EuroWire January 2021

Focus On Italy

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Compound to meet demands of green products

Padanaplast, specialising in polyolefin compounds for use in wires and cables, pipes and fittings, has launched a new HFFR grade to help reduce plastic material waste and put in place a circular economy policy. a thermoplastic HFFR grade intended for use as jacket in power, signal and control cables. High mechanical performance, fire retardant behaviour and good processability on standard extrusion lines are made available in a formulation Cogegum® AFR 1809 UV is

where quality and controlled by-product components are used. The use of raw materials otherwise destined to become waste is enabled. Cogegum® AFR 1809 UV is supplied in natural colour pellets and can be coloured in the most common tones used in the cable industry. Padanaplast is based at Roccabianca, near Parma in Italy, and operates 14 production lines certified to EN ISO 9001, ISO EN 14001 and OHSAS 18001.

Established in 1971, the company pioneered the technology of XLPE silane crosslinkable polyethylene compounds, and has been offering HFFR compounds for cable sheathing, wire insulation, pipe and fitting applications since 1982. In 2017, the business became part of Finproject Group, a major Italian player in crosslinkable polyolefin compounding, extrusion and moulding. Padanaplast Srl www.padanaplast.com

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