MOSCOW (MRC) -- German compounder Polymer-Chemie is collaborating with Resysta International (Pfaffing-Forsting/Germany) to further develop processing opportunities for its "Active Resysta Filler" (ARF), reported Kunstoffweb.
To date Resysta, a fibre-reinforced hybrid material mostly made from rice husks, has been produced as a pre-fabricated product for floor boards, facades and marine decks.
Polymer-Chemie will concentrate on markets in Russia, including the former CIS states, Ukraine and Czech Republic.
Dirk Breitbach, managing director of Polymer-Chemie, said: "Resysta has unique properties which will open up completely new markets for us."
Resysta said ARF is totally recyclable, with 100% water-resistant and UV-resistant properties, and can achieve the look and feel of wood through further processing.
As MRC wrote previously, in December 2013, Polymer-Chemie expanded the PVC product range and capacity at its Russian subsidiary Polymer-Chemie Rus in Russia’s Tula region. The company installed a new extrusion line to produce rigid PVC granules at its plant in Tula. Polymer-Chemie’s latest project is part of an ongoing expansion programme for the site which already serves the CIS countries.
Polymer-Chemie is an independent, privately owned company serving as a link between polymer manufacturers and the plastics processing industry. Polymer-Chemie modifies and compounds polymers, develops customer-specific solutions and keeps adapting its product portfolio to the latest market requirements.
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