanger #3dprintedmetal #analyze

https://www.ntu.edu.sg/

Cutting Emissions with Sharkskin Technology

Julie Fernandes
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Cutting Emissions with Sharkskin Technology

Together with the leading global chemicals and coatings manufacturer BASF, we developed a functional biomimetic technology: a film with a barely perceptible ribbed texture of small protrusions – riblets. Sized in patches for easy and targeted application, the film has millions of these prism-shaped riblets, each one 50 micrometers high.  Applied to the aircraft in a specific manner and aligned with the airflow, the riblets achieve efficiency gains, by reduced friction, similar to those of their counterparts in nature, and can also improve lift if attached on wings.

The riblet film is easy to apply, even on large commercial aircraft – up to 500 m2 on a Boeing 747-400’s lower fuselage and belly fairing. It is extremely resilient, withstands large temperature shifts, pressure differentials, and ultraviolet radiation on high flight levels.

“Fact is that our riblet technology can be applied to any aircraft with a similar effect.”

Jens-Uwe Mueller, Manager AeroSHARK

More than a cost-effective and scalable solution

Combining BASF’s advances in coating technologies and application processes with our extensive experience in aircraft engineering, research and testing resulted in a unique solution. It checks all the key boxes: cost-effectiveness, scalability, retrofit ability, and sustainability. And the latter is not only because of its impact on fuel savings and emissions reduction but also due to its lower manufacturing and application footprint compared to other technologies.

AeroSHARK is to be rolled out on Lufthansa Cargo’s entire Boeing 777F freighter fleet from the beginning of 2022, making the aircraft more economical and reducing emissions. Here we estimate a drag reduction of more than one percent. For the entire fleet of ten aircraft, this translates to annual savings of around 3,700 tons of kerosene and just under 11,700 tons of CO2 emissions, which is the equivalent of 48 individual freight flights from Frankfurt to Shanghai.

No hype. Results.

By late November 2019, it was clear that the riblet film jointly developed with BASF’s Coatings Division was delivering on its promise under real-life operating conditions, too.  AVIATAR’s Fuel Analytics solution was used to sense any variations in fuel consumption pre and post-modification down to 0.8%, accurately accounting for externalities such as weather conditions, flight profile, and even minor impacts on the fuselage. Initial results for the 747-400 with a lower fuselage modification showed a 0.8% friction reduction from the effect of AeroSHARK which translates into annual fuel savings of just about 300 metric tons of kerosene. This means a reduction in C02 emissions of more than 900 metric tons per year. 

Fully qualified and certified material

Our sharkskin riblet film was tested in the laboratory and real flight conditions: 

  • Climate and UV exposure
  • Fluid exposure (such as water, oil, etc)
  • Several adhesion and functionality test

#Aeroshark #biomimetictecnology #commericalaircraft #BASFcoating 

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New At K 2022: The Start-up Zone

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New At K 2022: The Start-up Zone

Newcomers showcase innovative developments and ideas for the plastics and rubber industries

Start-ups are young, creative, flexible and particularly stand out with their innovative solutions. So what better fit for K 2022, The World’s No. 1 Trade Fair for Plastics & Rubber, than to offer a dedicated presentation area to newcomers specialised in the development of innovative products and solutions revolving around plastics and rubber? And this is precisely what K 2022 will be doing with their START-UP ZONE to be found in Hall 8b of Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre at K from 19 to 26 October 2022.

At present, young companies can still apply for participation in the START-UP ZONE thereby using the unique opportunity of presenting themselves and their developments and making international business contacts with a high-calibre expert audience from all over the world at this the most important trade fair for the plastics and rubber industries.

Basic requirements for participation in the START-UP ZONE include:

  • Company no more than 10 years old
  • Headcount below 100
  • Annual turnover below EUR 10m

Already registered for the START-UP ZONE are Plastship from Germany, a European marketplace for recycled plastics to promote the circular economy online and offline, HEALIX from the Netherlands, the company collects nets, ropes and other plastic waste based on synthetic fibres to recycle them into high quality circular polymers for the global production supply chain, HAGE 3D from Austria, this start-up produces large format industrial 3D printers, and the developers of ENLYZE from Germany offer companies a software solution to perform quality control already during the manufacturing of a product.

 

Specialty Chemicals giant LANXESS appoints Neelanjan Banerjee as the Global Head of its Lubricant Additives Business

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Specialty Chemicals giant LANXESS appoints Neelanjan Banerjee as the Global Head of its Lubricant Additives Business

Neelanjan Banerjee will be taking over as the new Global Head of the Business Unit Lubricants Additives at LANXESS Corporation, USA effective July 1, 2022, after a brief work-in period. He has been Region Head, Vice-Chairman & Managing Director for LANXESS India Private Limited since August 2018 and has also been an Executive Director since 2009. He has held senior management positions in the last 16 years with the organization.

Headquartered in Shelton, CT in the US, the Business Unit Lubricant Additives (BU LAB) is globally positioned with around 800 customers worldwide and 12 production sites in 9 countries including Altamira (Mexico), Antwerpen (Belgium), East Hanover, Fords, (USA), Elmira, West Hill (Canada), Kaoshiung (Taiwan), Mannheim (Germany), Latina (Italy), Nantong, Qingdao (China), and Manchester (UK).

The business unit has 5 global technical competence centers located in Manheim (Germany), Nanjing and Qingdao (China) Naugatuck (USA), and West Hill (Canada). It also has 3 regional sales hubs located in the Americas, Europe, and APAC region. The BU LAB offers a comprehensive product portfolio for all lubricant applications. It focuses mainly on 3 segments: Transportation Additives, Industrial Additives, and Synthetic Basestocks &  Fluids. The business unit serves a host of attractive global end-application industries like automotive, marine, new mobility, aviation, power generation, food processing, metalworking, and general industrial.

Neelanjan Banerjee is taking over from Martin Saewe who moves on to become the Head of Group Initiative E-Mobility and CircularEconomy. He succeeds Philipp Junge, who has led the Group initiative since its launch in August 2020 and has successfully drivenLANXESS & strategy and projects around E-Mobility and Circular
Economy. Philipp Junge is leaving LANXESS at his own request effective March 31, to pursue new challenges outside the company.

Namitesh Roy Choudhury, currently head of Production, Technology, Safety and Environment group function (GF PTSE) India and executive Director of LANXESS India, will succeed Neelanjan Banerjee as Country Representative and Managing Director of LANXESS India Private Limited effective July 1, 2022. He joined Bayer in 1989 and subsequently moved to LANXESS in India in 2005. He has more than 30 years of experience in the chemical
industry.

#Globalhead #Lanxess #Lubricantadditives

www.Lanxess.in

CELANESE TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY OF DUPONT’S MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS

Julie Fernandes
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CELANESE TO ACQUIRE MAJORITY OF DUPONT’S MOBILITY & MATERIALS BUSINESS

Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire a majority of the Mobility & Materials (“M&M”) business of DuPont for $11.0 billion in cash. Celanese will acquire a broad portfolio of engineered thermoplastics and elastomers, industry-renowned brands and intellectual property, global production assets, and a world-class organization.

“The acquisition of the M&M business is an important strategic step forward and establishes Celanese as the preeminent global specialty materials company,” said Lori Ryerkerk, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “For nearly a decade, we have implemented, enhanced, and increasingly extended the Engineered Materials (“EM”) commercial model to generate shareholder value. M&M will be a high-quality addition to EM and will unlock significant opportunities to generate further customer and shareholder value. We are eager to welcome the M&M team to Celanese and jointly elevate the future growth and cash generation of the combined Celanese portfolio.”

“The M&M business is a unique complementary specialty materials asset to EM, spanning product, geography, and end-market,” said Tom Kelly, Senior Vice President of Engineered Materials. “This acquisition greatly enhances the EM product portfolio by adding new polymers, industry-renowned brands, leading product technology, and backward integration in critical polymers. We are eager to combine the product and technology leadership of M&M with the commercial excellence and customer engagement model of EM to accelerate our growth in high-value applications including future mobility, connectivity, and medical.”

Transaction Overview

The M&M business is a leading global producer of engineering thermoplastics and elastomers serving a variety of end-uses including automotive, electrical and electronics, consumer goods, and industrial applications. The acquired M&M product portfolio includes numerous specialty materials with global leadership positions in nylons (PA 66, PA 6), specialty nylons (HPPA, LCPA, filaments), polyesters (PET and PBT), and elastomers (TPC and EAE). The M&M portfolio is highly functionalized to meet a wide variety of application specifications and is supported by a leading intellectual property portfolio and technology organization.

According to the terms of the definitive agreement, Celanese will acquire a majority of the M&M business for a purchase price of $11.0 billion on a cash-free, debt-free basis. As part of the transaction, Celanese will acquire the following:

  • A global production network of 29 facilities, including compounding and polymerization
  • Customer and supplier contracts and agreements
  • Industry-leading intellectual property portfolio including approximately 850 patents with associated technical and R&D assets
  • Approximately 5,000 highly-skilled employees across the manufacturing, technical, and commercial organizations

Within the first four years following the close of the transaction, Celanese expects to achieve run-rate synergies of approximately $450 million as a result of the highly complementary fit of the businesses. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to adjusted earnings per share with anticipated accretion of $4.00 or more per share once full synergies are achieved by 2026.

The acquisition is expected to be fully financed with committed debt financing at the time of closing. Significant expansion of free cash flow and swift deleveraging is expected to support a reduction of total debt to below 3.0x EBITDA within two years of closing the transaction.

“Robust and growing cash generation and a strong balance sheet enable us to fully finance this acquisition with committed debt financing while maintaining our investment-grade credit profile,” said Scott Richardson, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. “M&M has historically been a strong generator of cash flow. We are confident in our ability to capture synergies that would allow us to double Celanese total free cash flow within the next five years.”

#Duptons #Acquiremobility #globalproduction  #futuregrowth

https://www.celanese.com/

OCSiAl receives the green light for Luxembourg graphene nanotube facility project to power the next generation of electric vehicles in Europe

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OCSiAl receives the green light for Luxembourg graphene nanotube facility project to power the next generation of electric vehicles in Europe

OCSiAl, the world’s largest manufacturer of graphene nanotubes, a game-changing material that has potential applications across up to 50% of the global materials market, has been granted approval by Luxembourg authorities for a production plant, together with an associated R&D center, in Differdange, Luxembourg.
 
The facility would further cement OCSiAl’s strategic advantage as the leading supplier of the supermaterial and enhance the geographic accessibility of graphene nanotubes to the growing EV components markets in Europe. In the state-of-the-art graphene nanotube R&D center, talented scientists and engineers will develop nanotube solutions for the transportation of the future.
 
A graphene nanotube is a unique form of carbon that can be imagined as a graphene sheet, with a thickness of one atom, rolled into a tube. One of the best electrical conductors on earth, graphene nanotubes are 100 times stronger than steel but lighter than aluminum.
 
When added to a material, nanotubes create a strong, conductive skeleton inside the material that results in a substantial improvement to the material’s targeted properties. The use of elastomers, thermoplastics, and thermosets, reinforced with graphene nanotubes, will lead to the development of lightweight “smart” car bodies; safe, energy-efficient tires; and long-lasting, high-performance batteries for EVs. Today, OCSiAl’s nanotubes are applied in serial production by a number of leading Lithium-ion battery manufacturers. The new facility is expected to increase OCSiAl’s production capacity, which could supply nanotubes for up to 10 million Lithium-ion battery-powered EVs per year. The total number of EVs sold around the world in 2021 was 6.5 million.
 
“Our state-of-the-art graphene nanotube facility in Luxembourg will be positioned near more than 20 gigafactories in Europe, many of which are already our partners. Its strategic location between Belgium, France, and Germany will allow us to reduce logistics costs and work closely with leading automakers, the largest chemical producers, and large tire manufacturers across Europe,” said Konstantin Notman, Chief Executive Officer of OCSiAl Group. He added, “With the new facility, we’ll be able to supply these leading industries with advanced materials for the next generation of EV components.”

OCSiAl plans to invest $300 million in the development of the cutting-edge facility, which was designed to minimize the usage of energy and resources as well as to protect the population and the biodiversity in the surrounding environment from any negative impact. Moreover, graphene nanotubes contribute to sustainable development by giving industries the ability to create next-generation products with previously unachievable properties and with less raw material required.

OCSiAl’s headquarters and one of the company’s three graphene nanotube development centers are already located in Luxembourg. The new facility will expand the company’s global footprint and is expected to increase its headcount by 300 across research and production. Over 1,500 industry players in more than 50 countries are developing technologies and products based on OCSiAl’s graphene nanotubes. In some products, graphene nanotubes have become a key component.

For instance, batteries with OCSiAl nanotubes are already in serial production by a number of leading Lithium-ion battery makers. Two of the five largest global tire manufacturers are at an advanced R&D stage with OCSiAl’s nanotubes, and seven of the ten largest global coatings producers are conducting advanced industrial trials. According to third-party analysis, the total addressable market for OCSiAl’s graphene nanotube products and technology is expected to surpass $400 billion by 2035.

#greenlight #nextgeneration #nanotubes 

https://ocsial.com/

Solvay Expands Its US-Based SulfonePolymers Business

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Solvay Expands Its US-Based SulfonePolymers Business

Solvay announces an ambitious expansion plan for its U.S.-based sulfone business, which focuses on polymer solutions for various critical life science applications, as part of its ongoing commitment to build capacity in this field to support a growing global customer base.

The full scope of the multi-year expansion plans will ultimately touch all of Solvay’s sulfone polymers including Udel polysulfones (PSU), Veradel polyether sulfones (PESU), and Radel polyphenyl sulfones (PPSU). The first major investment steps will include a capacity increase for Udel PSU of over 25% by 2024 at the company’s production site in Marietta, Ohio, with much of this increase expected online by early 2023.

Likewise, to strengthen Solvay’s leading position in the market, production capacity for dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (DCDPS) — an important common building block used in all sulfone polymers — will also be expanded by more than 25% by 2024, resulting in capacity increases at the company’s Augusta, Georgia site by end of 2022.

“This new multi-year program marks an important step in our strategy for future growth and affirms our number one position in the U.S. sulfone polymers market,” says Carmelo Lo Faro, president of Solvay’s Materials segment. “Essentially, the expansions will address the growth potential of our sulfone products in high-performance life-saving and life-sustaining areas, such as healthcare, water purification, and pharma processing.”

Key application market segments to benefit from these investments include hemodialysis, medical instruments, and pharmaceuticals — in both development and production, and water purification, where Solvay expects strong double-digit growth in terms of global demand. Moreover, high-performance sulfone polymers also play a growing role in residential and commercial heating and plumbing systems.

Solvay has announced a major expansion plan to boost its production capacity for sulfone polymers in support of a growing global customer base in life-saving and life-sustaining application markets. The first steps in this initiative will add more than 25% of capacity for both Udel polysulfones (PSU) and basic dichlorodiphenyl (DCDPS) at the company’s production sites in the United States by 2024.

# U.S.-based sulfone #polymersolutions  #globalexpansion #enlargeinvestment

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