Extrusion International USA 1-2021

18 Extrusion International 1/2021 INDUSTRY NEWS POLYPLASTIC www.polyplastic-compounds.ru/eng/ „ Within the frame of a new investment project, R&P POLY- PLASTIC – a Russian plastics producer – and KraussMaffei have recently concluded a contract for the delivery of two ZE 80 x 42D BluePower twin-screw extruders to extend the company’s production capacity. Due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, both parties conducted the entire contract negotiations online remotely and signed the contract at the end of October. This contract further strengthens the long-standing, constructive and solution- oriented cooperation between R&P POLYPLASTIC and KraussMaffei. High-tech lines will be installed at the company’s produc- tion plant in Engels. Investments in only the equipment will amount to 3.3 million Euros. “In the growing Russian market for engineering plastics, R&P POLYPLASTIC focuses primarily on equipment reli- ability and technical innovation,” says Andrey Menschov, managing partner of R&P POLYPLASTIC. “Faced with a con- tinuously increasing demand, we have to ensure energy-ef- fi cient and resource-conserving production while meeting the ever more exacting quality standards requested by our customers. The use of the innovative ZE BluePower twin- screw extruder technology will enable us to maintain the supreme quality of our products in the highly competitive market environment.” Thanks to the installation of the new compounding ex- truders, the Russian plastics processor will be able to sub- stantially reduce the energy consumption involved in its production. The ZE BluePower twin-screw extruder series is suitable for all compounding tasks – in particular when equipment reliability, reproducibility and fl exibility are key factors. The large free volume, the 1.65 OD/ID diameter ra- tio and the torque density of 16 Nm/cm³ are especially at- tractive for plant owners striving to increase productivity. In addition, the extruders are equipped with two side feeders and three degassing zones. “R&P POLYPLASTIC will use the new twin-screw extrud- ers for the production of engineering plastics designed for the building industry. With this new project, R&P POLY- PLASTIC and KraussMaffei continue their long-standing and extremely successful cooperation,” declares Siegfried Oldenburger, Expert Sales Extrusion Compounding at KraussMaffei. New lines are scheduled for set-up and launch in fall 2021. This year will be a milestone for R&P POLYPLASTIC – the leading Russian compounder will celebrate its 30th Birth- day. Investment into Expansion of Production New Sales Area Manager leading company operating in the fi eld of rotogravure print- ing machines and laminating/lacquering machines. He will be in charge of the following markets: Latin America, Egypt, Jordan, KSA, Libya, Oman, Qatar, Syria and UAE. “I am very proud to join COLINES and embark on a new jour- ney. COLINES is a world-class company with a family feeling and I am excited for having joined such a team,“ said Paolo Masserano. “Paolo has managed to fi t in our team very quickly,“ said Eraldo Peccetti, COLINES’ Executive President, „and he is already at full disposal of our customers for discussing and delivering new projects. Our company keeps going from strength to strength”. COLINES spa www.colines.it „ COLINES announced the appointment of a new Sales Area Manager, Paolo Masserano, who has joined COLINES. Paolo has over 15 years experience as a sales manager in a world- PaoloMasserano