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TECHNOLOGY

Ineos Styrolution’s New Range Of Modifiers Aim to Uk Moulder Powers
Improve The Compounding and Extruding Processes Injection Moulding
Machine Exclusively
Via Solar Panels

t’s no secret that investment in
Inew machines is going to be es-
sential to help moulders lower their
energy costs in this time of spiral-
ling prices. But now, one firm is
even managing to run a machine
using only the power of the sun.
Following its investment in a Fanuc
NEOS Styrolution has announced the Agreements have been closed with Roboshot injection moulding ma-
Iintroduction of a new product portfolio distribution partners Caldic B.V. and chine, eco-conscious plastic products
dedicated to polymer modification and Bjørn Thorsen A/S to bring the solutions manufacturer Bloom-in-Box says
addressing the need of compounders and to market at lower volumes and identify it is well on the way to becoming
extruders to enhance the properties of the best modifier solution for a given carbon neutral. By means of servo
polymers for improved processing. challenge. technology and ‘intelligent power

Smaller volumes of the new products are Dr Alexander Glück, Europe President regeneration’ capabilities, the Robo-
available via INEOS Styrolution’s trusted at INEOS Styrolution, said: “Over the shot S150iA installed at Bloom-in-
network of distribution partners. years, INEOS Styrolution has developed Box’s Burscough facility uses 3kW
intensive testing alongside customers and an extensive know-how with modifiers. per hour, permitting it to be powered
partners resulted in a new modifier line, All that experience has now resulted in a exclusively by renewable solar energy.
including a thorough set of new powder product portfolio that I think is second “Our goal at Bloom-in-Box is to be-
grades that modify selected product to none. The positive response from come carbon neutral over the next
properties to allow for new application customers and partners has been very 12-18 months. We have been work-
designs. Certain modifiers also allow encouraging. With growing demand ing with all-electric machines for
for improved processing, resulting in we are prepared to expand the portfolio the last 20 years to reduce power
working at lower temperatures and with further. I am particularly looking forward consumption and emissions. So-
a lower energy consumption. to the first solutions based on our ECO lar installations and our new Fanuc
line of sustainable products.”
Modifications range from enhanced Roboshot were the next steps to
stiffness to superior long-term Dr Eike Jahnke, Vice President Specialties achieving this. Thanks to these lat-
performance with heat exposure, better EMEA, added: “For many applications est investments, our current carbon
colour fastness and retention, UV I expect our new modifiers to become a emissions as a business are estimated
resistance, dimensional stability, impact game changer. For example, one benefit to be less than 10 tonnes of CO2
resistance and more. of styrenics is its low density. Additional per year, with our ultimate goal to
cost is compensated not only by the achieve net zero,” said Tom Rear-
Compatibility and efficiency vary by performance improvement, but also by don, production coordinator and
polymer and have been tested for the lower density of the modifiers in robotics engineer at Bloom-in-Box.
polymers including ABS, ASA, PBT, compounds or blends.”
PC, PP, PE, PS, PVC, SAN, SBC, TPE
and TPU.
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