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Feature
Compounds
Expansion continues
As part of its continued expansion in Europe, Tosaf – a manufacturer
of compounds, additives and master- batches for the plastics industry
– has opened Tosaf Iberica SL in Barcelona, Spain. This new company
is the seventh in the row of Tosaf’s marketing and sales subsidiaries
spread throughout Europe, placed in Germany, Italy, France, The
Netherlands, Turkey and the UK. Sales manager of Tosaf Iberica
is Roger Alba.
David Alarcón Pérez is heading the local colour division. In close
cooperation with a local logistics centre – Compañia Internacional
de Almacenajes SA – Tosaf Iberica provides a high responsiveness to
customers’ demands.
Tosaf Iberica SL – Spain Website:
A first for Li Chang
Established in 1995, Guangzhou Li Chang Fluoroplastics Co Ltd
manufactures raw materials for fluoroplastics and is the first company
in mainland China manufacturing environmentally friendly coloured
Fluoroplastics. The company is also ISO9001 certified.
The annual output of the company’s main product FEP (F46) is 2,600
tons, ETFE (F40) is 100 tons and PFA is 400 tons. These materials are
widely used in high-temperature resistance electric wire and cable.
The main characteristics are:
• FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene): Fine lubricity, insulation,
high temperature resistance, flame retardant, radiation resistance
• PFA (polytetrafluoro ethylene): Fine heat resistance, cold
resistance, chemical durability, insulation, lubricity, breaking and
cracking resistance.
• ETFE (ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene): Similar to FEP
Guangzhou Li Chang Fluoroplastics Co Ltd – China
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Research and innovation
Fainplast has inaugurated a new research and development laboratory
with a total area of 200m2, which also includes the new department
dedicated to quality control of polyolefin products – a total investment
amounting to €300,000.
Around 20 skilled technicians are employed in the new laboratory,
which is fitted with advanced machinery and equipment. This new
investment confirms the highly innovative vocation of the Italian
company, which constantly invests in new technologies in order to
improve product standards and remain a leading company in the
plastics sector at an international level. Besides the new laboratory,
Fainplast is also investing in a new warehouse for the storage of
finished products for a total covered area of 1,850m2 on a total area of
3,700m2.
Fainplast has always believed in constant innovation as the key to
their business success. For this reason last June they tested and
implemented a new system that has increased the plant automation of
the halogen-free department.
This system is based on a depalletiser robot that, in the initial phase
of production, allows speeding up the procedures enhancing and
increasing the dosage of the products. Two new large and six smaller
silos were installed for the storage of raw materials in an investment
worth €1m.
Fainplast Srl – Italy
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