Compounding WORLD

Special features

Filler producers target sustainability

Recycling reinforces role of carbon fibre

Nucleators promise resin improvement

Seeking stability with PVC additives

Regular items

Lanxess/Advent to buy DSM ETPs business; Petronas acquires Perstorp; Premix to compound in the US, Radici expands in India; Domo adds PA capacity in China

Dates for your diary - we look ahead to the major plastics industry exhibitions of the coming months, plus important conferences for the compounding market