October 2009

The October 2009 edition of Compounding World is now available for viewing. Just click here to see the magazine in full, completely free of charge.

Special features

  • Lab extruders for compounding research and development
  • Specialty carbon blacks: the latest technology and applications
  • Practical advice on getting the best from bio-based compounds
  • Top tips for extruding and processing carbon nanotubes
  • Exclusive analysis of Europe's markets for PVC compounds
  • Preview of the Fakuma 2009 exhibition in Germany

Regular items

  • Business news including RockTron, Gabriel Chemie, Arkema, PolyOne, Schulman, Century Extrusion, Clariant, Citadel and Fiberfil
  • New machinery - pelletizer special with Crown, Coperion, Automatik and Gala
  • The latest polymers and additives form Arkema, Ticona, Dow and Grace
  • Compounder of the month: NPP Polyplastic
  • Dates for your diary - we look ahead to the major plastics industry exhibitions of the next 12 months, plus the most important conferences for the compounding market

Editorial index

A. Schulman - buys 10 new Leistritz ZSE Max extruders 6
A. Schulman - expanding plant in Mexico 6
A. Schulman - promotes Oliver Stahl and Todd Nichols 6
Ampacet, Prakash Patel 16
Arkema - Graphistrength nanotubes plant in Mont 5
Arkema Apolhya nanostructured PA / polyolefin hybrid 50
Automatik - strand pelletizing lines for PA 6 49
B& Process Equipment - Todd Caccamo, director 8
BASF - Terblend ASA/PA blends 48
Bayer - Baytubes in Hirtenberger ProSafe Safeballs 8
Brabender Mini-Compounder KETSE 12/36 30
Cabot - Elftex TP 254, P 100, Vulcan XC XC 605 23
Cabot, Steve Dougherty 16
Carbon black - technology and applications 16-24
Carbon nanotudes - compounding / processing guide 44-46
Century Extrusion - appoints Charlie Spearing at Ruiya 7
Century Extrusion RLX 35 mm 28
Cerestech - thermoplastic starch blending technology 41-42
Chemnitz Technical University - Berstorrf extruder 6
Citadel - buys Fiberfil. Mike Fitzpatrick, Matrixx, Aclo 8
Clariant - Christian Kohlpaintner, Matthias Luetgendorf 7
Clariant Masterbatches, Bill Blasius 16
Clariant PE9SAA17700, PP9SAA17700 24
Compounding bioplastics and bio-based blends 37-39
Coperion WRG water-ring pelletizers for POM and PS 49
Coperion ZSK 18 MEGAlab 27
Crown Machine one-touch underwater pelletizer 49
Davis-Standard KXE FPV pump 30
Dow Plastics Additives Paraloid KM-X100 PRO 50
Dr Collin ZK 25 table-top compounder 31
Entek - Dean Elliott - bioplastics compounding guide 36-38
Entek Manufacturing lab lines 27 mm 28
Evonik Degussa, Jacque Geenen, marketing manager 16
Evonik Polytrend liquid colours 48
Exova - expanded Trafford Park lab 33
Fakuma 2009 exhibition preview 47-48
Farrel - Tecnolab K1, CP 550, CP 125 34
Gabriel Chemie - investment in 10 extruders 5
Gabriel Chemie - Maxithen Biol PLA masterbatch 47
Gala - Edge underwater pelletizer 49
Hybrid Plastics cuts POSS prices after plant expansion 8
ICMA San Giorgio 25 mm lab extruder 28
ICO - buys Micro Pellets. Melbourne base for Bayshore 8
Ingenia Polymers, Marc Potemans, global sales director 24
Injection World magazine launched by AMI 7
KraussMaffei Berstorff - supplies line to Chemnitz TU 6
KraussMaffei Berstorff ZE25 UTX, ZE 26 Basic 26
Laboratory twin-screw extruders for compounding 26-36
Leistritz - sells 10 ZSE Maxx extruders to Schulman 6
Leistritz supplies ZSE 18 to Particle Sciences 27
Mann + Hummel Protec Somos Gramix S9 48
Nanocyl - extrusion/processing parameters for CNTs 44-46
Nanocyl - Michael Claes and Andy Lew 44-46
NPP Polyplastic - locations, CEO, ownership, products 52
Particle Sciences installs Leistritz ZSE 18-mm 27
PolOne - five new compounidng lines in Europe 5
Polymer Chemie forms Polyblend. 8
PVC compounds - European market analysis 10-15
RockTron - MinTron and MagTron 4
Rondol Technology 10 and 21 mm extruders 30
Rowa Group - Lifobatch, Rowacare, Romiloy 5720 5730 48
RTP Company, Tom Cordes 18
Ruiya Extrusion - Charlie Spearing, general manager 7
Steer Engineering OMicron 12 28
Teknor Apex, bioplastics business, Dr Robert Brookman 41-42
Thermo Fisher Scientific 33
Thermo Scientific Haake PolyLab Sample Sizer 36
Ticona - metal detectable POM, LCP an UHMW-PE 50
Timcal Ensaco 250G 260G 350G 18
Timcal, Christine Van Bellingen 16
WR Grace - Sylobloc 45B antiblocking aid 50

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AMI market reports and directories 40
AMI Strategy Seminars 43
Automatik - Sphero underwater pelletizers 5
Back Issues - AMI magazines - free downloads 53
Cabot Vulcan XC conductive carbon blacks 19
Century Extrusion / Ruiya Apex twin-screw extruder 33
Compounding World media pack PDF download 35
Coperion ZSK MEGAlab 15
Energy Management In Plastics Processing training 36
European Plastics Industry Report 2009 32
Film and Sheet Extrusion media pack PDF download 35
Fire Resistance in Plastics 2009 conference 22
Gala pelletizers 47
Henschel Antriebstechnik gearboxes for extruders 31
Injection World media pack PDF download 35
Media Training for the Plastics Industry seminar 39
Nanocyl carbon nanotubes 9
Pipe and profile Extrusion media pack PDF download 35
Plastics Information Direct polymer bookshop 14
Pomini Rubber & Plastics LCM continuous mixers 13
Rowa Group - Rowacare antimicrobials 23
Steer Engineering Omega H Class Extruders 25
Steer Engineering Omega H Class Extruders 29
Timcal Graphite & Carbon Ensaco and Timrex 21
Wacker Silicones - Genioplast 2
Wood-Plastics Composites 2010 conference 46
Xtrutech: screw parts, barrels for twin-screw extruders 7