Extrusion International 6-2021

22 Extrusion International 6/2021 INDUSTRY NEWS FEDDEM GmbH & Co. KG www.feddem.com Production Plant to Poland „ Grupa Azoty’s plant in Tarnow, Poland, has been put into operation at the end of 2019. The mechanical engineering company FEDDEM had provided the planning for the entire technology and the production building at the time. Now production is already being expanded. The new FEDDEM extruder FED 72 MTS is scheduled to go into operation in early 2022. With this additional plant, which, just like the plant built in 2019, complies with the ICX ® technology developed by FEDDEM, the compound- er will thus increase its production capacity to almost 40,000 tonnes/year. “The ICX ® technology enables an identical production con- cept at different locations and creates uniform production conditions, equivalent products and a minimum of spare parts stock,” explains Dieter Groß, Managing Director of FEDDEM GmbH & Co. KG. According to the machine manu- facturer, this makes it possible not only to reduce costs, but also to increase the quality/price ratio. The fl exible systems used here adapt quickly and easily to changes in customer needs. Sustainability and energy ef fi ciency are equally im- portant factors. “The increasing demand for our plastic compounds and the positive business development with our cooperation part- ner AKRO-PLASTIC quickly led to the utilisation of our cur- rent compounding capacity. We are therefore pleased to be able to cover the developing volume growth with a capacity „ Specialty chemicals company LANXESS and energy com- pany bp are entering into a strategic partnership for the use of sustainable raw materials in high-tech plastics pro- duction. bp will supply sustainably produced cyclohexane to the LANXESS’ production site in Antwerp, Belgium, starting in the fourth quarter of 2021. The sustainable origin of the raw materials is certified according to ISCC Plus rules (“International Sustainability and Carbon Certi- fication”). With this partnership, both companies, which already have a long-standing business relationship, want to significantly advance the production of sustainable plastics. “The chemical industry plays an important role in the ex- pansion of the circular economy and efficient sustainable management. To meet the global challenges of climate change, creative approaches to solutions and collabo- ration are needed in service of our customers. We are pleased to accompany LANXESS as a strong partner with Forces on Renewable RawMaterials for Plastics Production Joined a broad portfolio of raw materials from renewable sourc- es,” says Wolfgang Stückle, Vice President Midstream Refining and Specialities Solutions Europe and Africa of bp. bp uses bio-based and bio-circular feedstocks for the production of “green” cyclohexane. These can be, for ex- ample, rapeseed oil or biomass. “High-performance plastics are the solution for many sus- tainable products, for example in various e-mobility appli- cations. It is now important to also make the production of this valuable material sustainable. In this context, the use of bio-based raw materials, along with modern recy- cling processes, is a key lever. We are delighted to have bp as a strategic partner at our side,” says Marcel Beermann, Head of Global Procurement and Logistics at LANXESS. LANXESS AG www.lanxess.com AFEDDEMextruder of theFED72MTSmodel serieswill be installedat GrupaAzoty’s plant inTarnow inearly 2022 expansion,” says Dariusz Cholewa, Managing Director of Grupa Azoty Compounding.