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K. D. FEDDERSEN produce material for Air vents for BMW Mini Countryman
A success story continues. After the plastics processor Novares Löhne and Hamburg-based plastics distributor K.D. Feddersen GmbH & Co. KG developed the optimum material for the slats of the air vents in Scania trucks, this material is currently also being used in series production of the BMW Mini...
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Polykemi leads the way for recycled plastic compounds by hosting in-house workshop
Over recent years, a change has come regarding the usage of recycled plastic compounds within the industry. Polykemi now supports this process further by hosting a tour of in-house workshops at subcontractors and end customer across...
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Resolving plastics - a holistic approach to the future
Together with its sister companies K.D. Feddersen, M.TEC and PolyComp, as well as its own branches AF-COLOR and BIO-FED, the compounder AKRO-PLASTIC will show at K 2019 under the banner of “Plastics Solutions” what the companies of the Feddersen Group have to offer in the field of...
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Polykemi is preparing for an electric future
Polykemi Ystad Sweden (Est. 1968) has for more than 50 years successfully developed and produced customer adapted thermoplastic compounds for the automotive industry, among others. To meet future demands regarding plastic materials for example for electric vehicles, the company recently invested in...
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High-performance material opening up new possibilities from K.D. Feddersen
- 31.05.2019
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Compounds
- PA Polyamide
As a global distributor and service provider with over 60 years of experience in the plastics market, K.D. Feddersen's portfolio of engineering plastics incorporating a range of top quality products and services. The company develops and implements innovative solutions and offers its customers...
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RESINEX increases the level of PE + PP recycling, PE + PA / EVOCH recycling, impact modification
Achieve a higher level of compounding and recycling with DOW compatibilizers and...
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MOL Group enters into recycled plastic compounding by acquiring Aurora Group
MOL Group announced that it has signed a sales-purchase agreement to acquire Aurora, a recycled plastic compounder with production plants located nearby automotive manufacturing and plastics conversion clusters in Baden-Württemberg,...
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MCAE Systems s.r.o. uses the additive production to the full
Stratasys has launched advanced elastomers and forward materials for its front 3D printers FDM and PolyJet. This allows customers to use additive manufacturing methods to quickly produce prototypes, tools, and parts by 3D printing. The FDM elastomer solution provides manufacturers with a new level...
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Polykemi AB Celebrates 50th Anniversary with New Compouds for Conventional Vehicles and Electric Vehicles
At Fakuma 2018 Polykemi AB will be celebrating 50 years as a compounder. The company, currently active in Europe, Asia and the US, will be informing about Technical compounds, High Tech compounds and Recycled materials. There will be a special focus on Electro-vehicles, demanding various light...
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Brenntag significantly extends its portfolio, being no longer just a distributor but also a manufacturer
- 25.07.2018
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Compounds
The traditional supplier of granules and additives Brenntag is coming to market right now with a few...
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GRAFE passes audit for latest norm to qualify as supplier for the automobile industry
- 19.06.2018
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Automotive
- Compounds
The certification for IATF 16949 has been granted to the GRAFE Group. Upon passing the audit, the company from Blankenhain has qualified itself as manufacturer and developer of color masterbatches for the automobile industry. In so doing, the Thuringian company has once again assumed a lead role in...
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The GRAFE Design Center presents the trend colors of 2019 and celebrates its 10th year anniversary and 100 years of Bauhaus in Weimar
Marvel at creativity, indulge in reminiscences, be inspired – the Design Center of the GRAFE Group, Blankenhain, is hosting an exhibition to mark the10th anniversary of the GRAFE Color Preview. Take a fascinating look at all the previous unique trend color projects Take a fascinating look at all...
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New office of TER Plastics Sp. z o.o. in Brno
TER Plastics POLYMER GROUP - recognized European partner in the field of development and distribution of engineering plastics, with main business focus on high performance polymers, launches a new branch office in Brno. This is another milestone in the development path of this...
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Polykemi AB: Compounds from three different worlds – Technical plastics – High-performance plastics – Recyclates
At its exhibition stand this year, the global manufacturer of technical thermoplastic compounds, Polykemi AB, based in Ystad, Sweden, is focusing on blends, high-performance plastics PPA GF and high-tech polypropylene for lightweight construction as well as highlighting increasingly important...
Interplastics s.r.o. has established a new partnership with TECNOPOL
Since August 2017, Interplastics has started a new partnership with the Italian company...
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Premium Sporting Knife Manufacturer Relies on PolyOne’s Bergamid™ Nylon to Extend its Brand Message
When French outdoor equipment specialist Avanona began development of a new range of hunting and camping knives, the company’s designers wanted to extend the innovation to the knives’ sheaths as...
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Polykemi AB launches SCANREX - a new family of high performing compounds
It is time for the next step in the development of the Polykemi product range. The company now launches a new family of high performing plastic compounds called SCANREX. The premiere members are two PPA-compounds with 30 % and 50 % glass fibers - constituting base grades in a class of materials...
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Remiva killed more than two birds with one stone in 2017
- 05.06.2017
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Compounds
As every year we bring new services to our customers and this will not be different case in 2017. We introduce you to our new compounds and we announce the new sales office of the company...
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Polykemi AB has appointed De Monchy International B.V. as the partner for the Benelux.
- 21.03.2017
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Compounds
Polykemi, the developer and manufacturer of custom-designed thermoplastic compound, continues to grow. Now Polykemi focus more on the Benelux market together with De Monchy International...
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Optimal focus on R&D - one Polykemi development department turns into two!
- 22.02.2017
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Compounds
- Research
The focus on research and development has always been one of the corner stones at Polykemi in Ystad, Sweden. The development department is a strong contributing fact to Polykemi’s front edge in the business. Now Polykemi takes yet another step in creating an even more effective research and...
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New Cooperation between TER Plastics POLYMER GROUP and TORAY
From now on TER Plastics POLYMER GROUP is distributing TORAY’s Toyolac brand products throughout Europe. The Toyolac portfolio is one the broadest styrenics portfolio within the global producers, including a complete range of products like opaque and transparent ABS, ASA, SAN and blends like PC /...
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The GRAFE GROUP has developed halogen-free, flame-retardant polypropylene compounds
The plastics experts at GRAFE are introducing a halogen flame retardant PP compound, which can be colored as desired. "Our goal was to develop a material that offers halogen-free, flame-retardant and good mechanical properties along with good flowability and the possibility of free coloration,"...
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Replacement of metal with the latest technology LFT
- 27.07.2016
- Plastics and Rubber products
- Compounds
The innovative production method allows the new highly modular specialty...
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Polykemi AB delivers material to SOLVATTEN - the combined portable water treatment & solar water heater system!
- 07.06.2016
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Compounds
Polykemi AB and Solvatten has together with KB Components developed a material coping with a number of challenges. The material has sufficient mechanical properties, an optimized stiffness & impact strength as well as high UV – resistance. In addition, the material is also food...
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Mercedes Benz of Germany in cooperation with Polykemi of Sweden!
- 03.02.2016
- Suppliers of raw materials
- Automotive
- Compounds
Mercedes Benz has had their eyes on a quite interesting Polykemi-material for some time. Their target in mind was to replace a PBT with glass fibers currently used in the inside frames of sun visors. Since this Polykemi material indeed has properties that you really wouldn´t expect from a...
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Color compounds for the production of crayons from GRAFE
The history of crayons can be traced all the way back to ancient Egypt where, using a mixture of beeswax and natural color pigments, the ancient Egyptians painted pictures on stone and papyrus. Crayons today are popular for coloring pictures and doing artwork. Two important reasons for this are the...
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New investments increases the competitive edge!
Scandinavia’s biggest compounder Polykemi AB started up the Chinese operations in a fully owned subsidiary already back in 2005. The first ever compounds produced in China came out of the new site in 2007, situated in Kunshan in the Jiangsu-province outside...
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Flame-retardant new developments in GRAFE
The GRAFE Group of Blankenhain will be presenting two new product developments at the upcoming Fakuma. Alongside other products, the company will be introducing an electrically conductive and halogen-free, flame-retardant PP compound at the international plastics trade fair which will be held from...
Interplastics s.r.o. distributes compounds Carbopol
- 13.04.2015
- Latest News
- Compounds
Company Interplastics s.r.o. signed cooperation with the Portuguese company Carbopol and became the only exclusive distributor for Slovak, Czech and Romanian...
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A new recycled & flame retardant matrial for railway applications!
Rondoplast AB - subsidiary of Scandinavia’s biggest compounder Polykemi AB has developed a new exciting and almost unique high tech material for cable ducts. The REZYcom PP R15000 FR is a grade based on recycled plastics, in addition the material has a feature being quite uncommon for recycled...
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