US plastics compounder and distributor A. Schulman (Akron, Ohio; www.aschulman.com) is to increase its production capacity for colour masterbatches in Europe. The company will add three additional extruders in their facilities in Hungary, Italy and Poland.

"Coloured masterbatches see increased demand across the European region and we want to be part of it," says Heinrich Lingnau, senior vice president and general manager EMEA. This expansion is the third significant investment the company has made at its masterbatch manufacturing sites in the last months. A. Schulman previously announced major investments for new masterbatch plants in Changshu, Jiangsu / China and Istanbul / Turkey (see Plasteurope.com of 23.11.2016).