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China: Cheng Shin Toyo – rubber masterbatch
FOCUS consolidating production in fewer plants, the reduced operating costs will generate a payback on the Altona closure costs in less than two years. Press release from: Cabot Corp, 2 Seaport Lane, Suite 1300, Boston, MA 02210-2019, USA, Website: http://www.cabot-corp.com (27 Oct 2004) & Chemical Week, 3 Nov 2004, 166 (36)
Austria, Germany & Malaysia: Schaefer – PCC Schaefer Kalk GmbH is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) business. The company currently produces about 120,000 tonnes/y of PCC from three locations in Germany and Austria. It sells its product under the brandname Precarb, mainly to papermakers, especially to mills making cigarette papers. The major plant is at Hahnstätten, where Schaefer makes about 60,000 tonnes/y of dry PCC and 20,000 tonnes/y of PCC slurry. The company also runs two satellite PCC plants – at the Neidenfels cigarette paper mill of Julius Glatz (in Germany) and at the Papierfabrik Wattens cigarette paper mill (in Austria). Schaefer is also nearing completion of a 20,000 tonnes/y PCC plant at Kuala Ketil (Malaysia). Industrial Minerals, Nov 2004, (446), 16
China: Cheng Shin Toyo – rubber masterbatch Cheng Shin Toyo Tire & Rubber Co is purchasing two rubber masterbatch mixer feedlines from Chronos Richardson for delivery in February 2005. They will be installed at its factory in Kunshan City, Jiangsu province. Each of the new lines will have a small chemical checkweighing and indexing system; dedicated zinc oxide weighing systems; oils and polymers weighing and feeding; and weighing and feeding systems for carbon black and for white fillers. Chronos Richardson is also supplying a CR-3000S process control system. European Rubber Journal, Oct 2004, 186 (10), 15
China: NGY Colour – pigments for ceramics NGY Colour China has inaugurated a new facility capable of producing 5000
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tonnes/y of pigments at an undisclosed location in China. The company has also achieved a 30% rise in exports in 2003. NGY Colour specialises in the manufacture of pigments and glazes for ceramics tiles. Industrial Ceramics, May-Aug 2004, 24 (2), 141
Czech Rep: Precheza – TiO2 Precheza opened its new technology centre at Prerov in October 2004. This centre, built at a cost of CEK 15 M, will be devoted to research and development in Precheza’s two main fields of activity – TiO2 and iron oxide pigments. Some research projects on nanomaterials technology are envisaged. Precheza is the sole producer in the Czech Republic, with capacities for producing 42,000 tonnes/y of TiO2 and 12,000 tonnes/y of iron oxide pigments. Hospodarske Noviny, 20 Oct 2004, 48 (205), 17 (in Czech)
India: Gujarat Mineral Development Corp – kaolin The Gujarat Mineral Development Corp has revealed that a deposit containing about 180 M tonnes of kaolin has been identified in the geographical belt spanning from Bhuj to Fatehgadh in the Rapar Taluka district of eastern Kutch. Another belt stretching from Bhuj to Anjar is likely to have deposits that may yield some 30-40 M tonnes of kaolin. Asian Ceramics, Oct 2004, 14
India: KCP Biotech – natural food colorants KCP Biotech Ltd (part of the KCP group, headquartered in Chennai) intends to set up a natural food colorants plant at the Shapoorji Pallonji Biotech Park in Shamirpet, near Hyderabad. The plant will produce natural colours from turmeric, chilli powder and annatto seeds, employing technology developed by the Central Food Technological Research Institute (of Mysore) and the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (of Hyderabad). KCP is seeking product quality approvals from the US Food & Drug Administration and from its EU counterpart. Initial production will be
of the order of 1000 kilos per annum. Business Line, 10 Nov 2004, 11 (312), 3
Japan: Asahi Glass/Dohkai – silica Dohkai Chemical Industries (a subsidiary of Asahi Glass) plans to double the capacity of its silica plants in Fukuoka province. The company is already operating at near full-capacity levels, producing Sunsphere (highperformance micro-spherical silica) and MS Gel (silica fillers for chromatography columns). Asahi Glass aims to double its sales revenue from high-value added silica to more than Yen 3 bn by end 2007. Japan Chemical Week, 28 Oct 2004, 45 (2292), 2
UK: Addcolour – plastics masterbatch Addcolour Plastics (of Wigan) has been obliged to call in the receivers with a view to winding-up the business. The company suffered a sharp decline in sales and profits and lost the support of its creditors. The Wigan plant for making 18,000 tonnes/y of coloured plastics masterbatch is up for sale. Plastics and Rubber Weekly, 12 Nov 2004, 3
UK: Impact Colours – plastics masterbatch Impact Colours (a subsidiary of Curtis Plastics of Luton) has spent £100,000 on new mixing equipment for its plant at Rushden, Northants. Impact Colours plans to release a range of masterbatches that will cover a range of 220 stock colours by the end of 2004, demonstrating its faith in the market potential of universal colour masterbatch. The new range, marketed from 1 Oct 2004 as MaximUM, can be used on 26 different polymers. Plastics and Rubber Weekly, 1 Oct 2004, 3
US: Zemex – barytes Zemex Corp has decided to shut down its barytes facility in Murphy, NC due to “location and feedstock cost issues.” The closure is in line with Zemex’s earlier announcement that it will focus on drilling-grade barytes and will cease producing barytes for other specialist applications. Industrial Minerals, Nov 2004, (446), 10
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Austria, Germany & Malaysia: Schaefer – PCC Schaefer Kalk GmbH is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) business. The company currently produces about 120,000 tonnes/y of PCC from three locations in Germany and Austria. It sells its product under the brandname Precarb, mainly to papermakers, especially to mills making cigarette papers. The major plant is at Hahnstätten, where Schaefer makes about 60,000 tonnes/y of dry PCC and 20,000 tonnes/y of PCC slurry. The company also runs two satellite PCC plants – at the Neidenfels cigarette paper mill of Julius Glatz (in Germany) and at the Papierfabrik Wattens cigarette paper mill (in Austria). Schaefer is also nearing completion of a 20,000 tonnes/y PCC plant at Kuala Ketil (Malaysia). Industrial Minerals, Nov 2004, (446), 16
China: Cheng Shin Toyo – rubber masterbatch Cheng Shin Toyo Tire & Rubber Co is purchasing two rubber masterbatch mixer feedlines from Chronos Richardson for delivery in February 2005. They will be installed at its factory in Kunshan City, Jiangsu province. Each of the new lines will have a small chemical checkweighing and indexing system; dedicated zinc oxide weighing systems; oils and polymers weighing and feeding; and weighing and feeding systems for carbon black and for white fillers. Chronos Richardson is also supplying a CR-3000S process control system. European Rubber Journal, Oct 2004, 186 (10), 15
China: NGY Colour – pigments for ceramics NGY Colour China has inaugurated a new facility capable of producing 5000
DECEMBER 2004
ON
PIGMENTS
tonnes/y of pigments at an undisclosed location in China. The company has also achieved a 30% rise in exports in 2003. NGY Colour specialises in the manufacture of pigments and glazes for ceramics tiles. Industrial Ceramics, May-Aug 2004, 24 (2), 141
Czech Rep: Precheza – TiO2 Precheza opened its new technology centre at Prerov in October 2004. This centre, built at a cost of CEK 15 M, will be devoted to research and development in Precheza’s two main fields of activity – TiO2 and iron oxide pigments. Some research projects on nanomaterials technology are envisaged. Precheza is the sole producer in the Czech Republic, with capacities for producing 42,000 tonnes/y of TiO2 and 12,000 tonnes/y of iron oxide pigments. Hospodarske Noviny, 20 Oct 2004, 48 (205), 17 (in Czech)
India: Gujarat Mineral Development Corp – kaolin The Gujarat Mineral Development Corp has revealed that a deposit containing about 180 M tonnes of kaolin has been identified in the geographical belt spanning from Bhuj to Fatehgadh in the Rapar Taluka district of eastern Kutch. Another belt stretching from Bhuj to Anjar is likely to have deposits that may yield some 30-40 M tonnes of kaolin. Asian Ceramics, Oct 2004, 14
India: KCP Biotech – natural food colorants KCP Biotech Ltd (part of the KCP group, headquartered in Chennai) intends to set up a natural food colorants plant at the Shapoorji Pallonji Biotech Park in Shamirpet, near Hyderabad. The plant will produce natural colours from turmeric, chilli powder and annatto seeds, employing technology developed by the Central Food Technological Research Institute (of Mysore) and the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (of Hyderabad). KCP is seeking product quality approvals from the US Food & Drug Administration and from its EU counterpart. Initial production will be
of the order of 1000 kilos per annum. Business Line, 10 Nov 2004, 11 (312), 3
Japan: Asahi Glass/Dohkai – silica Dohkai Chemical Industries (a subsidiary of Asahi Glass) plans to double the capacity of its silica plants in Fukuoka province. The company is already operating at near full-capacity levels, producing Sunsphere (highperformance micro-spherical silica) and MS Gel (silica fillers for chromatography columns). Asahi Glass aims to double its sales revenue from high-value added silica to more than Yen 3 bn by end 2007. Japan Chemical Week, 28 Oct 2004, 45 (2292), 2
UK: Addcolour – plastics masterbatch Addcolour Plastics (of Wigan) has been obliged to call in the receivers with a view to winding-up the business. The company suffered a sharp decline in sales and profits and lost the support of its creditors. The Wigan plant for making 18,000 tonnes/y of coloured plastics masterbatch is up for sale. Plastics and Rubber Weekly, 12 Nov 2004, 3
UK: Impact Colours – plastics masterbatch Impact Colours (a subsidiary of Curtis Plastics of Luton) has spent £100,000 on new mixing equipment for its plant at Rushden, Northants. Impact Colours plans to release a range of masterbatches that will cover a range of 220 stock colours by the end of 2004, demonstrating its faith in the market potential of universal colour masterbatch. The new range, marketed from 1 Oct 2004 as MaximUM, can be used on 26 different polymers. Plastics and Rubber Weekly, 1 Oct 2004, 3
US: Zemex – barytes Zemex Corp has decided to shut down its barytes facility in Murphy, NC due to “location and feedstock cost issues.” The closure is in line with Zemex’s earlier announcement that it will focus on drilling-grade barytes and will cease producing barytes for other specialist applications. Industrial Minerals, Nov 2004, (446), 10
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