RESYSTA
KraussMaffei Berstorff develops specifically designed extruder for rice-based hybrid material / Reinforcement in PVC building products
Resysta International (Pfaffing-Forsting / Germany; www.resysta.de) has entered into a cooperation with machinery producer KraussMaffei Berstorff (Hannover / Germany; www.berstorff.com) to produce the former’s "Active Resysta Filler" (ARF) boards at a plant in Unterschleißheim / Germany. The German plastics machinery maker has created a specifically designed 32D series extruder whose nozzles and downstream units were matched to the characteristics of the bio-based material.
KraussMaffei Berstorff designed the machine to match Resysta’s characteristics (Photo: KraussMaffei Berstorff) |
ARF is a fibre-reinforced hybrid material produced of about 60% rice husk, 22% common salt and 18% mineral oil. It is totally recyclable, with 100% water-resistant and UV-resistant properties and used as a reinforcement in PVC products with a wooden flair, including floor boards, facades and marine decks, Resysta said. KraussMaffei and Resysta said they have opened the doors of the production plant to interested customers and industry partners.
The collaboration is the latest entered into by the fibre-reinforced material producer. Early last year, Resysta started cooperating with Ineos Compounds (Rolle / Switzerland; www.ineos.com) on the compounding of its ARF – see Plasteurope.com of 15.01.2013 – and as 2014 got underway, the company announced another collaboration with Polymer-Chemie (Bad Sobernheim / Germany; www.polymer-chemie.de) to develop processing opportunities – see Plasteurope.com of 29.01.2014.
The collaboration is the latest entered into by the fibre-reinforced material producer. Early last year, Resysta started cooperating with Ineos Compounds (Rolle / Switzerland; www.ineos.com) on the compounding of its ARF – see Plasteurope.com of 15.01.2013 – and as 2014 got underway, the company announced another collaboration with Polymer-Chemie (Bad Sobernheim / Germany; www.polymer-chemie.de) to develop processing opportunities – see Plasteurope.com of 29.01.2014.
02.04.2014 Plasteurope.com [227927-0]
Published on 02.04.2014