Extrusion International USA 4-2019

43 Extrusion International 4/2019 Union Officine Meccaniche announced that an important contract for the supply of a tandem-type extrusion line (pri- mary twin screw extruder – secondary single screw extruder) for the productionof XPS insulationpanels has beenpositively concluded with Synthos Dwory 2 Sp. z o.o. (Poland). This contract is particularly important for Union Officine Mec- caniche because Synthos is the main petrochemical company which produces styrene and its derivatives and it is also the main XPS panels producer in Poland and in the CzechRepublic. The technological reasons which led the customer to prefer Union over the international competitors are even more im- portant. This latest technological evolution, developed over the years for extruders used in the FOAM segment, allows the produc- tion of XPS panels in compliance with the standards required by the UNI EN 13164 rules with the use of percentages of EPS waste never known before. This technology, in fact, combines the essence of the modern engineering based on the satisfac- tion of energy saving and environmental needs (possibility of reusing waste from post-consumer collection) with the need Cooperation Source:ManualeANIT, XPS - Polistirene EspansoEstruso, www.anit.it Union Officine Meccaniche s.p.a. Via 1° Maggio 12/14 - 20028 S.Vittore Olona (MI) - Italy www.unionextrusion.it of reducing pro- duction costs. The supply also includes a series of ancillary equipment such as a recycling and granulation line, able to maintain a high quality MFI necessary to guarantee a final product in compliance with UNI EN 13164 specification and a line for the suction and treatment of the dust due to the mill- ing and smoothing of the panel. The new XPS lines of Union are having an important market success. After having conquered the second most important XPS panel manufacturer in Europe in 2018, the company can now count Synthos among the most important challenges won in this market segment. Union is sure that this challenge will be followed by other challenges among the ones already at an advanced discussion stage. EXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY