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Degussa-Hüls boots UV stabilizer intermedates
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Degussa-Hfils boosts UV stabilizer intermedates
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Degussa-Htils is expanding its capacity for triacetone amine (TAA) and derivatives, a raw material for the production of UV stabilizers. The Euro 12 million investment will double production capacity to meet an increase in world demand. The new facility is planned for the company's Marl site and will start production at the middie of next year. The company says that the expansion will enable it to offer the market a secured raw material base for UV stabilizers. Degussa-Hiils says that its Fine Chemicals Division has developed extensive know-how in the manufacture of TAA and its derivatives, such as triacetone diamine (TAD), hexamethylene-bis-triacetone diamine (HMBTAD) and TEMPO compounds (tetramethyl piperidine N-oxyl). As well as the classic application for these intermediate products in the manufacture of UV stabilizers, the company says that there are also potential applications as inhibitors or catalysts. The company has recently expanded its range of TEMPO derivatives with two new products.
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Contact: Degussa-Hiils Tel: +49 23 65 49 71 O1
Netherlands on s.~-.m. Durastrength 200 is part of
strengthen PVC for applications such as dadding or siding and other thin profiles for
ed and lightweight expanded PVC pipes. Prior to the construction of this new plant, this product was imported from the USA. The Vlisfingen investment is intended to serve the European market more effidendy and includes new logis-
tics resources to fulfil the spe-
cific requirements of customers, such as bulk ddiveries. The new plant is also producing Metablen ® P, a range of processing aids that complement the Durastrength acrytic impact modifiers designed for
all PVC applications in construction (rigid foams, pipes, window profiles and opaque sheets) as well as in packaging. Contact:
New location for specialist manufacturer The Colorant-Chromatics Group is moving its headquarters to Cham in Switzerland from its present location in Knivsta, Sweden. The company has also announced plans to expand its laboratories in Finland and the USA. The Colorant-Chromatics Group is a supplier of concentrates, compounds, pigment dispersions and inks for fluoro-
polymers and other high performance polymers. Further changes, such as the expansion of manufacturing facilities, reorganization of the company's Japanese operation and an increase in sales capabilities in the USA, are set to be revealed shortly. The Group focuses on high quality concentrates and speciality compounds for the high
performance, high temperature processing industry. These include masterbatches for the colouration of FEP, ETFE, ECTFE, PFA, MFA, PVdF, THV, PEEK and PES; high performance compounds such as lubricated, titanate fibre-reinforced, X-ray opaque, static dissipation, electron beam cross-linkable ETFE and PVdF, and foamable FEP; dispersed
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pigment pastes for PTFE extrusion; and printing and striping inks. Contacts: Colorant Chromatics AG Tel: +41 41 741 0101 Fax: +41 41 741 0102 Chromatics Inc. Tel: +1 203 743 6868 Fax: +1 203 743 1102
INDUSTRY
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Degussa-Hfils boosts UV stabilizer intermedates
Atofina
Degussa-Htils is expanding its capacity for triacetone amine (TAA) and derivatives, a raw material for the production of UV stabilizers. The Euro 12 million investment will double production capacity to meet an increase in world demand. The new facility is planned for the company's Marl site and will start production at the middie of next year. The company says that the expansion will enable it to offer the market a secured raw material base for UV stabilizers. Degussa-Hiils says that its Fine Chemicals Division has developed extensive know-how in the manufacture of TAA and its derivatives, such as triacetone diamine (TAD), hexamethylene-bis-triacetone diamine (HMBTAD) and TEMPO compounds (tetramethyl piperidine N-oxyl). As well as the classic application for these intermediate products in the manufacture of UV stabilizers, the company says that there are also potential applications as inhibitors or catalysts. The company has recently expanded its range of TEMPO derivatives with two new products.
Tel: +33 1 4 9 0 0 7 0 2 9 Fax: +33 1 4 9 0 0 8 0 5 0
Contact: Degussa-Hiils Tel: +49 23 65 49 71 O1
Netherlands on s.~-.m. Durastrength 200 is part of
strengthen PVC for applications such as dadding or siding and other thin profiles for
ed and lightweight expanded PVC pipes. Prior to the construction of this new plant, this product was imported from the USA. The Vlisfingen investment is intended to serve the European market more effidendy and includes new logis-
tics resources to fulfil the spe-
cific requirements of customers, such as bulk ddiveries. The new plant is also producing Metablen ® P, a range of processing aids that complement the Durastrength acrytic impact modifiers designed for
all PVC applications in construction (rigid foams, pipes, window profiles and opaque sheets) as well as in packaging. Contact:
New location for specialist manufacturer The Colorant-Chromatics Group is moving its headquarters to Cham in Switzerland from its present location in Knivsta, Sweden. The company has also announced plans to expand its laboratories in Finland and the USA. The Colorant-Chromatics Group is a supplier of concentrates, compounds, pigment dispersions and inks for fluoro-
polymers and other high performance polymers. Further changes, such as the expansion of manufacturing facilities, reorganization of the company's Japanese operation and an increase in sales capabilities in the USA, are set to be revealed shortly. The Group focuses on high quality concentrates and speciality compounds for the high
performance, high temperature processing industry. These include masterbatches for the colouration of FEP, ETFE, ECTFE, PFA, MFA, PVdF, THV, PEEK and PES; high performance compounds such as lubricated, titanate fibre-reinforced, X-ray opaque, static dissipation, electron beam cross-linkable ETFE and PVdF, and foamable FEP; dispersed
Plastics Additives & CompoundingJune2000
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pigment pastes for PTFE extrusion; and printing and striping inks. Contacts: Colorant Chromatics AG Tel: +41 41 741 0101 Fax: +41 41 741 0102 Chromatics Inc. Tel: +1 203 743 6868 Fax: +1 203 743 1102