Extrusion Asia Edition 2-2023

➠ Clariant www.clariant.com President of BU Adsorbents & Additives, and Clariant EMEA Region. The new plant will produce Clariant’s glo- bal range of patent-protected organo- phosphorus flame retardants and supplements the capacity of Clariant’s two Exolit OP plants in Knapsack, Ger- many. The team at the One Clariant Cam- pus in Shanghai will support customers in the joint development and in-application testing of flame retarded solutions. Angela Cackovich continues: “Brands and equipment manufacturers are switching to non-halogenated flame re- tardants to address the challenges of in- creasing safety, sustainability and technical performance requirements in E- mobility and Electronics. For engineering plastics, our Exolit OP solutions can help fulfil needs for application safety impro- vements and the reliability of maintaining mechanical, electrical and fire retardancy performance properties over a product life cycle and after recycling. Importantly, they also offer environmental and health profiles verified by third par- ties. By collaborating across value chains we can capture unmet needs as applica- tions become more demanding, innovate faster together, and ensure the optimum solution to meet evolving regulatory and physical property as well as processing re- quirements.” Despite the challenges posed by delays in equipment delivery, travel restrictions, and unpredictable supply chain interrup- tions, the teams from Clariant China and Europe, local authorities in the chemical park, and external partners pulled togeth- er to ensure the project was accomplis- hed within 18 months, on schedule and on budget. All 1.2 million man hours worked since construction began were accident free. The new flame retardant plant is operat- ed by a 100-strong team of local em- ployees and is located within the Huizhou Daya Bay Economic and Technological Development Zone (Daya Bay Chem Park) in Guangdong Province. Clariant’s Daya Bay site utilizes green electricity, enabling a significant reduction in Scope 2 (CO ) emissions, and is also home to its Care Chemicals Ethoxylation plant, which is currently undergoing a CHF 80 million ex- pansion. 25 Extrusion Asia Edition 1/2023 ➠ BASF Plastic Additives 巴斯夫塑料助剂 www.plasticadditives.basf.com 加屋顶太阳能发电，分布式太阳能光伏 市场预计将在2023年获得进一步的推 动，为中国的零排放气候目标做出贡 献。 Solar Rooftop Solutions in China n BASF and Oriental Yuhong, a leading Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) roofing membrane producer in China, are team- ing up to develop solar roofing mem branes used in buildings. The new deve- lop-ment aims to meet China’s rapidly growing demand for rooftop solar panels. As the country’s solar PV installations reached a record high of 51 gigawatts, with rooftops accounting for more than one-third of the installed capacity in 2022 (Source: China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA)), the quality of TPO roofing membranes, including their wa- terproofing performance, has become cri- tical. BASF’s optimized light stabilizer formula- tions, Tinuvin ® and Chimassorb ® , protect TPO membranes from degradation and discoloration while providing weathering resistance and long-term strength, in- creasing the lifetime of roofing mem- branes. Their increased lifespan both con- n 巴斯夫与中国领先的热塑性聚烯烃 (TPO) 屋顶膜生产商东方雨虹正在合作 开发用于建筑的太阳能屋顶膜。新开发 项目旨在满足中国对屋顶太阳能电池板 快速增长的需求。 随着中国太阳能光伏装机容量达到 创纪录的51千兆瓦，屋顶占2022年装机 容量的三分之一以上(来源:中国光伏工 业协会(CPIA))， TPO屋顶膜的质量， 包括其防水性能，已经变得至关重要。 巴 斯 夫 优 化 的 光 稳 定 剂 配 方 Tinuvin®和Chimassorb®，保护TPO膜 免受降解和变色，同时提供耐风化性和 长期强度，增加屋顶膜的寿命。它们的 寿命延长了，既节省了资源，又减少了 维护和维修期间的浪费。 此外，巴斯夫与东方雨虹的合作解 决了屋顶上安装的光伏电池板数量不断 增加所带来的挑战。由于面板吸收大量 阳光，其温度可达70°C，加快了TPO屋 顶膜的老化过程。 亚太地区全球商业管理塑料添加剂 副 总 裁 Hazel Sprafke说 :“我 们 的 新 Tinuvin®和Chimassorb®配方以及技术 支持提高了东方雨红TPO膜的耐久性， 从而使屋顶即使采用太阳能电池板也能 持续更长时间。更重要的是，这将帮助 东方雨虹达到中国最近更新的GB55030 标准，该标准要求屋顶材料至少使用20 年。” 由于政府最近的县级试验可能会增 中国的太阳能屋顶解决方案 serves resources and reduces waste dur- ing maintenance and repair. In addition, BASF’s collaboration with Oriental Yuhong addresses the challenges caused by the increasing number of PV panels installed on roofs. As the panels absorb high amounts of sunlight, their temperatures can reach up to 70°C, ac- celerating the aging process of TPO roof- ing membranes. “Our new Tinuvin ® and Chimassorb ® for- mulations together with technical sup- port have improved the durability of Oriental Yuhong’s TPO membranes, re- sulting in roofs that last longer even with solar panels,” said Hazel Sprafke, Vice President, Global Business Management Plastic Additives, Asia Pacific. “More im- portantly, this will help Oriental Yuhong meet China’s newly updated GB55030 standards, which require roofing materi- als to last a minimum of 20 years.” Due to the government’s recent county- level trials that could increase rooftop solar power generation, the distributed solar PV market is expected to gain fur- ther momentum in 2023, contributing to China’s net-zero climate goals.