Lisbon, September 20, 2022. Innventik was honored to speak at the Annual General Meeting 2022 of the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IISRP). Dr. Walter Ramirez presented the conference “Sustainability in the Operating Plant through Advanced Process Technology”.

SUMMARY.

Companies and countries are to become climate neutral by 2050. In line with this target, the industry must work on process improvement and innovative designs for sustainability. The industry will face a gradual increase of more rigid emissions-reductions requirements as more customers pursue net-zero strategies and demand for Zero-Carbon Materials-Services. This will enable the acceleration of the adoption of existing and new process technologies to make our industry greener. Companies are increasingly open to implementing new process technologies and sustainable practices to reduce costs, minimize community impacts, and secure their social license to operate. During the conference, Innventik presented a summary of the most updated process technologies for Solution and Emulsion Polymerization (including Raw Materials Purification, Reactor Design, Stripping, Coagulation, Direct Devolatilization, Latex Stripping, Facility Lifetime, and Corrosion Monitoring). At Innventik, we see an opportunity to revamp current processes to provide more flexibility and cost-effectiveness, to implement the best operative practices, and comply with regulatory challenges. The time has come to take traditional Processes and Operations to the next level.

Madrid, Spain, July 1, 2022. Innventik has launched a global campaign to promote Innventik Engineering, a firm specialized in Chemicals, Polymers, Elastomers and Rubber, by offering complete suite of Engineering Firm Services: FEL2, FEL3, FEED, PDP, BEDP, EPC, Basic, Detail Engineering and Process Assessments. Since 2016 Innventik Engineering has designed new plants and improved multiple processes for relevant customers in Germany, Japan, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Peru, and China. The specialized engineering firm’s policy is to offer top Engineering, at the best price-quality ratio, with the shortest lead times.

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Cologne, Germany (June 2022). Dr. Walter Ramirez, Chief Innovation Officer at Innventik, presented the conference: “Recent Advances in Functional Fillers and Additives“, about the applications and strategies to enhance performance in Advanced Materials and Polymer Composites, at AMI’s Compounding World Congress 2022 (Cologne, Germany, 7-8 June 2022).  

Diversity of MIneral Filler Options.

• Functional fillers exhibit increased demand for Infrastructure, Automotive, EVs, Antistatic/ESD/EMI Protection, Electronic Devices, Energy Harvesting and Batteries applications.
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies show that using fillers reduces environmental emissions and impact on resources.
• Ground Calcium Carbonate (GCC: 34% market share) will still be the most commonly used inorganic filler in plastics because of its abundance, low cost, and performance (stiffness, impact strength, flexural modulus).
• Hydrated Magnesium Silicate (Talc) provides better rigidity and impact strength (i.e. polyolefins). Higher purity grades using advanced milling technology provides improved thermal stability for packaging.
• Silicates (i.e. Mica, Kaolin, Wollastonite, Kyanite) are good options for mechanical properties modification and coupling (Xanthos, 2010).
• In Fibrous Fillers performance depends on fiber type and on fiber/matrix bonding interface. The high cost of fibers is a limiting factor. Glass fiber (GF) is the mostly used, but Natural Fibers (NFs) are emerging to modify mechanical, electrical and magnetic properties.

Thermally Conductive Additives.

• High demand for Thermally Conductive Polymers is being driven by: EVs, autonomous transportation, 5G Communication, Smart appliances, Infrastructure.
• Production of electrically conductive compounds based on all types of polymers (from polyolefins to high end engineering plastics) using conductive additives is raising.
• EMI Shielding plastics (i.e. CNTs, carbon fibers and other fillers) is gaining momentum due to growth in e-mobiity, light-weighting megatrends and paintability (electrospray) in automotive.
• GRMs (i.e. Graphene, Graphene Oxide) will be a significant option when capacity raises cost be more competitive.

Renewable and Sustainable Filler Options.

Environment pressures, rapid increase in raw material prices, record-high freight costs, stretched capacity, increased lead times (supply bottlenecks) for virgin products creates opportunities for bio-composites and for high-quality recycled products:

• Materials reinforced with NFs: sisal, flax, jute, wood-fibers to replace GF and CF, offer biodegradability, renewable nature, low cost, low relative density, high specific strength. European car manufacturers demand these materials.
• Carbon fibre exhibited abrupt demand drop, but now is at record high levels due to aviation uplift, EVs, lightweight/strong wind energy.
• Materials combining robust mechanical performance (strength & stiffness) with tailored electrical characteristics (anti-static, conductive, EMI).

High Potential Minerals as Fillers.

• Alternate functional fillers opportunities in polymer composites to reduce cost, to improve properties, as sustainable options to improve environmental impact.
• The main challenge: To retain original mechanical properties, durability, strength, rheological properties and processability.
• Large production of minerals and fillers (cheap, available, soft, hard, heavy, light, refractive index, abrasion resistance, reinforcing, colors) offer considerable space for alternate fillers options to be used in polymer composites.
• Large opportunities of collaboration to develop new grades of fillers:
• Production of tailored materials at the nanoscale to create unique materials
• Paradigm change on existing energy storage capabilities and materials performance.

Sustainability, material pricing, prevalence of e-commerce, logistics and skilled workforce shortage are some of the key challenges that Polymer Composites industry will face over the next decade.

Madrid, Spain. January 26, 2022.  Innventik Engineering, the firm that specializes in Chemicals, Polymers and Elastomers, continues providing a complete suite of Engineering Services (FEEL, FEED, PDP, BEDP, EPC, Basic, Detail Engineering and Process Assessments). During this five years, Innventik Engineering has designed new plants and improved processes for customers in Germany, Japan, Spain, Italy, Mexico and China. The firm’s policy is to provide the best Engineering, with a high quality/cost policy, with increased effectiveness and shortening project times.

For more information contact info@innventik.com.

Cologne, Germany. January 27, 2022. Innventik will present the conference “Recent Advances in Functional Fillers and Additives for enhanced Performance in Polymer Composites” at “COMPOUNDING WORLD CONGRESS” (Cologne, Germany. 7- 8 June 2022), organized by AMI.

Functional Fillers and Additives are used to improve reinforcement (increase stiffness, reduce creep, tensile and flex strengths), impact resistance, durability, dimensional stability, moisture resistance, thermal conductivity, abrasion resistance, aesthetics, breathability, design freedom, to modify adhesion, flow, density, electrical & thermal properties, and to reduce weight, shrinkage, flammability. The main topics to be covered will be:

• Novel Functional fillers and additives to improve performance, to add value and reduce cost of polymer compounds.
• Sustainable sourcing of volume fillers, Silica replacements and Bio-nanocomposites are reviewed.
• Case studies and guidelines for additive selection

The conference will be presented by Dr. Walter Ramirez, Chief Innovation Officer at Innventik.

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Club Camara Comercio

Madrid, Spain. August 1, 2021. Innventik is now an active member of “Club Camara” (Commerce Chamber – Cantabria Spain). Club Camara is a Spanish platform, that will enable Innventik to offer its Consulting, Engineering and Bsiness Development services.

Boletín Servicios Asociados Cámara de Comercio de Cantabria (camaracantabria.com)