Extrusion International 6-2018

38 Extrusion International 6/2018 MATERIALS – INTERVIEW Mr. Heitkamp, please provide us with more information about Cabot’s in- novative products meant for extru- sion processing technologies show- cased at Fakuma 2018. Sebastian Heitkamp: Cabot has a wide range of masterbatches specifi- cally meant for extrusion applications, in particular, for pipe, sheet and ther- moformed sheet. We also have some products for extrusion of fibers. The majority of our extrusion grades go to the packaging market. Our products are used for both food packaging and industrial rigid packaging. At Fakuma this year, we intro- duced TECHBLAK ® XP6468A and TECHBLAK ® XP1002A black master- batches for food contact applications. These innovative formulated solu- At Fakuma 2018 Cabot Corporation, a leading provider of rubber and specialty carbons, masterbatches and conductive compounds, presented its innovative products for plastics industry. Sebastian Heitkamp, Global Marketing Manager, focused on solutions for extrusion application and highlighted the key exhibits tions are made with recycled mate- rial and offer excellent purity and high color strength, designed for PET packaging applications. Both master- batches are suitable for use according to the requirements of the European food contact Regulation (EU) 10/2011 and TECHBLAK ® XP1002A will also allow the final article to comply with the requirements of the United States Food and Drug Administration (US- FDA). As for industrial packaging, we have black masterbatches and conductive compounds for sheet extrusion. Our CABELEC ® conductive compounds and concentrates for conductive packaging provide you with ultimate performance. These conductive com- pounds come ready to use, making it easier for our customers to manufac- We Are Glad to Have More Time for Technical Discussions at Fakuma Interview with Sebastian Heitkamp, Global Marketing Manager, Cabot Corporation