Extrusion International 4-2018

22 Extrusion International 4/2018 INDUSTRY NEWS Acquisition Davis-Standard, LLC announced that it has acquired Brampton Engineering of Brampton, Ontario. Brampton Engineering, LLC is the leading provider of multi-layer AeroFrost ® air blown and AquaFrost ® water quenched film systems, film winding and many other film production solu- tions. “We are pleased to welcome Brampton Engineering with their globally recognized blown film technology to our team,” said Jim Murphy, Davis-Standard President and CEO. He added: “Brampton Engineering’s focus on custom- er support, technology and its employees align well with the values of Davis-Standard.” Gary Hughes, CEO of Brampton Engineering, remarked on teaming with Davis-Standard, “Davis-Standard is a global leader in plastic extrusion technology and we are proud to join their team. Davis-Standard brings resources and sup- port to our business to better serve our customers world- wide and we are excited about the solutions we can present together.” Davis-Standard, LLC www.davis-standard.com Brampton Engineering, LLC www.be-ca.com Groundbreaking Ceremony for newPlant in Russia The Austrian based Gabriel-Chemie Group has been oper- ating successfully with its own subsidiary in Russia since 2007. Due to the steadily growing business and the increasing de- mand for masterbatch in Russia and the neighbouring coun- tries as Belarus, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, it became nec- essary to adjust the production capacity of Gabriel-Chemie Russia to the future requirements. On a 27,500-square-meter ground in the Vorsino industrial park, a modern masterbatch production facility is to be built in four construction phases. The 2,000-hectare industrial park Vorsino is about 90 kilometres southwest of the Mos- cow city centre and attracts numerous Russian and interna- tional corporations, due to its excellent infrastructure and transport connections. Numerous companies are investing in the new location or are already present there. During the first stage, around 400 million roubles will be invested in the new location and a modern, environmen- tally friendly production technology with a capacity of 2,000 tonnes per year. The maximum production capacity shall be increased step by step to 20,000 tonnes per year until after completion of all construction phases. There is a growing demand for colourants in Russia and its neighbouring countries. The high degree of technical ex- pertise on the part of the Gabriel-Chemie Group in terms of masterbatch is highly appreciated by Russian customers. Gabriel-Chemie CFO Andreas Berger: “We have noticed an increasing interest in functional additives such as flame re- tardants, infrared absorbers and laser additives. Through our many years of experience in the development of functional additives, we have accumulated a wealth of expertise and, together with our range of colour and combination master- batch, we are a capable complete supplier for the individual equipment of plastics”. Gabriel-Chemie Gesellschaft m.b.H. www.gabriel-chemie.com Vector & Operator From the left: Mladen Biber (Plant Manager Gabriel-Chemie Rus-2), Helmut König (Chief Techinical Officer Gabriel-Chemie GmbH), Veselov Ilya Borisovich (Minister of Economy of the Kaluga Region), Andreas Berger (Chief Financial Officer Gabriel-Chemie GmbH)