Extrusion Asia Edition 1-2019

18 信息縱覽 Extrusion Asia Edition 1/2019 nuary at its Caojing site in Shanghai, Chi- na. With an annual capacity of 42,000 tons, the plant will produce antioxidants and associated forms and blends for the plastic additives market. The units for powder blending, liquid antioxidants and formgiving are now operational as part of the plant’s first phase. “With this investment, we strengthen our position as the leading global sup- plier of antioxidants,” said Dr. Markus Kamieth, Member of the Board of Direc- tors, BASF SE. “Asia is the world’s largest antioxidants market and China accounts for almost 65% of the market in Asia. We expect the market will show attrac- tive growth rates in the medium to long term.” Located at BASF’s Caojing site in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park, the new plant will benefit from its proximity to BASF’s regional research and develop- ment center in Shanghai; a hub that pro- vides technical support to polymer pro- ducers across the region. Importance of antioxidants : Antioxi- dants help prevent thermal oxidation re- actions when plastics are processed at high temperatures. Oxidation can cause the loss of impact strength, elongation, surface cracks and discoloration of the material. Almost all polymer materials undergo oxidative degradation reactions at one or all of the manufacturing, pro- cessing and end-use stages. BASF runs a global production network and is the only supplier of plastic addi- tives with production sites in Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East. ➠ BASF SE www.basf.com ➠ BASF Plastic Additives www.plasticadditives.basf.com www.performancechemicals.basf.com ➠ SML Maschinengesellschaft mbH www.sml.at between Sigma Plastics Group based in the US and King Pac Industrial in Thai- land will leverage Sigma’s experience in the demanding US market and King Pac’s local manufacturing and distribu- tion networks. Sigma Plastics, the largest privately owned film extrusion group in North America with an output of over 2 billion pound of resin and employing over 4,500 people has a commanding posi- tion in the US markets and is now look- ing to expand its business activities in the growing Far East markets. King Pac Industries with an output of 220 million pounds is the largest indus- trial bag manufacturer in Asia and is also n 亚洲西格玛（Sigma）拉伸薄膜已 经宣布，安装在泰国的新流延拉伸薄膜 生产线中的第一条已经订购。这家由总 部位于美国的西格玛塑料集团与泰国 King Pac Industrial合资的企业，将把西 格玛集团在要求严格的美国市场上的经 验和King Pac 的本地制造和分销网络优 势发挥出来。西格玛塑料集团是北美最 大的私营塑料薄膜挤出集团，树脂产量 超过二十亿磅，雇员超过4,500人,在美 国市场上占有领先地位，现在寻求在增 长的远东市场上扩大业务活动。 King Pac Industries产量为2.2亿 磅，是亚洲最大的工业袋制造商，同样 在寻求发展，进入流延拉伸薄膜市场。 生产线来自于奥地利制造商SML， 将于2019年第四季度交货到泰国并在此 后短期内投入生产。来自SML的当代最 新技术将使得亚洲西格玛拉伸薄膜公司 向东南亚以及澳大利亚市场提供一流品 质的拉伸薄膜产品。 来自SML的第一条生产线将安装在 新的定制厂房内，面积超过30万平方英 尺，每年将生产大约四千五百万磅拉伸 薄膜产品。 Film Extrusion – Joint Venture n Sigma Stretch Film of Asia, has an- nounced the purchase of the first of their new cast stretch film production lines for installation in Thailand. This joint venture 挤出薄膜-合资企业 looking to expand into the cast stretch film market. The line, from Austrian machinery manu- facturer SML, will be delivered to Thai- land 4th quarter 2019 and go on-stream shortly thereafter. State-of-the-art tech- nology from SML will allow Sigma Stretch of Asia to supply premium-quali- ty stretch films into the South East Asian and Australasian markets. This first line from SML will be installed in a new, custom-built facility of over 300,000sq ft and will produce approx. 45 million pounds of stretch film per year.