Compounding
Saco AEI Polymers is ramping up its global footprint with major expansions in the U.S., Mexico, and India. The Sheboygan, Wis.-based materials firm recently acquired a 222,400-square-foot facility near its headquarters, investing $7 million to add four twin-screw extrusion lines and significantly boosting production capacity.
Resin makers and compounders are bracing for the impact of a North American tariff war. Experts suggest the tariffs may reshape trade flows, pressuring North American producers and importers to rethink sourcing strategies.
Increased interest in recycled PVC has led compounding firm Benvic to double capacity for that material at a plant in France.
The Houston-based company talked about the importance of creating a compounding operation in Mexico while attending the recent Plastimagen trade show in Mexico City.
Avient Corp. is in the process of selling its production plant in Lockport, N.Y., which closed earlier this year.
LBI's Catalloy and polybutene specialty resins businesses were removed from APS and reintegrated into the firm's Olefins & Polyolefins unit on Jan. 1.
Compounders had to fasten their seatbelts to make it through 2022 — and they might need to do so in 2023 as well.
Compounder and masterbatch maker Blend Colours is expanding capacity at two factories on its headquarters campus in India.
German compounder Lehvoss Group has strengthened its presence in China with the building of a new "high-tech" center in Shenzhen, southeastern China.
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