By the end of the summer, New England Extrusion Inc. will expand its production facility by adding 75 per cent more space. According to marketing manager Melissa J. Gardiner, the company broke ground in May on a 45,000-square-foot addition. When completed in late August, she said, the addition will boost the facility´s size to 105,000 square feet.
Kiefel Extrusion GmbH counts among one of the worldwide leading suppliers of blown film extrusion systems. The company continually extends and intensifies its existing market activities in the Asian region. It is already represented in Iran, India, Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan and Malaysia. Kiefel has been supplying an increasing number of plants to Asia during recent years. The company established connection with China for the first time this year. The Chinese economy opens up prospects with long-term growth potential.
Kiefel is a supplier of complete extrusion systems for blown film with modular design. The product range extends from singlelayer plants up to complex multilayer lines for up to 7 layers. Extruders are supplied with screw diameter from 30 mm to 120 mm - depending on the application and required throughput quantities - and layflat width up to 3,200 mm. The most different plastics can be processed with the blown film extrusion lines, such as PE, PP, EVOH, PA, PS, EVA and PET.
A new line of heat-reflective dark pigments for PVC siding and other building products that require low heat build-up is available from Degussa Metals Catalysts Cerdec Corp., USA. Patent-pending Eclipse black, brown and green products are complex inorganic pigments derived from new chemistry. Eclipse black pigments are said to outperform conventional carbon black in UV protection and heat reflectivity. Good chemical resistance is also claimed.