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July 2017 20
THE Fire Retardant Additives (FRA)
business unit, part of the Huber
Engineered Materials division of J M
Huber Corporation, has announced
a 20 per cent capacity increase at its
manufacturing plant in Bauxite, Arkansas,
USA.
The capacity increase supports the
transfer of Huber’s proprietary technology
for production of its fine precipitated
Martinal® LEO alumina trihydrate
products obtained from the 2016
acquisition of the Martinswerk facility in
Bergheim, Germany.
The expansion will also support the
on-going growth of existing product lines
at Bauxite, which includes both Hydral®
710 and Hydral® PGA fine precipitated
hydrates.
“Since Martinswerk is now part of
Huber, it is a logical step to create a
strategic global product platform for
our customers,” said Martin Schulting,
managing director of Huber’s FRA
European business.
“The transfer will allow customers in
North America to source high quality
Martinal LEO grades locally resulting in
reduced lead times and freight costs,”
added Jerry Bertram, vice president and
general manager of Huber’s FRA business.
“It will increase global capacity for
Martinal LEO grades and creates more
flexibility in our supply chain to service
customers in the Asia Pacific and other
regions of the world, as we will have
two plants on two continents capable of
manufacturing the Martinal LEO product
portfolio.”
Production trials for the Martinal® LEO
products at Bauxite have been completed
and commercial availability is planned for
third quarter 2017.
In addition to the Martinal LEO grades,
the Bauxite plant will continue production
of its existing portfolio of Hydral®
precipitated hydrate products.
Huber – USA
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Expansion for fire retardant additives business
New role at Miltec
Herbert Freyre joined Miltec at the end
of September 2016 as a manufacturing
engineer and was recently promoted to
manufacturing engineering manager.
He has years of experience in several
industries, including aerospace and oil
and gas.
Mr Freyre has a diverse set of skills that he
uses to define manufacturing processes
while working closely with production
staff.
He has experience with cost reduction,
continuous improvement, training of
staff, quality systems, and equipment
maintenance and reliability.
He has a BS degree in mechanical
engineering from Catholic University
of Peru. He also has an MBA and holds a
Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification.
Bob Blandford, Miltec’s president, said:
“We are fortunate to have found such a
talented individual to support our growth
and development.”
Miltec UV – USA
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