Swedish compounder Polykemi (Ystad; www.polykemi.se) has announced plans to reorganise its brands. The main reason for the move is the pressure from the EU and the ever-increasing demand from the plastics-processing industry for recyclate, the company said. With reference to the word “circle” in the circular economy, the brand name “Rondo” is to be introduced worldwide.

In Scandinavia, the name Rondo has been associated with customised recyclate compounds for more than 40 years under the names “REZYcom” and “Repro” – standard products from company production unit Rondo Plast (Ystad; www.rondoplast.de), which makes engineering compounds based on recycled plastic granules for injection moulding and extrusion. The standard range covers PP, ABS, PBT, PA 6.6 and PC/ABS blends. “Through a special process, it is also possible to supply the products in colour-matched black and dark to medium grey customised colours,” says marketing manager Mattias Persson.

Polykemi has production plants in Europe, Asia and the United States. In the summer of 2020, the compounder built a new hall at its Chinese site in Kunshan that offers space for at least five more compounding lines with an additional capacity of over 10,000 t/y (see Plasteurope.com of 26.06.2020).