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DuPont also expects to add biopharma second half of this year. pharma bottle closures.
silicone tubing capacity in China in the DuPont Liveo pharma TPE tubing and

Kraussmaffei and Exxonmobil Lead Partnership to Produce Alternative Polyolefin-
Based Floor Coverings

equipped with adjustable rolls to ensure
optimum polishing of floor coverings
of any dimension. The extruded sheets
can either be coated with a laminated
decorative film and wear protection film
in an in-line process or have a decor
printed on them in an off-line process,
which then requires additional sealing.
Exxonmobil’s Vistamaxx polyolefin
elastomers proved advantageous in
ensuring impact strength and adhesion
of the top layer.
ExxonMobil Market Development
Manager for Vistamaxx Gertrud Masure
said: “We contributed our extensive
technological know-how and our wide
portfolio of polyolefin elastomers to
develop innovative, customised floor
raussMaffei, in co-operation with For the cost-effective production of the
K ExxonMobil and other partners, new PP floor coverings, KraussMaffei covering formulations that can be
has successfully completed the in-house used a ZE BluePower twin-screw manufactured and tested efficiently on
project for the production of alternative extruder, which enables output capacities the KraussMaffei pilot line.”
PP-based floor coverings. to be obtained. Several metering stations Product & Application Owner, Flat and
The project has been part of ongoing and side feeders are arranged along the Foam at KraussMaffei, Janina Roesch
investment by KraussMaffei in a growing processing section for in-line feeding added: “As we are deeply convinced that
market. Such floor coverings can be of solid and liquid additives to achieve PP floor coverings will continue to gain
produced from virgin or recycled PP maximum filler loading of the final popularity in the coming years, we aim
material and their mechanical properties product without requiring any previous at providing producers an innovative
can be optimised by adding fillers such compounding. platform for the development of ground-
as calcium carbonate or talc, as well as The material is guided from the slot breaking floor covering solutions.”
by incorporating fibres. die to the PlanetCalender, which is

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