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Extrusion Asia Edition 1/2016
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➠ K.D. Feddersen Ueberseegesellschaft mbH
sen Ueberseegesellschaft mbH is specia-lised on
the distribution and marketing of raw polymers,
additives and technical products. Through its
business unit “Polymers & Compounding Tech-
nology”, the company has since November
2015 become the official distributor for the pro-
duct polyketone that is produced by the Korean
Hyosung Corporation.
Since 2000, when the petrochemical company
Shell discontinued its produc-tion of polyketone
(PK) that was formerly known under the brand
name Carilon, it has been quiet about this mate-
rial. Until recently, many companies that used to
process the material were not able to find an
adequate alternative and had to stock up on re-
maining quantities that were still available.
Nevertheless, efforts have been made in South
Korea in recent years to bring back this inter-
esting polymer. In 2011, the Hyosung Corpora-
tion made its first experiences with a pilot plant
and later took a regular production line with a
capacity of 50 kt / year into operation in Ulsan,
Korea in mid-2015.
“We distribute these raw polymers in Europe
and Latin America in the three standard types of
high-flow, medium-flow and high-impact", ac-
cording to Lukas Musial, Head of Polymers &
Compounding Technology at K.D. Feddersen
Ueberseegesellschaft. "The focus is clearly on
the extrusion industry with an emphasis on com-
pounding.”
Aliphatic polyketone has some interesting pro-
perties that cannot be matched by any other po-
lymer in this combination. For instance, the resi-
lience of PK is significantly higher than that of
polyoxymethylene (POM) and polyamide 12 (PA
12). The stiffness of the unmodified PK is 1,500
MPa and therefore on par with PA 12, however,
the terpolymer of PK only melts at a tempera-
ture of 220° C, which is 40° C higher than that
of PA 12.
The resistance of PK is one of the greatest ad-
vantages of this material. This is how PK can re-
sist corrosion due to mild acids that would nor-
mally decompose long-chain polyamides such as
PA 12. PK even is resistant against halogenated
hydrocarbons and aldehydes. Only very strong
acids and alkalis are able to corrode this resistant
structure.
Furthermore, PK is also characterised by a high
barrier effect against many low molecular media
such as oxygen or fuel. It also has excellent tri-
bological properties.
In addition to its very good technical properties,
the polymer is also characterised as climate-
friendly due to its chemical composition.
在亚洲拓展业务
n 通过投资于中国创投基金GRC SinoGreen
Fund III (GRC III) ，德国赢创工业集团扩大了
其在亚洲的风险投资活动。根据当事人商定，
投资的数额不公开披露。这样一来，该公司现
在在南美洲，欧洲和亚洲地区都参与了最为重
要的风险投资领域。GRC在大中华地区投资于
具有独特优势和巨大增长潜力的民营绿色技术
公司。目标领域包括能源和资源再利用、环保
交通工具、可持续发展和减轻及适应气候变
化。GRC III 的办公室位于北京和台北。最近
几年以来，亚洲已经发展成为世界第三个最重
要的风险投资地区。中国大约占上述活动的三
分之二。
GRC III的投资人除来自赢创集团以外，
还包括世界银行的子公司国际金融公司，荷兰
发展银行开发金融公司（FMO）以及壳牌的风
险资本部门壳牌技术企业。
风险投资的院长在赢创Bernhard Mohr：
“通过投资于GRC III，我们打开了大中华区这一快
速增长的新兴社会的大门。与GRC一起，我们已
经找到了有着可靠的工作业绩、并且直接与我们
自己的业务活动有关联的强有力的合作伙伴。”
Bernhard Mohr, Chief of Venture Capital at
Evonik:
“By investing in GRC III, we are opening the
door to the fast growing start-up community
in Greater China. With GRC we have found a
strong partner with a proven track record and
with immediate relevance to our own
business activities.”