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5 News
19 Mixing it up in the lab

PAGE 31
Designed to speed up compound development, laboratory
compounders are increasingly being used for sampling and small
batch production. Peter Mapleston reviews the latest developments.
PAGE 47
31 Flame retardants trend to sustainability
Demand for fire retardants continues to grow, driven in large part by
the growing use of automotive electronics, but formulators are
seeking more sustainable solutions, writes Peter Mapleston.
47 Additives take on the counterfeiters

Product counterfeiting is a significant and growing challenge but
covert taggants embedded in plastics components provide a means
of protection. Jennifer Markarian finds out more.
PAGE 57
57 Getting to grips with the weather

Understanding the effects of the elements is crucial to finding the
appropriate plastics compound for the right application. Mark
Holmes find out how accelerated weathering tools can assist.
PAGE 67
67 Plasmonic protection from UV
US-firm Stabilization Technologies claims its plasmonic UV absorbers
offer a new and more sustainable option in terms of UV protection.
Mark Holmes finds out more.
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NEWS
Lanxess invests in China; DowDuPont

ups PPA
adds global FR products capacity
Lanxess is to invest around DowDuPont Transportation
€20 million in a compound- & Advanced Polymers, a
ing plant at its Changzhou business segment of the
site in China capable of firm’s Speciality Products
producing up to 25,000 division, is increasing
tonnes/year of its Durethan capacity for its DuPont
PHOTO: LANXESS
and Pocan PA and PBT Zytel HTN brand of high

plastics for the automotive, performance PA at its
electrical and electronics facility at Mechelen in
sector. The new plant is Belgium.
expected to start produc- Lanxess is to build a new compounding plant at Changzhou The company said it has
tion in Q2 2019 and will installed a new compound-
employ 35. achieve annual growth rates Charleston, South Carolina, ing line at the site that will
A key factor in the move of 9% in China in the years employing about 90, begin operation before the
is China’s large and growing to 2021. producing phosphorus end of 2017. The move is
automotive market; it is n In a separate move, chloride and derivative said to be a response to
expected to account for one Lanxess has also agreed to products, including flame strengthening demand for
third of all cars sold globally acquire Solvay’s phosphorus retardants. It turns over the PPA resin, which is
by 2025. Lanxess says the chemicals activites in a deal some €65m annually and used in the automotive,
country is also a pace-setter expected to close in 1H will form part of the Lanxess consumer and electronics
in the electrical and elec- 2018. This business oper- Additives segment. markets.
tronics markets. It expects to ates a manufacturing site at � www.lanxess.com The investment follows
recent investments at other
Dow DuPont sites in
AkzoNobel prepares to separate Germany and China. Zytel

HTN PPAs are said to offer
AkzoNobel shareholders formally approved ited take-over of the company by PPG. “outstanding chemical
plans to separate its Specialty Chemicals The Specialty Chemicals business resistance, retention of
business from its Paints and Coatings generates sales of around €4.8bn last year. It properties when exposed
operation at an EGM last month, preparing includes AkzoNobel’s peroxides and to moisture and perfor-
the way for a sale or IPO of the former polymer additives activities. The latter mance at high tempera-
business. includes carbon blacks, antistats, flame tures”, according to the
It had first announced the plans back in retardants and coupling agents. company.
March following its rejection of an unsolic- � www.akzonobel.com � www.dow-dupont.com
New laboratory for Lehmann&Voss

Lehmann&Voss has broken ground on Lehmann&Voss has laid the foundation stone for a new
its new tech centre in Germany laboratory and technical centre at its Hamburg-Wandsbek
plant in Germany. The company will invest over €4.5m in
PHOTO: SWP-ARCHITEKTEN HAMBURG
buildings, technical infrastructure and equipment at the

centre, which is expected to open in 1H 2019.
“We want to make sure that we maintain and continue to
strengthen our leadership position, more particularly, in the
field of plastics - compounds, 3D printing, masterbatches
and composites - but also in the fields of rubber, paints and
coatings,” said Managing Partner Dr Thomas Öhmichen.
� www.lehvoss.de

NEWS
Summit Evonik to buy 3M’s Accurel

focuses on additive concentrate unit
SWCNTs Evonik has agreed to buy
More than 400 industry 3M’s high-concentrates
experts attended the third additive compounding
Nanoaugmented Materials business, including the
Industry Summit in Accurel brand portfolio and
Luxembourg last month, manufacturing site at
an international event Obernburg in Germany.
organised by single wall The company said the
PHOTO: 3M
carbon nanotube (SWCNT) acquisition will close in the
producer OCSiAl. first quarter of next year and
Speakers at the event will enhance its position in
presented the latest specialty additives for Accurel additive technology is based on porous polymer carriers
applications for SWCNTs plastics.
across a range of indus- “We are gaining an The Accurel technology odour, scratch resistance
tries. Among the plastics excellent platform for the allows high levels of and mechanicals.
topics, Florma Joint CEO development of innovative additives to be introduced The business will be
Daniel Florenthal dis- solutions, and will be able to into porous solid polymer incorporated into Evonik’s
cussed development of a significantly expand our carriers. The highly concen- Interface & Performance
number of conductive product portfolio with this trated solid products enable Business Line, which also
thermoplastic compounds acquisition,” said Dr Dietmar large volumes of additives includes its silicones and
using its Fliquid liquid Schaefer, Head of Evonik’s to be introduced into the specialty surfactant additive
additive technology. Interface & Performance polymer matrix to improve products.
In the composites arena, Business Line. properties such as flow, � www.evonik.com
Romesh Kaul, CEO of
Mahindra Automotive’s
Stampings and Compos-
ites business and Elmar
Schulman hits the right note
Grieff, Project Leader A Schulman has introduced scratch and mar resistance, n The company has,
Nanocomposites at BÜFA Schulablen M/MC 3501 while retaining important together with 3D printer
Composite Systems, Piano Black 73265, a new properties like high flowabil- maker Prodways, an-
discussed work to produce co-polyester especially ity or high notched impact nounced the introduction of
electrically conductive designed for piano black strength”. It is part of a what it claims is the first
compounds with improved high-gloss applications. product line based on PA6-12T plastic material for
mechanical performance. The new product, the Eastman’s Tritan copolyester 3D printing using selective
OCSiAl EHS Lead company said, “has been and combined with multi- laser sintering.
Manager Gunther Van optimised in order to component blends and PA6-12T is a glass-filled
Kerckhove presented the achieve excellent chemical, additives. polymer traditionally used
latest SWCNT health and to produce parts that
safety data, including Schulman’s latest require rigidity, impact
confirmation that no Schulablen grade resistance and can with-
nanotubes are released offers a high gloss stand high temperatures
during utilisation of “piano black” and moisture. Schulman
materials containing its said the new PA612-GB
TUBALL products. He also 3800 powder makes it
detailed a number of possible to produce 3D
additional H&S and printed plastic parts with
environmental studies the these high performance
company is financing. mechanical properties.
PHOTO: A SCHULMAN
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DSM ups PA/TPC production

DSM has detailed the to increase compounding
DSM’s Arnitel compounding plant at Emmen in the Netherlands
expansion of production capacity for Arnitel TPC at the
capacity for high tempera- Emmen location is underway
ture PAs and thermoplastics and will be complete by late
copolyesters (TPCs) across 2018, it said.
its plants at Emmen and The company has not
Geleen in the Netherlands. disclosed the scale of the
The move is a response investment in financial
to what the company terms. However, DSM
PHOTO: DSM
describes as “solid growth” Engineering Plastics Vice
in demand from consumer President Global Operations
electronics and automotive Paresh Bhakta said the
markets for the products, Compounding World that a completed last month, expansion meant the
which include Stanyl PA46, project to increase capacity allowing a similar growth in company could “continue to
ForTii PA4T, EcoPaxx PA410 at the Geleen site for the production capacity for the stay in tune with our custom-
and Arnitel TPC. precursor chemical 1,4-diam- high temperature PA ers’ needs.”
The company told inobutane by 50% was products. A second project � www.dsmep.com
Americhem ExxonMobil adds PE capacity

expands ExxonMobil Chemical has begun production
on the first of two new 650,000 tonnes/year
project in the Baytown area and a key
element in the ‘Growing the Gulf’ initiative.
Infinity LTL Texas, US, taking capacity at the site, which ExxonMobil
high-performance PE lines at Mont Belvieu, plans to invest more than $20bn
over ten years to build and expand manu-
Americhem has added is already one of the largest PE plants in the facturing facilities at 11 projects along the
about 450 tonnes/year of world, to over 2.5m tonnes/year. Texas and Louisiana coast.
capacity at its Infinity LTL The move is part of a wider expansion � www.exxonmobilchemical.com
Engineered Compounds
facility at Swedesboro in
New Jersey, US.
The company said the
Kumho-Sunny tracks ABS innovation
new capacity will enable it Around 300 plastics and Shanghai, China, last month. intended to formulate
to offer improved lead automotive industry experts The event, run jointly with material innovation and
times and better service at attended Kumho-Sunny’s CSRA (China Synthetic Resin technology development
a time when it is “experi- Innovation Empowering Supply and Sale Associa- strategies for ABS polymers
encing significant growth”. ABS Value conference and tion) and the Society of and blends. It included pres-
It has also added a second technology forum in Automotive Engineers, is entations by senior technical
shift at its site in Morrisville, specialists from BASF New
Pennsylvania, and plans to Kumho-Sunny General Manager Material, Jilin Petrochemical
add a second line there in MinQi Xin speaking in Shanghai and Jinhu Petrochemical.
late 2018. Established in 2000 by
“We are witnessing a Korea’s Kumho Petrochemi-
tremendous amount of cal and China’s Shanghai
growth driven by custom- Sunny New Technology
ers’ innovation and the Development CO, Kumho-
time is right for the Sunny claims to be the first
increased capacity,” said Chinese ABS producer with
Jim Figaniak, Vice Presi- compounding, polymerisa-
PHOTO: AMI
dent and General Manager tion and compatibilisation

of Infinity LTL. technologies.
� www.americheminfinity.com � www.kumhosunny.com

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China XD updates on NEWS

IN BRIEF...
compounding plans PVC maker Vinnolit is
expanding capacity for
China XD Plastics, which chlorine and VCM at its
PHOTO: CHINA XD
makes polymer compounds Gendorf site in southern
primarily for automotive Germany. The company
applications, revealed in its produces the PVC interme-
Q3 results that it has made diates at Gendorf and
further progress with its another German site at
major new investments at Knapsack, supplying
three sites in China and neighbouring facilities at
Dubai. Burghausen and Cologne.
Its new facility in Sichuan It said the aim of the
province now has 50 capacity expansion is “to
compounding lines installed China XD says its new Sichuan site how has 50 lines installed balance regional capaci-
with 216,000 tonnes/year of ties better and reduce
capacity. Construction of the base of Harbin, in north-east source raw materials and VCM transports”.
campus is expected to be China, where it is upgrading make inroads into the www.vinnolit.com
complete in Q1 2018 and, existing equipment to markets of Europe, the
when fully operational, provide an additional Middle East, Russia and other Italian speciality chemicals
capacity will reach 300,000 100,000 tonnes/year of overseas markets,” said CEO company Italmatch, which
tonnes/year. A plant to engineering plastics and Chairman Jie Han. supplies performance
produce 300,000 tonnes of capacity. This will be Sales for Q3 2017 additives for multiple
bio-composite and additive complete in 1H 2018. And it totalled $311m, compared applications including
manufacturing materials plans to have 95 lines with to $331m for the same plastics, has acquired
and 20,000 tonnes of 25,000 tonnes/year of capac- period in 2016. The $20m Sudfamos do Brasil, a
functional masterbatch at ity installed at its Dubai plant decline was attributed Brazilian distribution
Nanchong City is expected by the end of 2018. predominantly to increased company focused on
to completed by the end of “The Dubai facility will volumes of lower-priced phosphonates and other
December 2018. target high-end products for modified PP grades sup- speciality chemical
The company said it is overseas markets and will plied to Chinese customers. products. Italtech said the
also investing at its home ultimately help us both � www.chinaxd.net deal will give it a stronger
presence in the Latin
American market.
Deltech releases high flow PS resins www.italmatch.com
US-based Deltech Polymers additive-free grade specifi- supplying the 930ZF as a Netherlands-based Parx
has commercialised two cally for the colour master- “barefoot resin” containing Plastics has signed a deal
high melt flow polystyrene batch and additive markets. no internal lubricant, such as to set up a Chinese joint
grades for the compound- Both are already being used zinc stearate. It said PS920H- venture with Sino-Italy Tus
ing and masterbatch in colour and additive MF can also be supplied Investment called Ningbo
markets. The company said compounds due to their zinc-free. Parx New Materials. The
the move gives it “one of the high melt flows, which mean “930ZF is successfully move is intended to take
broadest offering of it is not necessary to add being used in highly loaded the company’s antimicro-
additive-free crystal polysty- mineral oil to decrease TiO2 applications where the bial technology into the
rene products”. viscosity. lower viscosity is a major Chinese market through a
Deltech 920HMF is a 22 The company said that, plus in compounding such facility in the Sino-Italy
MFI crystal PS resin targeted as colour and additive high filler loadings,” said Ecological Park, a 40 km2
primarily at the masterbatch compounders mostly prefer Brent Reedstrom, Deltech environmental-focused
market but can also be used to add their own lubricants VP of Quality and New zone in the Yangtze Delta
in injection moulding. and dispersants rather than Product Development. region.
Deltech 930ZF is a 32 MFI having them in the resin, it is � www.deltechcorp.com www.parxplastics.com

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Solvay details global expansions

Solvay has announced three expan- Meanwhile, the new site at Changshu, facilities in Europe and the US. Produc-
sions in engineering plastics produc- China, will supply PVDF for applications tion began in July but the site was not
tion capacity in emerging markets in in lithium-ion batteries in hybrid and officially inaugurated until November.
quick succession. Its Performance electric vehicles, offshore oil and gas The new Veradel PESU production
Polyamides business has started up pipes, and liners and membranes for unit under construction at Panoli, India,
production in Mexico, while its Solvay water purification within the Asian fits in with wider plans to expand
Specialty Polymers unit has opened a markets. It complements similar Solvay sulphone polymer capacity in India
new plant for Solef PVDF in China and and the US by 35% over the next five
is constructing another for polyether- years. This is “to address significant
sulphone (PESU) in India. demand growth, from mainly the
The new polyamide facility at San medical and water treatment indus-
Luis Potosí, Mexico, has 10,000 tonnes/ tries”, the company said. Capacity is
year of capacity and is dedicated to the also being increased at two US
Technyl range. It was built in partnership polymer and monomer units via
with Chunil Engineering, a global investment and process optimisations.
PHOTO: SOLVAY
automotive Tier 1 supplier and long- � www.solvay.com
standing customer to Solvay. The facility
is now supplying the regional automo- Solvay’s new 10,000tpa
tive and consumer goods markets. Technyl PA plant in Mexico
Braskem EMS-Grivory adds to Grilamid range

joins bio- Switzerland’s EMS-Grivory has announced In addition, the firm claims TR XE 11501
availability of a new high transparency displays improved flow, making it suitable
MEG project addition to its Grilamid TR range of polyam- for the manufacture of thin-walled compo-
Brazilian resin producer ides – Grilamid TR XE 11501. nents, and exhibits ductile breaking behav-
Braskem and Danish cataly- The new resin is said to offer the high iour, so no splinters are formed when it
sis specialist Haldor Topsøe stiffness of its current Grilamid TR 30 grade breaks. Applications are foreseen in toys,
have signed a technologi- with the optical quality, ductility and automotive interiors and supporting
cal cooperation agreement toughness of its Grilamid TR 90. It offers a structures in mobile telephones.
to develop a route to 0.2% haze and a yellow index of 1.5. � www.emsgrivory.com
produce monoethylene
glycol (MEG) from sugar.
The two companies
intend to build a demon-
Borealis mulls PP investments
stration plant in Denmark, Over the next nine months, Q4 2018, with any capacity
PHOTO: BOREALIS
with operation starting in Borealis will study the increases coming on stream
2019 (MEG is a key feasibility of increasing the from Q1 2020 to early 2022.
component in production capacity of its three Belgian The PP capacity expan-
of PET). The project is PP plants by means of sions would be linked to the
based on a two-step debottlenecking to add the additional propylene supply
process developed at equivalent of a world-scale coming from the company’s
Topsøe’s labs. plant. planned propane dehydro-
The plant will conduct The company’s study genation project at Kallo, also
tests to validate the comes at a time of increas- in Belgium. Alfred Stern, EVP
technology and confirm its ing tightness in supply as of polyolefins said that the
technical and economic demand increases in the synergies between the two
feasibility, before launching flexible and rigid packaging “will ensure a reliable and
industrial-scale production. and automotive sectors. integrated value chain from Borealis EVP Alfred Stern: “a
� www.braskem.com.br Final investment decisions feedstock to customers”. reliable and integrated value
� www.topsoe.com are expected to be taken in � www.borealisgroup.com chain”

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BASF and Borealis to exhibit at

Compounding World Expo
BASF and Borealis are among the an impressive array of world-leading Solvay, Unipetrol, Velox, Vertellus,
latest companies to book stands at the suppliers of polymers, additives, Zeppelin and many more.
Compounding World Expo, which will compounds, machinery, equipment Admission to the Compounding
take place at Messe Essen in Germany and related services,” he added. World Expo and its conferences and
on 27-28 June 2018. More than 70% Companies that have already seminars will be free of charge.
of stands have already been taken at booked stands include Azo, Biester- Exhibition packages start at €2,700
the exhibition, organised by AMI and feld, Brabender, Buss, Campine, for a 9 m2 shell-scheme space plus
Compounding World magazine. Coperion, Dow Corning, Econ, Elix, unlimited exhibitor passes and
“We are delighted that BASF and Farrel Pomini, Fraunhofer, HPF, ICMA extensive marketing support. For
Borealis have joined our fast-growing San Giorgio, Imerys, IMI Fabi, JSW, details, contact Matt Wherlock at
list of Compounding World Expo Kaneka, KraussMaffei Berstorff, matthew.wherlock@ami.international
exhibitors,” said Matt Wherlock, AMI’s Leistritz, Maag, Mitsui, Mixaco, Mondo or on +44 117 314 8122. Alternatively,
exhibition sales manager. “Visitors to Minerals, MPI Chemie, Omya, Polyplas- visit the website at:
the event will be guaranteed to meet tic Compounds, Reverté, Schenck, � www.compoundingworldexpo.com
Addivant boosts Ultranox capacity Sensitive

Addivant has expanded
production capacity for its
concentrations than tradi-
tional phosphite antioxi-
the extension of global food
contact approvals for
move by
high-performance phos-
phite antioxidant Ultranox
dants, because of its higher
phosphorus concentration.
Ultranox 626, allowing for
broader use in food
Clariant
626 by over 40% at its plant This, the company said, packaging. Clariant is targeting the
in Morgantown, West helps create low migration The move follows an sensitive beverages market
Virginia. The amount and low volatile-content earlier three-fold expansion with the launch of its
invested was not disclosed. plastics, which are important of capacity for its Weston Senseaction range of
Ultranox 626 is used in in the packaged food and 705 food-contact antioxi- colour masterbatches.
polyolefins, elastomers and automotive markets. dant for PE and elastomers. Designed for produc-
engineering plastics at lower Addivant is also pursuing � www.addivant.com tion of caps and closures
in applications such as
bottled water packaging,
New additives to boost crop yields the new products are

available in a wide range
Interface Polymers, a spin-out from the UK’s of colours and are spe-
PHOTO: INTERFACE POLYMERS
University of Warwick, has developed a new cially formulated, pro-

range of anti-drip additives it claims will “improve cessed, tested and
the performance and longevity of agricultural certified to be free of taste
films, transforming their cost-effectiveness in a and odour effects, the
wide range of applications”. company said. They are
The Polarfin additives, which are produced at manufactured using a
sites at Coventry and Loughborough in the UK, dedicated process line.
are based on a block copolymer additive technol- The Senseaction range
ogy that modifies the surface chemistry of the film. is designed to address the
CSO Christopher Kay said: “Our additive small risk that the pig-
becomes entangled with the film material ments used to colour
because it is very similar in nature. This means HDPE or PP caps and
that rather than migrating, our molecules are closures could contain
retained over time.” trace elements.
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production joint venture, the production of colour site at Weeze early in 2018. It decision was “influenced by
securing permission to buy masterbatches, electrically follows the purchase of a the long-standing partner-
a site within the Cangzhou conductive compounds and ZSK 26 Mc18 twin-screw ship based on trust” with
National Coastal-Port customised special com- extruder with 26mm screw Coperion, as well as the
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Development Zone in new ZSK 45 Mc18 compact combination of the two and successful preliminary
Hebei province. They now twin-screw extruder with a machines, Delta said, will trials at the Coperion test
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Trinseo starts up Magnum ABS line
carbon fibre subsisidary Trinseo has started up a new
PHOTO: TRINSEO
from April 2018. The Magnum ABS production
company said the move line at its site at Zhangjia-
will improve sharing of gang in China and said the
information, technologies first production from the site
and human resources, will be on sale by the end of
better leveraging group the year.
synergies in high-perfor- The company’s Magnum
mance materials and ABS is manufactured using a
technology development. mass polymerisation
www.teijin.co.jp technology that is said to
deliver greater product Magnum ABS offers a whiter base colour than competitors
Maag held an open house stability and advanced
event at its facility at properties, as well as whiter sheet and profile extrusion are mainly found in the
Grossostheim in Germany material. and self-colouring, while automotive, appliance,
last month to demonstrate Trinseo claims Magnum offering long-lasting electronics, lighting and
group expertise in prepa- ABS grades can reduce superior aesthetics in the consumer goods markets.
ration of powdered costs for injection moulding, final product. Applications � www.trinseo.com
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for powder and micro- capacity across its intermediate chemicals 10-30% more capacity in every part of its PA
pellets as well as their and polymers portfolio by 10-15% by 2018. 6,6 value chain since 2015, without any
practical application The company said demand is currently impact on supplies.
options, according to growing globally by 3-4%/year; the expan- Earlier this year, Ascend consolidated PA
Alexander Datzinger, Head sion plans cover adiponitrile, hexamethyl- fibre production at its plant at Greenwood in
of Pulverizer at Maag ene diamine, adipic acid and polymers. South Carolina and added more compound-
Automatik. Ascend, which is owned by private equity ing capacity at its site in Foley, Alabama.
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Mixing it up
PHOTO: COPERION
in the lab
Designed to speed up compound development, laboratory

compounders are increasingly being used for sampling
and small batch production. Peter Mapleston reviews
the latest developments
For most compounding companies keeping designed for a throughput of 20 to 250 kg/h. Main image:
production lines running is the paramount priority. Tenner says the rapid retooling and simple clean- Machines such
So, if they want to experiment with formulations, ing characterises the extruder as a crossover as Coperion’s
the best option is equipment dedicated to the task between high-tech applications and a production ZSK 26 Mc18
in the laboratory. Compounding equipment environment. “It covers areas for which larger can handle lab
makers took the wraps off some major develop- machines have been so far required,” he says. A and small scale
ments at the K show in Germany last year, but the modular design and ease of access to individual production
past 12 months has seen further new develop- units is intended to ensure simple adaptation to duties
ments and technical innovations. almost every process task. A wide range of screw
Germany’s Noris Plastic introduced its latest elements is available, if necessary in materials
twin-screw compounder, the ZSC34, at Fakuma especially resistant to abrasion and corrosive
2017 in October. “Not a few users are looking for attack. The unit also features liquid cooling of the
universally applicable extruders,” says Ralf Tenner. cylinder zones, motor and gearbox.
“It is ideal for both pilot plant and production US-based Entek takes a similar line in being
environments. It plays to its full advantage when it able to bridge the gap between the lab and the
comes to fast product changes with smaller batch production floor. Its twin-screw extruders for
sizes, but also if the high-performance capability laboratory compounding applications include the
allows short production times.” QC3 27mm and the recently introduced QC3
The 34-mm screw diameter compounder is 33mm models. According to Dr Kirk Hanawalt,

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PLASTIC
PHOTO: NORIS
than our 27mm,” he said. “The QC3 33mm allows
reliable scale-up from a small lot machine to a large
production machine; you can extrapolate changes
from small to large, and vice versa.”
Scaled for production

REV Materials, of River Falls, Wisconsin, US, was
one of those firms calling for a 33mm model.
Incubated and launched by Interfacial Consultants
in 2016, it is a company with a novel business
model to rapidly produce small lots of highly
customised materials for customers – typically
President of Entek Extruders, within 7-14 days. This provides customers with
Above: The these machines are now being used unprecedented speed in receiving custom com-
new ZSC34 more frequently to compound production lots pounds for testing, then scale-up and production. It
compounder of materials. “There is a crossover we’re seeing also allows them to order custom compounds in an
from Noris now that we didn’t see in the past,” he says. “We e-commerce format on the REV Materials website.
Plastic bridges are now selling the same 27mm twin-screw “We consider REV Materials a disruptive,
the gap extruder for small scale production runs that we innovative company that can do what no other
between lab used to sell as a lab-size line.” plastics industry company has done,” said Dr Jeff
and production Hanawalt explains that the 27mm and 33mm Cernohous, CEO and Chairman of Interfacial
machines are still used regularly for traditional
laboratory applications, but customers are often
upgrading their lab lines with loss-in-weight
feed systems to turn their small machines
into production lines. He says there are
several reasons for this trend, including the
increased need for smaller lots of materials
Right: Entek’s and more high value-added products. This
QC3-33mm cites this as one of the reasons the company
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off via a by-pass system and pushed through the

PHOTO: LEISTRITZ
rheometer’s slot die. This die is based on a new,

patented design with a hyperbolic narrowing. After
the measurement, the material is transferred back
into the process without losing any material.
The rheometer facilitates online measuring of
the shear viscosity with shear rates in the range of
10 to 10,000/s and the elongational viscosity with
elongation rates in the range of 5 to 75/s. The die
generates a constant elongational flow. So far, this
has not been possible with current online measure-
ment devices, Leistritz says. During a continuous
measuring process, the operator can query two
measured values of shear viscosity and one value
Above: Consultants. “The voice of the customer has told us of extensional viscosity in the according, precisely
Leistritz’ that small lots of materials are key, they are what defined shear and expansion ranges at the same
smallest they want and need to develop their businesses – time. An intelligent automation in the online
twin-screw and they want and need them fast. REV Materials is rheometer’s control unit allows the user to obtain
compounder, working to dominate this small lots niche.” viscosity curves of the material being currently
the ZSE 12 Entek’s recent development of its QC3 (Quick processed within a very short time. This is accom-
HP-PH was Change, Quick Clean, and Quality Control) plished through targeted variation of the shear and
originally twin-screw extruder technology is said to fit the elongational rates.
developed for REV Materials business model perfectly. Only one The rheometer can also indicate the melt flow
pharma thing was missing: the best sized machine for the index as well as the IV value and melt density. It can
applications operation. “We approached Entek asking them for be mechanically integrated onto any given extrusion
something they didn’t have – a 33mm twin-screw process, without having to undergo major retrofits.
extruder,” said Cernohous. “We wanted a custom- The software and visualisation of the measured
developed machine that was ideal for producing results is either part of the Leistritz extruder control
small lots, fast.” unit or via a separate stand-alone control.
Inline rheometry Repurposed from pharma

A novelty introduced by Leistritz at Fakuma this Leistritz also highlights the availability of its
year was its inline Elongational Rheometer. The smallest twin-screw compounder, the ZSE 12
company had flagged up its development activities HP-PH. This was actually designed for the pharma-
in this area at the K show last year but this was the ceutical sector, the company says, but when it was
first public showing of the measurement technol- shown at K last year caught the eye of plastics R&D
ogy, which provides data to identify even the visitors. “The ZSE 12 HP-PH twin screw extruder
slightest variations in the compounding offers sophisticated features, which
process, the company claims. “As part of makes it a perfect R&D machine,” says
Right: The new the continuous development of the company. “Additionally, it has
inline elonga- process technology and Industry all machine characteristics that
tional rheom- 4.0 activities, Leistritz paid close are necessary to facilitate
eter from attention to the important issue of scale-up to larger extruders.”
Leistritz shown an intelligent process control,” says The unit, which has a throughput of
with the front Leistritz Managing Director Sven Wolf. 50 to 2,000 g/h, was designed as a mo-
cover removed The rheometer has been developed in bile plug&play solution. It comes with
cooperation with the Johannes Kepler what Leistritz says is a unique and
University in Linz, Austria. The range of ap- innovative C profile for the barrels to
plications is said to extend to all plastics satisfy demand for easy cleanability
and supports process reliability when and assembly/disassembly. On the
PHOTO: LEISTRITZ
working with both highly viscous pipe one hand, it ensures that the hinged
compounds as well as low viscous barrels are tight; on the other hand, all
products for fibre and injection moulding. relevant media connections for
During the extrusion process, a small heating and cooling of the processing
amount of the melt flow is channelled unit are integrated. There are eight

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Right: A separate heating and

Coperion ZSK cooling zones, with only
18 MEGAlab minimum heat ex-
system with change between the
gravimetric neighbouring zones.
twin screw The high torque of 20
feeder, cooling Nm ensures a stable
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ERION
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Turnkey lab solutions
Coperion says it is providing an increasing number to allow reliable
of laboratory scale turnkey systems, including raw scale-up to larger
material handling units through to feeding, ZSK twin screw extruders.
extrusion, cooling and pelletising of the final The process section of the ZSK MEGAlab
product. “All sub-processes are optimally com- twin screw extruder is designed as a modular
bined into the overall process,” the company says. system while the screw depth of 3.2 mm allows
All key components for the main process steps are processing of standard pellets.
developed and produced in-house. With the SP 50, Coperion Pelletizing Technology
The company says the Coperion K-Tron KT20 offers the optimal strand pelletiser for complete
loss-in-weight twin screw feeder is ideal for feeding lab scale solutions. It offers a working width of 50
powders at rates as low as 0.1 dm3/h, which makes mm and allows throughput rates of 1-140 kg/h.
it ia good choice for use in laboratory scale Highlights include a cantilevered bearing design
systems. The modular design makes it easy to for easy access and cleanout, high cutting gap
configure the ideal feeding system for each durability, vibration insulation, and numerous
application while auxiliary components such as options such as pellet length regulation, communi-
ActiFlow and Electronic Pressure Compensation cation with the ZSK, and various drive power levels
ensure ideal accuracy in most environments. and speed ranges.
Designed with micro-ingredients in mind, Coperion’s ZSK 26 Mc18 26mm unit offers a
Coperion K-Tron’s 12 and 16 mm Micro Screw solution for production of larger lab samples or,
Feeders are designed to provide maximum accu- with output rates of up to 180kg/hr, for small scale
racy at minimal feed rates. Novel design features production. Germany-based masterbatch and
Below: ensure that high value ingredients are fed accurately custom compound producer Delta Kunststoffe
JSW has a at rates as low as 32 g/h with minimal residual added a ZSK 26 Mc18 to its compounding equip-
TEX25αIII material left in the feeder. The modular design ment list in 2016. The company says the machine is
laboratory means more flexibility for the process and easy intended to help it to operate more flexibly and
extruder in access to all parts for cleaning and maintenance. efficiently, particularly when producing small to
its newly The Coperion ZSK MEGAlab 18mm twin screw medium batch sizes.
commissioned extruder was developed especially for processing
European of smallest batch sizes – batches of 200g to a Centred on technology
TEXenter maximum of 40 kg/h are possible. This unit is said JSW recently opened a ‘TEXenter’ technical centre
in Düsseldorf, Germany, not far from its European
headquarters. It is equipped with various technolo-
gies for R&D on extrusion processes, compound-
ing, chemical reaction, dewatering, devolatilising,
pelletising, and other processes. The company’s
latest TEX44αIII twin-screw extruder, which has a
47mm screw diameter and the world’s highest
torque density of 18.2 N/cm³, is available for
high-end compound trials. JSW says the very high
torque makes it possible to operate the extruder
PHOTO: JSW
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polymer temperature so better product quality can
be realised.
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diameter) unit is available in the new centre for

devolatilising tests in combination with the
TEX44αIII. The layout of trial extruders, first the
TEX44αIII, then the TEX30α, is tandem. The first
extruder is used for preparation of the mixture of
polymer and solvent in order to simulate one of the
more critical end stages of the polymerisation
process. The TEX30α removes the solvents, volatile
matter and monomer substances from the polymer
solution. With this trial equipment, JSW can
conduct trials for isolation processes (devolatilis-
ing) and high-end compounding processes such as
highly filled compounds, super engineering
plastics, TPVs and biodegradable plastics, as well
as reactive processing and recycling.
“Customers will come to us with their most sections and side feeding of abrasive reinforce- Above: Vent
challenging material recipes and process param- ment materials, heat- or shear-sensitive additives ports for
eters, and we have the knowhow and the machines and materials into the melt via a downstream barrel devolatilising
to meet the performance and quality that they section. Wear resistant LSP-2 modified tool steel trials at JSW’s
expect”, says General Manager Jun Kakizaki. screws and barrels in N60S nickel based alloy new TEXenter
The new TEXenter also includes a TEX25αIII made by JSW promise long life of barrel and screw in Düsseldorf
laboratory extruder with special side feeder. The (high wear and corrosion resistance) for various
compact 26.5 mm diameter co-rotating twin-screw kinds of compounds containing abrasive and/or
extruder had its European debut at K 2016 and is corrosive materials and additives.
intended for product development of various KraussMaffei Berstorff unveiled its ZE 28
compounds and masterbatches in engineering and BluePower laboratory extruder at K last year. It
high-performance thermoplastics. It is the smallest features numerous details of the ZE BluePower
of nine models in the TEX-αIII series (up to 129.5 extruder series, including the 1.65 OD:ID ratio for
mm screw diameter) available in Europe. large free volume, 4D and 6D housing elements for
Cartridge heaters and a barrel clamping maximum flexibility and pressed-in liners for
mechanism enable easy and rapid barrel section optimum wear protection. The company says that,
block changes. The total screw length/diameter together with the selected motor/gear combina-
(L/D) ratios can be selected from 42 with 12 blocks, tion rated for high torque density, the extruder’s
52.5 with 15 blocks, and 70 with 20 blocks. The 28mm design achieves a substantially enhanced
machine accommodates vent or closed barrel performance when compared to the previous
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PHOTO: BRABENDER
granulated in the laboratory extruder and then sent

to the injection moulder, who then produces
samples. The SpeciMold creates injection-moulded
specimens for common laboratory tests directly
from the polymer sample destined for granulation,
so directly from the extruded compound flow.
SpeciMold fits between the compounding
extruder and the die head or the laboratory unit’s
downstream equipment. The unit is divided into a
SpeciMold block, with piston and die head,
together with a mould clamping section. The block
divides the polymer flow into two parts: the main
flow continues through a die head for further
handling downstream line, while the bypass flow is
Above: laboratory twin-screw extruder, which had 25mm diverted to a shooting pot. Once this is full, the
Brabender’s screws. The well-known UltraGlide feature allows still-molten molten compound is injected into the
SpeciMold the filled screws and the drive block to be removed mould, forming a sample.
system backwards from the stationary processing section. The operator can therefore draw valid conclu-
automates sions as to whether the material possesses the
production of Testing the limits properties requested by the customer in a timelier
laboratory sam- Brabender introduced its SpeciMold just over a manner than was previously the case.
ples direct year ago. As the name suggests, this is an injection “After some comparative measurements against
from the moulding machine for producing test plaques the conventional process, we could observe that the
compounder in-line with a laboratory compounding unit, which characteristics of the material processed with the
output need not necessarily be a Brabender model. SpeciMold are slightly closer to the reference values
Michael Kunde, product manager for SpeciMold, of the material data sheet,” says Kunde. “Obviously
says the unit enables quick, energy-saving produc- this is based on the fact that the material is only
tion of samples and can help compound designers, melted once while in the conventional process the
additive manufacturers and plastics development material is melted more than once. However, the
laboratories accelerate the development of main advantage of the SpeciMold compared with
compound formulations. At the same time, it is said the conventional process is the time advantage.”
to help determine actual material properties that Process management of the SpeciMold is similar
are closer to real-world conditions. to that used in real-world conditions – the mould-
The system was developed by Brabender ing cycle involves a holding pressure phase,
together with UMSICHT, the Fraunhofer Institute for decompression and cooling phase – and the whole
Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology. “It injection process is precisely documented. One
fits seamlessly into existing laboratory systems and useful feature is that the mould can be changed
solves various compound development challenges quickly, without the extruder having to be stopped.
in one fell swoop, especially regarding residual Even though SpeciMold has been tailored for
moisture problems or dealing effectively with small optimum results with proven Brabender laboratory
material quantities,” Kunde says. equipment for material developers, and is offered
It is critical for the success of the injection as an entire package with granulator, extruder and
moulding handling process that the results from downstream equipment, Kunde says it can also be
the laboratory testing are monitored and under- easily adapted for use with other suppliers’
stood with careful detail, according to Kunde. This laboratory systems and units.
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Growing FR market trends

to sustainable solutions
Demand for fire retardants continues to grow, driven in large part
by the increasing use of automotive electronics, but formulators
are seeking sustainable solutions, writes Peter Mapleston
The global market for flame retardants – FRs – in market grows, so does the choice of flame retard- Main image:
plastics continues to grow, despite some headline- ants on offer, with a strong trend towards sustain- The increasing
grabbing resistance (in November, for example, ability. Polymeric and high molecular weight FRs penetration of
San Francisco became the first city in the US to are increasingly replacing smaller molecule types electronics is a
restrict the use of flame retardants in upholstered that have a greater tendency to migrate out of key driver for
and reupholstered furniture and juvenile products). products. There is also an underlying trend in some new flame
FR market participants put overall growth at around markets towards halogen free (HFFR) products. retardant
3-5% a year, with above average gains in automo- PINFA, the Phosphorous, Inorganic and Nitrogen technologies
tive due largely to the rising penetration of elec- Flame Retardants Association, says market studies that combine
tronics and electric drive systems. continue to predict global growth of the phospho- sustainability,
“Transport in general has always been an rous, inorganic and nitrogen (PIN) FR market ahead performance
important market for flame retardants, but automo- of that for flame retardants in general. and easy
tive lagged behind trains, planes and boats,” says One major PIN FR producer, Clariant, cites processing
one player. “That’s now changing.” And, as the increasing demand for products offering higher

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thermal stability and enhanced electrical properties
PHOTO: CLARIANT
Right: Flame
retarded plastic in the E&E sector, while low smoke density and
undergoing a toxicity are key demands in transportation-related
comparative applications. It says that, while halogenated FRs
tracking index have limitations in fulfilling these requirements, its
(CTI) test at Exolit OP 1400 product, introduced around four
Clariant years ago, has opened up new opportunities for
halogen-free polyamide formulations.
Exolit OP 1400 is claimed to provide a broader
processing window and can be used in part
thicknesses of 0.4 mm and below. Typically,
critical-to-quality (CTQ) parameters include higher
relative thermal index (RTI), lower density, a
comparative tracking index (CTI) of 600 V and
above, and the highest hazard level designation for
the European railway standard HL-3.
For polyester formulations, Clariant recently
introduced Exolit OP 1248, based on an organic also display very good non-corrosive processing
aluminium phosphinate, with an improved UL 94 properties. In addition, low leaching avoids unwant-
V-0 performance. Main drivers and applications for ed migration to the surface during processing as
new solutions in this area include miniaturisation, well as under extreme weathering conditions.
lighting, electric vehicles and photovoltaics. Budit 610/611 are based on melamine
Also active in the PA compound market is polyphosphate in a new synergistic combination
Budenheim. It is launching two FRs for glass fibre for E&E applications. “Choosing Budit 610 or Budit
reinforced polyamides 6 and 66, designated Budit 611 depends on the nature of PA 6/PA66 in use,”
610 and Budit 611. “State of the art flame retard- Rochholz says. The new products enable com-
ants for engineering plastics cause trouble due to pounds to achieve a value of above 800°C in the
corrosive behaviour during extrusion and injection glow wire ignition temperature test (GWIT) and to
moulding, which is a pain for processors,” says Dr obtain a UL 94 V-0 rating at a loading of around 23
Heiko Rochholz, Head of Marketing, Business Unit wt% (including the phosphinate). They do not lead
Material Ingredients. “We have solved that with the to any discoloration of the polymer.
new grades.” FRX Polymers is another company trying to
capitalise on the on-going trend away from
Electronic regulation halogenated flame retardants and low molecular
Below: Rochholz says that electronics manufacturers face weight types and toward HFFR and polymeric
Budenheim’s increasing regulatory requirements for eco-friendly types. “As far as we know, FRX Polymers has the
new Budit 610 materials and processes, and are therefore opting only halogen-free polymeric solution on the
and 611 FRs for halogen-free flame retardants in polymers. market,” says Marc Lebel, President and CEO. The
are aimed at PA Systems within the Budit 6 Series are halogen-free. company offers both polymeric and reactive
compounds for They can be used at what Rochholz describes as phosphonates, branded Nofia, that are used in a
electrical “efficient” loadings, so have only a minor influence variety of resins such as polyesters, polycarbonate,
applications on mechanical and electrical properties, and they thermoplastic and thermoset polyurethanes,
epoxies, unsaturated polyesters, and polyureas.
PHOTO: BUDE
NHEIM FRX is already selling Nofia for textiles and fibres,
mostly in PET. It is now also providing the additives
for applications in connectors for consumer
electronics that are injection moulded in thermo-
plastic polyesters, PET and to a lesser extent PBT.
Nofia is also being used in PET film in numerous
applications including labelling and insulation, as
well as polycarbonate for injection moulding and
for sheet and film. The FR does not affect transpar-
ency. “We are looking at applications where users
want more than just flame retardance,” Lebel says.
In September, FRX announced that one of its

Right: Electron- compounding customers, PolyVisions, had intro-
PHOTO: FRX POLYMERS

ics is a target duced DuraPET FR, a graft-modified polyester
market for compound containing Nofia, for demanding
Nofia polymeric applications. FRX says DuraPET FR withstands
FRs from FRX temperatures from -40°C to more than 180°C and
obtains a V-0 rating at 1.5 and 3.0mm. It is suitable
for applications in automotive, transportation,
medical equipment, construction, and electronics.
“We believe DuraPET FR achieves a combination
of impact strength, chemical resistance and flame
retardancy not available in any material at any price
today,” says Scott B Howard, CEO of PolyVisions. FRX
says DuraPET FR exhibits improved properties in
addition to a level of flame retardancy not possible
using non-polymeric, halogen-free FR solutions. flame retardant packages for polyesters and also
Addressing the use of Nofia in PC and PC blends, polyamide 6 and 66, in part because it is much less
Maggie Baumann, Market Development Consultant dense (1.2 g/cm3 against 5.2 g/cm3) and also
for FRX Polymers, says current commercial non-halo- because of recent price instability in ATO caused
genated flame retardant glass reinforced types only mostly by plant closures in China, the source of
meet V-0 at a low thickness at the expense of more than 80% of the world’s antimony. On top of
reduced heat deflection temperature (HDT), that, antimony is a heavy metal and the ATO
especially when the glass fibre (GF) loading is high molecule is low in molecular weight and tends to
(40-50 wt%). What is often called for is a V-0 rating at migrate. “Compounders can make big savings by
0.8mm or less at an HDT of 110°C or higher. “In switching” Lebel says.
addition, the flow of these highly filled GF PCs is FRX announced the availability of Nofia as a
very low, which is a limitation for injection moulding replacement for ATO in brominated flame retardant
applications, especially for thin wall applications,” (BFR) systems in the summer. The company has
she says. “Polyphosphonate and poly(phosphonate- already validated its effectiveness as an ATO
co-carbonate) provide GF PC with excellent flame replacement in glass-filled PA 66, PBT, PET and TPU.
retardancy with V-0 rating at thickness as low as In typical FR system formulations, the end
0.8mm while maintaining a high flow, high HDT, and customer will start to experience a per part saving
very good mechanical properties.” when using Nofia, rather than ATO, when ATO
prices are higher than about $5.50/kg (see Figure
ATO substitution 1). In 2017, ATO prices have been on the rise and
Nofia is also proving to be quite effective in have so far fluctuated between $7.50/kg up to
replacing antimony trioxide (ATO) as a synergist in $9.00/kg. Customers who have converted to Nofia
are typically saving between 2.0 to 3.5 cents per
part at the moment.
Getting BFRs to deliver their maximum perfor-
mance without the use of ATO as a synergist has
been a tough nut to crack but the options are
increasing and not just at FRX. At ICL, a major
producer of BFRs (and other FR types), Product
Stewardship Manager Lein Tange highlights new
UL 94 V-0 polymeric brominated FR formulations
that contain no ATO. He says brominated poly-
acrylate FR-1025 and high molecular weight
brominated epoxies F-2100 and F-2400 exhibit
high voltage resistance, high CTI and GWIT and
excellent mouldability in polyamide and thermo-
plastic polyester compounds for connectors, relays
and capacitors. “All formulations show significant
Figure 1: Chart showing cost savings versus ATO price when using density reductions and thus improved cost-efficien-
Nofia HM1100 polymeric flame retardant as an ATO replacement in a cy compared to ATO-based ones,” he says.
typical BFR system Source: FRX Polymers
Meanwhile, Lanxess says that, through its

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lower smoke opacity and smoke toxicity for a PP

formulation containing ADK Stab FP-2500S com-
pared to a traditional halogenated FR solution
based on bis(pentabromophenyl)ethane (BPBPE)
(Figure 2). This has also been recently verified by UL
and resulted in a UL Verification certificate issued to
the ADK Stab FP-2000 series.
Smoke density reduction and a significantly
reduced emission of toxic gases make Adeka’s
product range of intumescent FRs particularly
interesting for transportation applications, includ-
ing railway cars and equipment, but also has its
merits in selected building and construction
applications, such as stadium seating. For example,
Above: Glow acquisition of Chemtura in April, it has significantly ADK Stab FP-2500S has been approved and
wire testing broadened its portfolio of both organic phosphoric selected for new seating for the stadiums hosting
underway at FR acid esters and brominated flame retardants. the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan.
producer Disflamoll and Reofos phosphates are used as Paxymer continues to develop and launch
Lanxess, which flame retardants and plasticisers in PVC, PUR, TPU, tailored synergistic products for combination with
is acquiring and synthetic rubber as well as processing aids and phosphorous/nitrogen (P/N) and mineral based
Solvay’s flame retardants in cellulose esters. BFRs from systems to boost their fire performance, says
phosphorous Lanxess are used in a broad range of different Managing Director Amit Paul. “The company is
chemicals polymers including polyolefins, HIPS, ABS, PC, working to extend its patent portfolio with the exist-
operations engineering thermoplastics like PA and PBT, PU, ing patented technology as a base,” he says. “There
Image: Lanxess EPS and XPS for different end applications. are new patents pending that further widen the
potential use of the novel approach. The launch of
Phosphorous acquisition synergistic products targeted for the compounding
More recently, Lanxess has said that it plans to market last year has led to a high influx of projects.
acquire the phosphorus chemicals business from “The main interests of compounders are to
Solvay, including it US production site. The transac- decrease formulation cost, formulation complexity
tion is projected to conclude in the first half of 2018, and to be able to meet mechanical requirements
subject to customary regulatory approvals. “With as well as the fire standards. We have developed a
this acquisition, we are benefiting from a North technology that allows for all of that,” he says.
American platform for phosphorus-based specialty The company is focusing on developing and
chemicals – a key component of our additive marketing formulations designed for specific
business – and are able to further drive our growth additives and additive blends. Formulations are
in this key region,” says Anno Borkowsky, General tailored to specific P/N systems with typical addition
Manager of the Additives business unit at Lanxess. levels of 1-7%. Addition of Paxymer will allow
Adeka of Japan has been developing intumes- formulators to reduce the amount of FR additive by
cent flame retardant systems for several years now. as much as 30%. Cost savings range up to 20% when
These systems differentiate by their stand-out combining Paxymer with P/N systems, Paul says.
reduction in smoke density and CO emissions The company’s next target is to launch products
compared to more traditional systems such as BFRs. such as APP and mineral systems designed for
Tests performed at an independent test institute boosting the efficiency of the commodity systems. �
Figure 2: ISO 5659-2 smoke density and toxicity results for a PP formulation containing ADK Stab FP-
2500S compared to a traditional halogenated BFR system based on bis(pentabromophenyl)ethane
Smoke Opacity Smoke Toxicity at 8 min
DS VOF4 CITG*** CO2 CO HBr NO2 SO2
max (min) (mg/m3) (mg/m3) (mg/m3) (mg/m3) (mg/m3)
Reference, no FR 727 1,121 0.07 34,842 601 NQ NQ NQ
ADK STAB FP-2500S 99 55 0.03 5,336 373 NQ NQ NQ
BPBPE/Sb2O3 792 2,783 0.37 14,821 5,114 26 10 30
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developing flame retardants based on low in most cases. In addition, due to calorimeter showed a lower heat
wood – or more precisely on the its poor compatibility with most development in plastics that con-
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“Lower flow properties thus negatively affect
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At 1-2%, Dow Corning 43-821 acts as a synergist
agent with Al phosphinate (AlP) to cut its loading
by 40%, allowing restoration of desirable mechani-
cal performances compared to the original P-based
formulation (Figure 3). It also reduces corrosion,
due to the lower phosphorus content in the
formulation, and can achieve UL 94 V-0 levels of
fire resistance. Total formulation cost can be cut by
up to 10%, it is claimed.
The Dow Corning 43-821 additive for PA
compounds follows on from an earlier FR for
Figure 3: Graph showing the synergistic effect of addition of DC polycarbonate, 41-001. Christophe Paulo, Plastic &
43-821 on heat release of a Al phosphinate flame retarded 30% Composites Global segment leader, says this
glass reinforced PA6 Source: Dow Corning enables V-0 performance at 1 mm in combination
with synergists, with no effect on transparency. The
Senior Technical Service & Development Engineer company is now turning its attention to polyesters.
Dr Vincent Rerat began with the premise that with According to Rio Tinto, the global market for
the increasing requirement for HFFR PA reinforced boron-based flame retardants also continues to
compounds used in E&E applications, metal expand. It says that through its US-based
phosphinate-based additives reach desired FR subsidiary US Borax (commonly known as
properties but used at high levels can impact Twenty Mule Team Borax), it remains the major
mechanical properties and ageing performances global supplier of multifunctional zinc borates,
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Figure 4: Huber Martinswerk partnered with Buss, Exxon- formation of magnesium oxide (MgO) and water.
Mobil and Evonik to develop a silane cross-linkable cable The water results in cooling and decreased
formulation based on Martinal OL-104 LEO and Martinal pyrolysis of the polymer, at the same time diluting
OL-107 LEO to meet the new CPR class B2 classification the fuel/oxygen ratio while the MgO works as a
60% Martinal 65% Martinal Requirement protective layer to provide a smoke suppressant
Flame Spread [mm] 1640 1040 1500 mm Class B effect.
2000 mm Class C The supplier claims that, due to its high decom-
position temperature, Kisuma5 is generally
THR 1200s [MJ] 18.5 10.2 15 MJ Class B
30 MJ Class C considered the best in its kind for high tempera-
ture, halogen-free applications. The range com-
PHRR [kW] 30.3 17.,7 30 kW Class B
prises grades with different surface coatings to fit
60 kW Class C
specific industry needs. Kisuma5A, for example, is a
FIGRA [W/s] 77.9 50.3 120 W/s Class B standard grade, Kisuma5B provides improved low
300 W/s Class C
temperature flexibility and mechanicals, Kisuma5B-
Source: Huber Martinswerk 1G improves processability and mechanicals,
Kisuma5J provides what Kyowa says is “extraordi-
nary” water and acid resistivity and wet electrical
properties, Kisuma5L is designed for better tensile
and high heat stability, and Kisuma5C is uncoated.
Mineral-based FR supplier Huber Martinswerk,
highlights the importance of these types of FRs in
building and construction applications, especially
those that fall within the restriction of the Euro-
pean Union’s Construction Products Regulation
(CPR). The company offers a wide range of HFFRs
for use in thermoplastic and cross-linkable wire
and cable applications, which meet CPR fire
classes (B2, C, D and E). For example, improved
HFFR performance in cable insulation and sheath-
ing can be obtained by increasing the loading
level of a fine precipitated 4m2/g ATH product,
Figure 5: Increasing the Magnifin H5 HFFR loading level improves FR
Martinal OL-104 LEO (Figure 4). Further improve-
performance (measured by heat release rate) and char strength, but at
the expense of mechanical properties and processing ments in HFFR performance can be obtained by
Source: Huber incorporating Martinal LEO products with higher
specific surface areas, such as OL-107 LEO (7
which it markets as Firebrake. m2/g) and OL-111 LE (11 m2/g).
Zinc borates can function as flame retardants, To achieve higher thermal stability under
smoke suppressants, afterglow suppressants, and increased cable extrusion line speed or for thermo-
anti-tacking/arcing agents. They can be used in a plastic polymers having a higher melting point,
range of polymer systems, including PVC, polyam- HFFR wire and cable compounds can include
ides, epoxy, polyolefins, polyurethane, and various synthetic high-performing magnesium hydroxides
rubbers. Rio Tinto claims that a considerable amount such as Huber Martinswerk’s Magnifin product
of halogen-free formulations involve the use of portfolio (Figure 5).
borates in various forms such as zinc borate, ammo-
nium pentaborate, boron phosphate, melamine Mineral synergists
borate, boric acid, sodium borate, and others. Nabaltec has developed a new mineral-based
The company also says the manufacturing process masterbatch, Apyral AOH EXL 500-17-C, which it
used by its Twenty Mule Team Borax operation claims is a highly efficient flame retardant synergist
generates virtually no waste. This is a key advantage for ATH. The product in powder form can be easily
as two major zinc borate producers in China have blended with mineral fillers and is highly compat-
been forced to close over environmental concerns. ible with an extensive variety of polymers, the
Kisuma5 is the brand name for a range of highly supplier says. At addition levels of only 4wt%, the
pure Mg(OH) 2 FRs from Kyowa Chemical Indus- additive is said to improve fire retardancy signifi-
try. Mg(OH) 2 starts decomposing endothermically cantly compared to ATH on its own.
at temperatures above 340°C, resulting in the In an LLDPE/EVA formulation, the combination

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retardant packages
61% Apyral and 4% 62% Apyral
65% Apyral 40CD Apyral AOH EXL 40CD and 3%
40CD 500-17-C nanoclay
TS [MPa] before hot air aging 14.7 13.1 17.1
TS [MPa] after hot air aging (100 °C, 168 h) 14.8 14.0 18.6
Elongation at break [%] before hot air aging 141 171 150
Elongation at break [%] after hot air aging (100 °C, 168 h) 117 155 132
MVR [cm³/10 min] at 190 °C/21.6 kg 3.6 2.8 0.9
LOI (%O2) 42 42 41
Shore D 58 55 59
UL 94V [at 1.6 mm] Failed V-0 V-0
Source: Nabaltec
of 4 wt% Apyral AOH EXL 500-17-C with 61 wt% product has found a high level of acceptance.”
Apyral 40CD aluminium hydroxide reached a UL 94 In EPS and XPS polystyrene foams, HBCD
V-0 rating (at 1.6 mm) whereas the formulation (hexabromocyclododecane) has been largely
containing only Apyral 40CD (65 wt%) failed to replaced as a flame retardant by polymeric FRs
achieve a classification. Furthermore, the good such as ICL’s FR-122P butadiene styrene bromi-
mechanical properties of the compound can be nated copolymer. Lein Tange at ICL Europe says
maintained when both Apyral 40CD and Apyral that, for both XPS and extruded EPS (xEPS) produc-
AOH EXL 500-17-C are used (Figure 6). “Moreover, tion, FR-122P must be introduced via a master-
we found that the addition of Apyral AOH EXL batch to ensure a homogenous, accurate and
500-17-C optimises the compound’s performance stable mixture. These masterbatches include
in the hot air ageing test (100 °C, 168 h),” says Dr thermal stabilisers to protect FR-122P from
Corina Neumeister, R&D and Technical Service degradation.
Manager, Cables & Polymers. “ICL Industrial Products Brominated Epoxy F-2200
“It is well known that synergists like nanoclays has been in use for years as such,” Tange says.
very often impair the compound processability. “However, the use of the polymeric FR-122P in XPS
Apyral AOH EXL 500-17-C enhances flame retar- applications required the introduction of a polymer-
dancy while not negatively affecting the process- ic stabiliser to ensure a 100% polymeric master-
ability,” says Neumeister. batch. For this purpose, ICL developed an innovative
LKAB Minerals says it is continuing to develop its brominated epoxy polymeric acid scavenger
UltraCarb range of natural flame retardant fillers. The stabiliser. It exhibits improved stabilising properties
latest addition to the range – Ultracarb LH3 – was and excellent synergy with FR-122P.” Samples are
specifically designed to be used in highly filled available for full scale production trials.
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Plastics technology aims

for the counterfeiters
Product counterfeiting is a significant and growing challenge
but covert taggants embedded into polymer masterbatches
and compounds provide a means of protection.
Jennifer Markarian finds out more
is big business – a recent report for
Counterfeiting https://cdn.iccwbo.org/content/uploads/sites/3/2017/02/ICC-BASCAP-Frontier-report-2016.pdf And supply chain security is not just for the Main image:
the International Chamber of Commerce by Western markets. Today, China is one of the Counterfeiting
Frontier Economics estimated that international biggest investors in anticounterfeiting solutions in is a global
trade in counterfeit and pirated goods could reach order to ensure the manufacturing business of problem that
a value of $991bn by 2022. So, perhaps unsurpris- global corporations stays in the country, according threatens
ingly, spending on anticounterfeiting measures is to Nadav Goldstein, Vice-President of Business brand owners’
also growing fast. Brand owners are seeking ways Development and Innovation at Kafrit Group. reputations as
to protect their brands, in part from the loss of In terms of product marking, brand-owners, well as profits
profit from “fake sales” but increasingly to protect OEMs, and plastics processors have a variety of
their reputation – allowing poor quality counterfeits solutions they can implement and these are often
to enter the market can result in huge reputational used in combination to make the product more
damage. difficult to copy. Marking the product (or the

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for the or laser-marking, is one overt method. Alternatively,
International covert marking can be applied using embedded
Chamber of images or ink visible under UV light.
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in fake goods addition, regulations in the US and Europe for
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can be compounded into a plastic before it is
fabricated into a part or a package, and may even chain,” explains Goldstein.
be mixed into products (such as cosmetics, foods, The detector, which is also manufactured by
or pharmaceuticals) as a covert indicator that is Kafrit, is sensitive and specifically designed for its
detectable with a special device in the field or lab. taggant. It is key to the security of the technology
The type of reading device is a key part of the because it can’t be copied, unlike readers that are
system. based on phone apps, says Goldstein. “The merits
Advantages of taggants include that they are are clearly disruptive: thousands of codes, impos-
used at low levels and typically require no change sible to imitate, and a unique reader secure the
to the manufacturing process or product (unlike highest level of security,” he says.
some other anticounterfeiting methods). This Kafrit tailors each taggant specifically for a
method is also more difficult to copy, with some customer. When the customer uses the marker in a
technology providers claiming that replication is plastic part, that part must be sent back to Kafrit to
impossible. calibrate the detector. Although the amount of the
Kafrit introduced its Sub Elemental Marker taggant used must be accurate, a dosing tolerance
technology platform, which works with a unique of up to 10% is acceptable, says Goldstein. Using
Below: reading device, at the beginning of 2017. The in-house regrind is possible, but the taggant level
Automotive elemental taggant is in a “sub-nano solution” that should be adjusted to maintain the expected
components the company supplies in a masterbatch for adding concentration in the final part. The reader can
are one of the to plastics or in other forms (for example, liquids, detect more than one taggant at a time, but it
markets inks, coatings) for marking various products. The needs to be calibrated.
targeted by taggants can be coded to carry information such as
counterfeiters, product, manufacturer and distributor and can be Combined solutions
putting both used to provide multilayer protection. “We can, for Several colour and additive masterbatch suppliers
reputations example, mark both a cosmetic preform and the offer masterbatches enabling one or more of these
and lives at risk cream inside to avoid manipulations along supply solutions. PolyOne, for example, offers its Percept
brand protection technologies, which can also be
combined with colour and other performance
additives in a single Smartbatch concentrate.
PolyOne says a manufacturer of water storage,
purification, and treatment equipment is using such
a Smartbatch additive system comprising an
OnCap laser-marking additive (to make laser marks
more visible and indelible), a Percept covert
authentication method, the customer’s brand
PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK
colour, and an additive for UV protection. Counter-

feiters had been copying the manufacturer’s
products, it explains, and customers were confus-
ing the poor-quality copies with the genuine
products, resulting in lawsuits for product failures.
The covert mark reduced the costs associated with

Molecular taggants
PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK
Meanwhile, Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS), a

provider of DNA-based anticounterfeiting and
authentication technologies, received new patents
in October 2017 for its SigNature T molecular
taggants and its Multimode Image and Spectral
Reader (MMR). The handheld MMR device detects
one or more taggants and compares them to a
library for authentication. Applied DNA is using its
CertainT supply chain platform to track the origin
of components throughout the supply chain.
In addition to proving a product is not a counter-
feit, the CertainT technology can also be used to
verify the origin of components and two textile
companies are currently using it to show that their
textiles are made from recycled PET. “Consumers
Above: court cases by providing a reliable authentication are becoming increasingly concerned with protect-
Counterfeiting method, while laser marking replaced the more ing the environment as well as demanding more
goes far complex method of marking with direct or indirect information about the impact, origin, and authen-
beyond fake hot stamp foil and ink. ticity of their products,” says Dr James A Hayward,
watches; manu- TruTag, which offers a covert marker technology President and CEO of Applied DNA Sciences. “Our
facturers of any based on nano-porous silica, has been focusing solution enables brands to provide consumers with
plastics recently on adding markers to individual pharma- certainty in knowing their recycled products are
products can ceutical tablets and capsules (because silica has forensically authenticated from source to shelf.”
find them- GRAS status with the US FDA, the taggants are Techmer PM, in an ongoing partnership with
selves targeted edible). However, the company’s taggants can also Applied DNA, compounds the SigNature T DNA
be added to packaging and to food. In August, molecular tags into Techmer PM polyester formula-
TruTag announced a parternship with Hongyang tions, which it supplies to Palmetto Synthetics for
Biotechnology, an animal health management and producing specialty synthetic fibers. The Techmer
farm management solution provider to the live- PM formulation is a component of a system of
stock sector in China, to develop authentication solutions for fibre including colours and additives
through direct marking of livestock and meat used by Palmetto. Palmetto’s fibres, which include
packaging. polyester, nylon, and others, are used in apparel,
TruTag microtags make tracking of individual automotive, and industrial applications. The
items feasible, says the company, because the tag taggant ensures traceability and supply-chain
can be read with an optical reader and can be transparency, safeguarding against product recalls
coded with information such as product, manufac- and liability.
turing line and batch. The company’s latest low- The Verimaster system from Addmaster (UK) is
cost optical reader device – the Handheld Hyper-
Right: Taggant spectral Imager – won a 2017 Prism Award in the
detectors can be Imaging and Cameras category from the interna-
very compact. tional optics and photonics society SPIE. The
This is Polyse- device is claimed to be the first to capture a
cure’s latest multi-megapixel hyperspectral datacube without
BrandProof 2 requiring external processing. The cloud-connect-
design in use ed device delivers images in 400 colours and
allows users to select acquisition wavelengths, the
company says.
Proprietary taggants from SICPA are incorpo-
rated into Clariant masterbatches or compounds for
PHOTO: POLYSECURE
the pharmaceutical packaging and medical device

markets, the two companies announced last year.
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security system design, deployment, and ongoing
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gated as a for use with all polymers “Our technology is used in
potential a wide range of industries from high end fashion
sorting option goods to car components. Once an item has been
for plastics produced with built-in Verimaster technology, the
recyclers anti-counterfeit protection never stops working,”
says Addmaster Marketing Manager Karl Shaw.
Crystalline markers from Polysecure can be
synthesised to have fluorescence that is detectable
by optical detectors. The company’s glass-ceramic
markers contain a chemical code which can be
read by x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy or
inductively-coupled-plasma mass spectrometry. It
recently developed a new family of fluorescent tions where standardisation and control over the
markers in collaboration with the Karlsruhe Institute tracers is key.”
of Technology (KIT). “The stoichiometries are new, Polysecure introduced a low-cost fluorescence
so we have filed patents,” says Polysecure CEO detector – BrandProof 2 – that can be deployed for
Jochen Moesslein. “This achievement is in line with widespread detection of covert markers in the field.
our philosophy to offer our clients ‘own’ markers A major converter of outdoor decorative PVC foils,
that other suppliers are not allowed to copy. This is for example, is said to be using Polysecure’s
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stream is between 98 and 99% after one pass of
sorting, reports Dr Martin Fahr, CTO of Polysecure.
In August 2017, Polysecure began a TBS
research project in collaboration with Pforzheim
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Punkt (Duales System Deutschland) called
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separate tracer-based sorting (TBS) technology is now being uses for the recycled materials, assessing the
plastics used to separate similar materials in the plastics marker materials, and optimising waste manage-
recycling stream. While traditional separation of ment processes. “Moreover, we are observing the
waste materials depends on significant differences innovation effects of the technology in the market
in the materials (for example, density or chemical environment,” says Dr-Ing Claus Lang-Koetz from
composition), TBS technology can separate even Pforzheim University. The researchers will soon be
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Understanding the effects of the elements is crucial to finding

the appropriate plastics compound for the right application.
Accelerated weathering tools can assist in that.
Mark Holmes finds out more
Getting to grips with

the weather
Laboratory-based accelerated weathering is an let (UV) light accounts for only 5-7% of the spec- Main image:
essential tool for the plastics industry in developing trum, but for plastics and polymers it is responsible Weathering is a
new applications, discerning material suitability for virtually all polymer degradation – colour complex
and shortening time to market. However, weather- change, fading and loss of gloss, for example. process driven
ing is a complex process driven by a combination However, Francis says the situation is different for by a variety of
of variables and understanding that, and other an indoor product as materials behind window different
factors that can impact on the long term stability of glass are subject to a different spectrum and some environmental
a polymer compound in the field, is critical in of the dangerous short wavelength UV light can be factors, making
making an accurate and reliable assessment. filtered out. simulation a
One company with a long track record in “Heat by itself does not cause weathering; challenge
material durability testing equipment and services however, heat in combination with sunlight can
for plastics is Q-Lab Corporation. “Weathering is a accelerate a lot of photo-oxidation effects. There
combination of sunlight, heat and water, which can be dimensional change, as materials typically
cause some degradation or breakdown of a tend to expand when they get hotter and contract
plastic,” says Andy Francis, Weathering and when they get cooler. This can cause thermal stress
Corrosion Marketing Projects Manager at Q-Lab. and cracking. Heat can also cause evaporation of
“The combination of two of the elements, such as water that has been absorbed into a plastic and has
sunlight and heat, can be defined as lightfastness, to get out when heated, which can cause blistering,
but weathering requires all three.” delamination and other defects,” Francis says.
Most of the sunlight spectrum - 55% - is visible “Thermal cycling can also age a material quite
light and another 38% is comprised of infrared quickly. In addition, the effect of heat is influenced
light, which manifests itself as radiant heat. Ultravio- by colour, with darker colours having higher

TESTING | WEATHERING
Right: Q-Lab’s temperatures. The difference making them too slowly. There is
Q-Sun Xe-3 is a between black and white speci- no one outcome for a weathering
xenon arc test mens without backing can be up test. It depends on what you want
chamber to 15°C, while for materials that to learn and how long a test you
accelerated have an insulated backing it can are willing to conduct. We break
weathering be even greater - up to 25°C. The this down into classes of tests,
machine effect of heat behind window glass based on how long they take,
can also be significant, where how realistic they are and how
interior components inside cars sophisticated.”
can reach temperatures of up to The most common are quality
100°C. This can accelerate control tests, resulting in a pass or
ageing and weathering, fail. The test time is defined and
although this is offset a little by the short and the results are com-
fact that window glass can filter a pared to a given specification. A
lot of UV radiation,” he says. qualification/validation acceler-
“The third force of weathering, ated test also results in a pass or
and the one that is most com- fail. The test time is defined and
PHOT
monly overlooked, is water. Water O: Q-L
AB medium-long in duration and the
can cause all sorts of failure routes results are compared to reference
in plastics, both chemical and physical. Water materials or specifications. A correla-
can be responsible for chalking, erosion of tive accelerated test provides rank-ordered data,
surfaces, blistering, swelling, delamination and with the test being open-ended and medium
facilitating other reactions,” says Francis. length. Results are compared to natural exposure
There are three ways that water can manifest on a benchmark site. Having this outdoor exposure
itself in nature, Francis explains. The first is water in data necessarily lengthens the duration of testing,
the air, measured as relative humidity. This can but can provide more useful and realistic weather-
affect products indoors and outdoors and lead to ing test data. Finally, a predictive test results in a
physical stress. Second is rainfall, where the main service life acceleration factor. The test is open-
effect is on the surface of the material and gener- ended and long and results are compared to
ally involves washing away surface layers, chalking natural exposure in a service environment.
and dirt removal, and removal of components in There are two major test architectures in
the plastic that might protect it from UV light. accelerated weathering, defined by how they
Rainfall can also produce thermal shock. For
example, it has been observed in Florida that
rainfall can reduce the temperature of panels from
70°C to 20°C in a matter of minutes, which can put
a lot of stress on the material.
The third water exposure route is dew – moisture
from the atmosphere that forms in small drops on
any cool surface. Dew is important for polymer
degradation for two reasons – it has a high oxygen
content and long dwell times. This means that
materials can be wet for long periods of time,
typically six hours a day and in some tropical
climates up to 16-18 hours per day. This makes
dew the main source of outdoor wetness and the
most influential of water-based weathering effects.
Directional decisions
Laboratory-based accelerated weathering tests are
intended to provide a tool for directional decision
making. “Weathering science is often difficult to
Schematic showing the layout of key components in
quantify,” says Francis. “However, they can be used
Q-Lab’s Q-Sun Xe-3 xenon testing system
to made decisions better and/or faster, as well as
Source: Q-Lab
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Right: Q-Lab’s deliver light – xenon arc and durable materials, relative
proven QUV fluorescent UV. “The xenon arc humidity makes little
fluorescent UV tester can have two basic difference compared with
weathering geometries,” Francis says. spray and condensation.
testing system “One is a rotating drum or Water spray is the main
rack where the lamp is water delivery method in
vertical in the chamber and a xenon arc tester, with
the specimens rotate about front spray being the
the lamp, while the other is a primary method al-
flat array where the lamps though back spray, dual
shine down from above.” spray with soap or acid,
The spectrum of the xenon and immersion are all
arc tester is meant to mimic other options.
B
natural outdoor sunlight. OT O : Q-LA “Xenon arc testers offer
PH
However, Francis says xenon the best simulation of
lamps have very short wave- full-spectrum sunlight, but the lamps do age, which
length UV light – below 250 nm – which can cause can affect results over time. Although xenon arc
unrealistic degradation in many durable materials. testers have many advantages, there are greater
So optical filters are used to provide a more realistic costs and maintenance requirements, as well as
light spectra. These include daylight, window and issues of complexity, compared with fluorescent UV
extended UV filters. When setting up a test it is testers,” he claims.
crucial to understand what the service environment “In fluorescent UV equipment, the specimens
will be and choose the correct filter, he says. form the wall of the tester, which results in their
Black panel temperature control is used to backs getting cooled by laboratory air. This means
approximate the maximum specimen surface that it is easy to form condensation on the front sur-
temperature and can be used in combination with face, which is a critical feature in fluorescent UV
chamber air temperature sensing and control. “In testers,” he says. “The light spectrum is almost
order to optimise acceleration, the maximum exactly analogous to the xenon arc tester. Fluores-
service temperature should be used, but it should cent UV testers do not simulate the full spectrum of
not be exceeded to minimise error,” Francis says. sunlight like xenon testers - just the UV portion that
is typically most damaging to plastics. By choosing
Wet chamber options appropriate lamps, different light spectra can be
Chamber air temperature control is required by achieved in fluorescent UV testers. UVA-340 lamps
some test methods and needed for control of replicate daylight UV, UVA-351 lamps simulate UV
relative humidity. Xenon arc testers can generate light behind window glass, UVB-313EL/FS-40
and control relative humidity. However, for many lamps for extended UV light, and cool white lamps
to simulate indoor office lighting.
The lamps do not generate radiant heat so there
is very little difference in colour temperature – the
temperature for a black or white specimen will not
vary much. The ability to produce hot condensation
is one of the main advantages of a fluorescent UV
tester, according to Francis, who says that conden-
sation is the most rigorous, realistic and best way to
simulate water in accelerated weathering.
“Tap water can be used and is naturally distilled
by the tester, which means you cannot deposit
debris on the specimens. It is also possible to spray
to examine the effects of erosion of surfaces and
thermal shock,” Francis says. “In fluorescent UV
testing, UVA-340 is the best simulation of short
wavelength UV light, while UVB-313 is faster,
Schematic showing the typical configuration of a fluorescent UV testing
harsher and more realistic. The spectrum delivered
machine
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Image: Q-Lab
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Alessandro in can deliver condensation but cannot control
the Avery relative humidity. It is also much easier to use and
Dennison less expensive than a Xenon arc tester.”
accelerated Independent laboratories, such as UK-based
weathering Impact Solutions, offer accelerated weathering
and durability and lightfastness testing services. Acceleration in
laboratory one of its units is typically about eight times,
according to Jo Snow-Tyler, New Business Develop-
ment Manager. With around 8,000 hours in a year,
she says that exposure in one of the company’s
chambers for 1,000 hours will equate to a year’s
worth of real-time testing in just six weeks. How-
ever, she says this is the current maximum; efforts
to increase this would not replicate results correctly
in the natural environment.
durability by increased resistance to sunlight
Weathering expertise exposure. However, there are many UV stabiliser
A company making extensive use of accelerated technologies available, and with these various
weathering and durability testing is Avery Denni- options comes differing levels of UV absorption.
son. “Weathering resistance is a function of the The absorption amount and spectral range of
components used to develop a plastic compound,” absorption will likely play a key role in the level of
says Mark Alessandro, R&D Product Durability weathering resistance that can be realised for a
Manager at Avery Dennison. “For a given material, given material. As these properties increase, so too
the durability can vary by years depending on the might the cost of the UV stabiliser,” he says.
stabiliser, plasticiser and pigment selection,” he says. “Another common challenge with UV stabilisers
“Therefore, it is essential to keep pace with is colour,” Alessandro says. “For example, many of
emerging technologies from additive suppliers to these stabilisers could add a significant yellowish
maintain state-of-the-art product developments tint to the material, which may set a limitation on
with optimal weathering resistance. The level of the desired loading level or even the type of
understanding of weathering resistance is only as stabiliser that can be pursued. A third considera-
good as the tools and methods used to evaluate it. tion with UV stabilisers is the process for incorpo-
Along with product performance, testing technol- rating them into the material formulation. The first
ogy continues to evolve as well. Newer testing step in UV stabiliser selection should be to check
standards, such as ASTM D7869, have emerged for adequate dispersion. This can be a challenge
throughout the industry in pursuit of increased with several stabiliser products and may limit the
correlation between the laboratory and real-life options for a given material.”
benchmark conditions, such as the environment in Developments in stabiliser technologies are also
south Florida,” Alessandro says. providing specific problems for testing the weather
“There are positives and negatives to consider resistance of these compounds. “As the durability
with UV stabilisation packages. The positives are of materials increase, so too does the time required
fairly obvious in terms of extending product to assess it,” says Alessandro. “The limiting factor
Figure 1: Comparison of xenon arc and fluorescent UV testing equipment

Fluorescent UV Xenon arc
UVA-340 – best simulation of short wavelength UV light Full spectrum (UV-Vis-IR)
UVB-313 might be too severe Best simulation of long wavelength UV and visible light
No visible light
Stable spectrum Spectrum changes
No relative humidity control necessary Relative humidity control
Condensation or water spray Water spray
Relatively inexpensive and simple More expensive and complex
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printed films, include a multi-layer film construction
with a transparent top layer to enhance the
durability of the ink. Various film technologies are
available for this overlaminate depending on the
desired level of durability. Additionally, these films
offer optional functionality, including an anti-graffiti
property for public transportation or commercial
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tions previously mentioned, these films are often
utilised indoors for commercial signage, wall décor,
Above: for new product development is often the weather- and even customised appliance styling.”
Weather ing resistance testing. Simply put, the challenge Alessandro adds that Avery Dennison has been
resistance is a with this testing is trying to accurately reproduce involved in a number of recent case studies on
prime criteria many years of material ageing in as short of a time improving weathering resistance. “When studying
in this Avery as possible. A common problem with weathering product durability, it is essential to understand the
Dennison testing is the method selection. Materials are often material sensitivities and types of failure modes a
Supreme evaluated against one testing protocol represent- material will exhibit,” he says. “To achieve this,
Wrapping Film ing one set of exposure conditions. However, in the various case studies have been investigated to
application by real world, these same materials might be applied characterise product performance in many cli-
Australian firm globally across numerous exposure conditions. mates. This data highlights the effect of environ-
Exotic Graphix Even in the case of outdoor exposure testing, the mental conditions such as light exposure, tempera-
material performance may vary greatly in different ture, and moisture on the physical properties and
regions based on varied levels of sunlight, tem- colour retention of these films. Moreover, these
perature, moisture, and other factors like pollution.” studies show the importance of understanding the
details of the specific applications. Factors such as
Film developments angle of application and compass orientation play
Avery Dennison is actively involved in new film a critical role in determining the amount of light
applications for UV stabilised compounds. “With exposure and temperature range a product will
the growing trend for styling customisation and see, and ultimately, its durability. Further, the level
personalisation, various film applications are of care, such as frequency of washing, and even the
emerging within the commercial and personal types of cleaners used, also plays a role in the
vehicle wrapping market segment, fleet truck product durability.”
advertising, innovative signage and architectural Innovative product development will continue to
design,” Alessandro says. “These films offer custom be the focus moving forward with key initiatives for
appearances in terms of colour, gloss, speciality continued advancements in UV stability and
pigments, or digital printing designs. With the weathering resistance for products and applica-
growing trend for new outdoor applications comes tions in this growing area, according to Alessandro.
increased customer demand for higher durability He adds that along with performance enhance-
by means of extended weathering resistance.” ments, sustainable product offerings and the
Some of the latest products the company has launching of new colours, specialised appearances
developed to meet this segment need include: will continue. In parallel, advancements to acceler-
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A new technology area in UV stabilisation is claimed series UV absorbers from Lycus Chemicals, a Main image:
to be plasmonic UV absorbers and spectra enhanc- range of substitutes is now commercially available Plasmonic UV
ers - a category of select sustainable green chemis- for plastics and coatings,” he says. stabilisers
try materials that are said to deliver broad, perma- “UVITA SME plasmonic UV protection alone can could increase
nently non-migrating, non-blooming UV protection stabilise plastics and coatings without hypsochro- UV absorbance
while providing for long term absorbance. mic or bathochromic shifts typically observed with in films in the
“Synergisms with HALS and conventional organic ultraviolet absorbers. However, UVITA SME 410-440nm
hydroxyl substituted benzophenones and benzo- in combination with Maxgard 2700 series ultravio- region without
triazoles, and other plasmonic materials are now let absorbers shows strong hyperchromic effects recourse to
being discovered,” according to Dr Joe Webster, and bathochromic (red shifts). Instead, its presence pigments
President of US-based Stabilization Technologies. produces a consistent hyperchromic shift with
“In addition, the materials provide mid-infrared and other UV light stabilisers.”
far-infrared absorbance and absorb broadly from Hypsochromic and bathochromic shift is defined
the 200-800nm electromagnetic region of the as a change in the spectral band position in the
spectrum. With changes in European Chemicals absorption, reflectance, transmittance or emission
Agency (ECHA) regulations and bioactive chemi- spectrum of a molecule to a shorter or longer
cals in the environment, particularly those from wavelength, respectively. Hyperchromicity is the
hydroxyl substituted benzotriazoles, substitutes are increasing ability of a material to absorb light (the
needed. With the plasmonic enhancer UVITA SME opposite is hypochromicity).
3811 and known synergisms with Maxgard 2700 Webster says discussions on the subject of

ADDITIVES | UV STABILISATION
“We have shown that current light stabiliser

technologies have limitations with volatility,
migration and blooming, compatibility, antago-
nisms with condensation polymers and other
additives in the system, and are generally expen-
sive and fugitive over time having little perma-
nence,” Webster says.
“UVITA SME 3811 and its doped versions are not
only cost-effective, but provide broader initial and
post-protection to both coatings and plastics, while
extending current light stabilisers by acting as
spectral enhancers to boost the performance of
both HALS and organic UV absorbers. Permanence
in UV protection by UVITA SME and synergisms
with organic light stabilisers, and initial hyperchro-
mic increases in absorbance with Maxgard series
UVA, makes for a cost-benefit performance in any
plastic and coating formulation.”
Figure 1: Effect of UVITA SME 3811 plasmonic enhancer on Webster says that in-situ conversion rates of
transmittance of polypropylene homopolymer injection moulded
organic UV absorbers are slowed down by the
plaques containing Maxgard 2800 UV absorber
presence of UVITA SME. He adds that studies with
Source: Stabilization Technologies
hydroxyl substituted benzophenones and benzo-
triazoles show significant reductions of in-situ
transformation of the organic UVA. The company
has also demonstrated synergisms of UVITA SME
3811 with Maxgard organic UV absorbers and the
new Maxgard 2000 series from Lycus Chemicals.
“These alternatives are designed for many of the
REACH ECHA-targeted hydroxy-substituted
benzotriazoles, which are reported to be bio-toxic
and bio-accumulative in the environment. These
synergisms have extended the global market
window of opportunity beyond 380nm, into the
visible and infrared regions,” he says. “For those
designing a new cap stock for plastic compounds
or artificial wood, the ability to have long-term
permanence under any outdoor environmental
conditions is a plus.”
Figure 2: Effect or spectral enhancer SB-2 on synergism with Webster says the technology makes the devel-
conventional organic UVA M-700 in clarified random PP copolymer opment of new packaging materials that require
Source: Stabilization Technologies
greater absorbance at wavelengths in the 410-440
nm region (to control rancidity) possible without
plasmonics usually concentrate on the topic of pigments. He says there are agricultural and
surface plasmons on metal nanoparticles. However, military applications to produce a material that
in the case of UVITA SME, he says there is an absorbs from 200-800nm in the actinic to visible
electromagnetic transfer of excited electrons from regions to near-infrared mid-thermic region of the
the surface of the particle to form a plasmon cloud infrared and also far-infrared region of the electro-
over the insulative particle. The transference of that magnetic region.
energy to the conductive band of the organic UV “New end-use applications are emerging as we
absorbers is the cause of the hyperchromicity, he understand the full implications of this technology
claims. better,” he claims.
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Haining Caiyuan Masterbatch Co Ltd

Head office location: Haining City, Zhejiang Province, China
Date founded: 1988
Chairman Mr Jian de Shen
Ownership: Privately Owned
No. of employees: 140
Sales 2016: €9.6m (AMI estimate)
Production 2016 8,000 tonnes
Plant locations: Haining City, China
Profile: Founded in 1988 in the Zhejiang province of China, Haining Caiyuan

Masterbatch currently operates 16 colour masterbatch production lines,
including two twin screw production lines. The company offers an extensive
masterbatch product portfolio under its Qianjiang brand. However, it
specialises in PP, PE, PPR and EVA masterbatch products. Haining Caiyuan
claims to operate to high environmental standards. Its production plant
complies with domestic and international regulations, including ISO9000:2008.
Product line: Haining Caiyuan Masterbatch produces black, white, colour, additive,
functional, transparent and filler masterbatches for injection moulding as well
as blown and cast film extrusion. The company’s range includes anti-aging,
anti-static, cooling, whitening and anti-block masterbatches. The company says
its products are formulated to deliver high colourability and high dispersibility.
To be considered for ‘Compounder of the Month’ contact Elizabeth Carroll: elizabeth.carroll@ami.international
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