As the smallest of the major players in the global market for PA 6- and PA 6.6-based compounds, Radici (Bergamo / Italy; www.radicigroup.com) is continuing to gain ground. After expanding its production in China, investments in North America now feature on Radici's agenda. At the end of 2017, the Italian firm added another extruder to its Radici Plastics USA plant in Wadsworth, Ohio, which has now begun production. Capacity at the site has thus been increased to 27,000 t/y.

According to US CEO Edi Degasperi – who already initiated the expansion in Suzhou, Jiangsu / China (see Plasteurope.com of 28.04.2016) – further investments in Wadsworth are planned in the course of the year. These include increasing silo capacity at the site and providing additional laboratory equipment for compound tests. "North America is an extremely important market for us," said Degasperi. Some 70% of overall sales on the continent come from the automotive sector.

Radici operates another, smaller compounding plant in Mexico, which was acquired by Resinas TB in 2015 and has an annual capacity of 8,000 t (see Plasteurope.com of 10.08.2015).