Heubach is expanding its capacity to produce Complex Inorganic Color Pigments (CICPs), marketed under the brand name HEUCODUR, at
its German site. Following the installation
and successful establishment of the first
production line of a newly developed and
fully automated calcination technology in
Germany in 2013, the second line will be
put into operation at the end of October.
With the demand for end products
with improved service life and of superior
quality, standards for the durability of the
coloration of paints and varnishes, plastics, construction materials and ceramic
products are rising, the firm stated. At the
same time, standards are also rising for
the pigments used. The CICPs, manufactured in a high-temperature calcination
process (above 800° C/1500° F), meet
these rising quality standards while taking ecological issues into account. They
fulfill the highest requirements for weathering resistance as well as chemical and
temperature stability. In addition, these
products combine excellent opacity with
outstanding dispersibility, meaning they
can also be used for the preparation of
lead-free formulations. Uses for the products include high-quality industrial paints
such as for e.g. the coloration of coil and
powder coatings as well as for decorative
coating materials, plastics, construction
materials, plasters and ceramic products.
By expanding its production capacity,
Heubach is reacting to the fast-growing
global need for top quality high-performance pigments for use in paints and
plastics. This technology ensures that
Heubach will always be able to meet the
ever-increasing requirements of its clients
in terms of quality and availability, the
company stated.
The new calcination technology guarantees highly efficient process management that is optimized for quality. Thus,
with this investment, Heubach is laying a
further foundation for future growth and
sustainable competitiveness.
BASF Invests in its
Attapulgite Materials
Business
BASF announced the completion of investments at its clay mining and manufacturing operations in Quincy, Florida. The
improvements will expand milling and
product packaging capabilities for course
and fine gel materials. Additionally, the
site implemented process improvements
to increase throughput and improve logistics in shipping products globally.
BASF’s Attapulgite materials are
sold under the tradenames of Attagel,
Micro-sorb, Emcor and Pharmasorb.
These Attapulgite based materials provide provide rheology modification
properties for materials manufactured
in the coatings, printing and packaging,
construction, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.
Evonik Announces Capacity
Increase of Sodium
Methylate in Mobile, AL
Evonik Corporation has recently completed a significant capacity expansion
at its sodium methylate plant in Mobile,
Alabama. The company has increased
capacity to 72,000 metric tons per year
through operational excellence, as well as
infrastructure investments, accroding to
the firm.
Sodium methylate is used in various
applications including pharmaceuticals,
polymers and agrochemicals synthesis,
and has become the catalyst of choice for
modern large-scale biodiesel production
accounting for more than 80 percent of
the biodiesel produced in North America.
“The U.S. market for biodiesel will
continue to grow,” said Stefan Plass,
head of Business Line Functional
Solutions. “Ensuring our customers
have a key raw material they need,
when they need it, is why we have in-
vested our resources here in Mobile – to
better meet our customers’ needs.”
“Besides Mobile, Evonik also
produces sodium methylate in Germany
and Argentina. Sodium methylate serves
an important function as a catalyst in
the production of biodiesel, a renewable
biofuel that reduces greenhouse gas emis-
sions and therefore contributes to a more
sustainable environment.
Chemours Moves
Global Headquarters to
Wilmington, DE
Chemours has announced that it
will move its global headquarters to
Wilmington, Delaware.
“While we like to think of ourselves
as a 200-year-old start-up, we’ve been
an independent, publicly traded company for only just over a year now,” said
president and CEO Mark Vergnano.
“We’ve accomplished a good deal in a
short time, standing up Chemours and
making a host of decisions that ensure
a sound and prosperous future. We have
considered a number of locations for
our world headquarters, but in the end
it came down to what locale makes the
most financial sense, offers our current
workforce the right combination of ame-nities and conveniences, and allows us to
attract great talent. Wilmington is that
place, and we look forward to being part
of its future growth.”
Bruchsaler Farbenfabrik
Commissions Large Scale,
Dry Pigment Blending
Mixer and Facility
In keeping with their planned growth and
expansion plans, Bruchsaler Farbenfabrik
GmbH & Co KG, Bruchsal, Germany, has
commissioned their new large scale, dry
pigment blending mixer and accompanying facility. Together with their recent
capacity expansion for the production
of bismuth vanadate yellow pigments,
Bruchsaler Farbenfabrik is positioned to
be a leading supplier of lead chromate-and molybdate-free, environmentally
and regulatory friendly powder pigments
Heubach Expands Production Facility
for Complex Inorganic Color Pigments
