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Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, All-round Talent: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
... fundamental suppositions, activities and goals will be examined and adjusted as necessary. The Authors Dr. Robert Hohenadel, born in 1959, heads the Innovation Management segment of the Business Unit Pastes and Extenders at Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG. Dr. Torsten Rehm, born in 1953, heads the Innovation Management segment of the Business Unit Thermoplastics at Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG. Dr. Oliver Mieden, born in 1961, is Environmental Affairs & Corporate Communications Manager at Vinnolit GmbH & Co....

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Characteristics and Costs in Equilibrium
...stigation would not have been possible: BASF AG, Gebrüder Haake GmbH, Moderne Bauelemente Detlef Knechtel GmbH & Co, Ostermann & Scheiwe GmbH & Co., Rehau AG & Co, Roplasto Fensterprofile GmbH, Thyssen Polymer GmbH, Urban GmbH & Co. Maschinenbau, Vinnolit Kunststoff GmbH, Wacker-Chemie GmbH. The Authors of this Article Dr.-Ing. Heino Klingenfuß, born in 1941, is Head of Quality Management at the Süddeutsches Kunststoff-Zentrum (SKZ) in Würzburg. Dr. rer. nat. Anton Zahn, born in 1953, is Head o...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Functional Filler: Precipitated Calcium Carbonate in PVC
...arbonate with and without a stearic acid coating affects the main application properties of the impact-modified PVC window profiles with lead-based and alternative (Ca/Zn) stabiliser systems. The test program was carried out in cooperation with Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG. Preparation of the PVC Compounds For the extrusion of the window profiles, calcium carbonate of the type Schaefer Precarb 400, which has been successfully used for many years in the field of rigid PVC compounds, was used. The untre...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Plastic, the All-purpose Material: Function in Form
...h the computer. This was recognised by the ball manufacturer Gebr. Obermaier oHG, which developed a range of different balls and fitness appliances from PVC (manufacturer: Vinnolit) under the trade name Togu [12]. Many are decorated with popular German comic figures such as Pumuckl, Käpt’n Blaubär and the fast-shooting Lucky Luke. Sports such as climbing, swimming or ball games show children how to overcome obstacles or achieve goals. A slide teaches them how to descend safely from a height with...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
...na, while those in the Netherlands and Finland were taken over by the world’s biggest PVC manufacturer, Shin-Etsu, which thereby became a new producer in Western Europe. Ineos acquired a majority holding in EVC. With the purchase of Vestolit and Vinnolit/Vintron by the investor group Harris/Candover and Advent, and the takeover of the film manufacturer Klöckner Pentaplast by Cinven, financial investors came on the scene, with the aim of actively influencing the necessary restructuring of the Eur...

Kunststoffe international, 2005-11-21, Set for Growth: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
...but China, in particular, has caught up, and the average plant capacity there has now risen from 70 to 105kt/a. The twenty leading producers worldwide include eight European companies, with no less than four of these (Solvay/Solvin, EVC, Atofina and Vinnolit) ranking among the Top 10 in the sector (Fig. 2). In North America, the five biggest producers account for 85% of capacity, while in Central and Western Europe the five biggest producers cover only 60% of capacity. No further restructuring h...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-10-19, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
...ng lines and straightening out bottlenecks. After several years of stagnating efforts at consolidation, European PVC suppliers have once again made considerable progress in 2007. By taking over the specialty business of Ineos, Vinnolit took a further step toward consolidating the PVC specialties branch. From Ineos’ intended takeover of Kerling’s PVC activities (formerly Hydro Polymers) – still pending an OK from the cartel boards – a clear market leader will crystallize for standard PVC. In the ...

Kunststoffe international, 2007-12-17, Logistics and Know-how Rule the Market
...trength, high color fastness, good incurvation resistance, improved imprintability as against PVC, as well as a high Vicat softening point under extreme heat (110 to 115°C) and high resistance to pressurized hot water (Fig. 5). Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, Ismaning, Germany, benefits from the Eastern European markets, too. For PVC manufacturers, it’s more or less quiet on the Western front, since growth is closely linked to overall economic growth rates. At K 2007, Vinnolit presented a new type of PV...

Kunststoffe international, 2008-10-17, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
...titrust authorities. Ineos was thus able to expands its position as a global player and Europe’s largest manufacturer (Fig. 3) while further solidifying its European market leadership in the area of standard PVC products. In mid-2007, Vinnolit bought Ineos’s existing E-PVC business, thus strengthening its role as the world market leader in the specialty field of PVC pastes. In 2006, PKN Orlen, a member of the Anwil Group, assumed majority ownership of the Czech PVC manufact...

Kunststoffe international, 2011-10-17, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
...sities and extenders for viscosity reduction are therefore becoming increasingly important. To this extent, “low viscosity” is also gaining in importance among manufacturers of paste PVC. One example of an innovation in this field is Vinnolit EXT, an extender that offers improved viscosity reduction and optimized mechanical properties. Additive manufacturers are also working on this area, and low-VOC and AgBB-compliant additives (stabilizers and viscosity modifiers) are gaining in importance in ...

Kunststoffe international, 2014-10-10, No Sustainability without Plastics
...omic risk. Our industry has no room to pause for breath.Josef Ertl (figure: PlasticsEurope)(figure: PlasticsEurope)Josef Ertl (figure: PlasticsEurope)Dr. Josef Ertl, chairman of PlasticsEurope Deutschland e.V., Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and CEO of Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, ­Munich, Germany"In Germany, over two thirds of those surveyed were positive about plastics."With its energy revolution, Germany has set itself a massive task, namely changing energy supply from the ground up. This includes w...

Kunststoffe international, 2014-10-10, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
...y ranking. At the beginning of August 2014, the Mexican Mexichem S.A.B. de C.V., Tlalnepantla, Mexico, announced the sale of Vestolit GmbH, Marl, Germany, – conditional on antitrust approval. At the end of July 2014, the acquisition of Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG, Ismaning, Germany, was concluded by Westlake Chemical Corp., Houston, TX/USA. Westlake/Vinnolit is thus moving up into the top ten PVC raw materials manufacturers, just like Mexichem/Vestolit (pro forma) (Fig. 2).ProcessingAbout 90 % of glo...

Kunststoffe international, 2016-10-17, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
...f the EU Commission (see below).Following in 4th, 5th and 6th place are ChemChina (China National Chemical Corporation) and – newly – Mexichem, of Mexico, after the acquisition of Vestolit, and the US company Westlake, after the purchase of Vinnolit. The 7th to 10th places are held by OxyVinyls, CNSG, LG Chem and Axiall respectively. There will be a shake-up before the end of 2016 as Westlake, currently in 6th place, intends to complete the purchase of Axiall, the number 10, in the 4th quarter....