August 1994 Additives for Po~mers

colouring , metering and closed-container systems. Contact: Colormatrix Cot-p, 4133 Payne Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103, USA. Tel: -I- I-216-391-3873. Fax: -I- l-21 6-391-6962.

Akros Chemicals opens facility in New Brunswick

Akros Chemicals America, a 50-50 joint venture of Harcros Chemicals in the UK and Akzo Nobel of The Netherlands, has announced the completion of a state-of-the-art laboratory at its New Brunswick site.

Akros Chemicals America is engaged in the manufac~re of a broad range of products for the ~ermoplastics industry; these include tin stabilizers and mixed metal soap stabilizers, polyester catalysts, biocides and coating additives. New developments will include the production of radiation curing chemicals, liquid-mixed metal soap stabilizers and organotin stabilizers for vinyl polymers. (It is expected that the New Brunswick site wili become fully accredited according to IS0 9002 in early 1995). Contacr: Akros chemicals, Lankro House, PO Box I, Eccles, Manchester, M30 OBH, UK. Tel: -I- 44-6.1- 789-7300. Fax: + 44-61- 788- 7886.

JM Huber acquires Microminerafs

The Solem Division of JM Huber has purchased the assets of Microminerals (Kennesaw, Georgia) a producer of dry ground ultrafine alumina trihydrate products. Contuct: Solem Division, JM Huber, 4940 Peachtree Industrial Boulevard, Not-cross, GA 30071, USA. Tel: +I-404-441-1301, Fax: + l-404-368-9908.

FMC Corporation in link with K & K-Greef in the UK

K & K-Greef Ltd is to distribute the fire retardant and plasticizer range of FMC Corp

in the UK with effect from 1 July 1994. Contact: FMC Corp (UK) Ltd, Tenax Road, Traflord Park, Manchester, MI 7 1 WT, UK Tel: +44-61-872-2323. Fax: +44-61-873- 7271.

AffiedSignaf in Europe

AlliedSignal Fibres European address is as follows: AlliedSignal Europe NV, Fibers Division, Haasrode Research Park, Granwmeer 1, B-3001 Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium. Tel: f 32-l 6-391233. Fax: + 32-16 400377.

~niroyaf fink with fstrochem in Sfova kia

Uniroyal Chemical Inc has announced that it has recently signed a letter of intent with Istrochem, in Slovakia to form a majority- owned joint venture for its rubber chemicals business. Istrochem manufactures CBS, a high performance rubber chemical accelerator. intact: Uniroyal Chemical Co Inc, Middlebu~, CT 06749, USA. Tel: -i-1-203- 573-3200/203-573-3441.

Colour matching systems

Silvergate Plastics in the LJK, a colour masterbatch manufacturer, is now able to offer customers samples of its own injection moulded components as a medium for new colours, instead of the more traditional colour plaques. Colour matching, using actual products as samples, allows Silvergate’s customers to judge, not just colour, but density of colour; and to see new ideas in colour for themselves,

In addition, the new colour matching system is a valuable aid to the company’s applications laborato~ because it provides an exact colour reference point for use when investigating any production moulding problems, says Silvergate.

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