WCA November 2017

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materials to low-smoke halogen-free compounds intended to support high speed data transmission. The company’s extensive list of FR PVC, speciality low-smoke plenum PVC, and low-smoke halogen-free (LSZH/HFFR) compounds have undergone rigorous global testing applications, the TPE, TPO, TPV and TPU materials offer a variety of features to answer severe weather and environmental conditions. Mexichem – USA Website : www.mexichem.com New thermoplastic compounding plant in India standards on a variety of cable designs. For rugged industrial

MEXICHEM’S Compounds business is constructing a new thermoplastic compounding plant, designed to produce speciality thermoplastic compounds, including locally customised products, with a strong focus on the wire and cable industry. The new plant is expected to be operational by early to mid-2018 in Goa, India. In Phase I, the plant is designed to manufacture 12-15 kt of plastic compounds every year. This site will cater to customers not only in the Indian sub-continent, but also in Middle East and ASEAN countries. Sameer Bharadwaj, president of the Mexichem Compounds Business, said: “We have great faith in the Indian market and in its highly skilled and motivated workforce. That is why Mexichem are continuing to expand across the sub-continent. “The new plant at Goa will produce speciality thermoplastic compounds based on both PVC and non-PVC polymers, with a strong focus on flame-retardant compounds (speciality PVC-FR and LSZH/HFFR) for the wire and cable industry. “In addition to our complete range of existing wire and cable compounds, the site will be geared to offer locally customised compounds to meet the specific local needs of our customers in this region.” Mexichem’s PVC-FR and LSZH compounds designed for a variety of electrical, electronic, and voice and data wire and cable types, were created to achieve the balance necessary for fire performance as well as electrical and mechanical attributes. Whether designing copper or fibre optic cables, customers benefit from its extensive experience in this market sector from basic flame-retardant PVC Experience counts Gene Shellenberger has joined Miltec as a senior process engineer. He brings over 20 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing and coating. Prior to Miltec, he owned and operated Elkridge Coating Technologies. Miltec UV – USA Website : www.miltec.com

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