WCA March 2007

Industry News

Minister of Industry and Commerce opens plastic factory

Hassan Abdulla Fakhro, Bahrain’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, has officially opened Kanoo Plastic Company’s new factory in Riffa. The company is a joint venture investment between Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo and Compco Australia Pty Ltd.

Production at the site began in December 2006 with an initial capacity expected of around 14,000 tons per annum.

Kanoo Plastics Company – Bahrain Fax : +971 4393 3636 Email : info@kanoogroup.com Website : www.kanoogroup.com

It was established to manufacture a range of plastic raw material com- pounds for regional and international markets. The company’s main speciality is the production of high quality XLPE compounds for the cable and pipe markets, additives, white and coloured masterbatches for the plastics and polymer industry and various other plastic materials using the unique Compco technology. and masterbatches are used in a diverse range of applications including wire and cable, polymer production, domestic and commercial hot water pipes, industrial hoses, white goods, flexible and rigid packaging, plastic furniture, air conditioning units and automotive components. The plastic compounds

Sunshine on the way for Teijin

Teijin Ltd and Teijin Twaron BV are expanding again – the fourth capacity growth in six years at both plants in Emmen and Delfzijl, Holland. This new expansion, called ‘Nikko’ (sunshine in Japanese), will again increase production capacity by approximately 15% for the high performance fibre Twaron ® . The expansion will increase monomer and polymer capacity at Delfzijl and Emmen, and will become available from the end of 2008. These last years have shown a market growth of approximately 10% for para- aramid fibres, mainly in automotive, ballistic and optical fibre cable applications. The newly developed product Sulfron ® , a rubber compound ingredient derived from Twaron ® , also has enormous potential and is seen as a confirmation for further growth of Teijin Twaron’s high performance fibres.

Teijin – Japan • Website : www.teijin.co.jp

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2007