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first half of 1989, the plant will produce special mat for PVC floor and wall covering, and standard mat for asphalt roofing.

BLACK AND WHITE MASTERBATCHES IN HONG KONG

C=nbot Plastics Hong Kong, a new subsidiary of Cabot Plastics, is to build a plant in Hong Kong to manufacture black and white masterbatches. The plant will have an initial capacity of about 10,000t/yr, scheduled to be increased to 20,00Ot/yr. Completion is planned for 1989.

POLYMER ADDITIVES RANGE FOR RHONE- POULENC (U.K.)

Rhone-Poulenc (U.K.) has taken over the sales, in Great Britain, of SFOS Polymer additives previously handled by KWR.

Stelios Papcostas, recruited by Rhone-Poulenc (U.K.) for the purpose, will be responsible for the commercialisation of these products which comprise a range of antioxidants, blowing agents and stabilizers for the plastic and surface coating industries, as well as anti-UV additives and surfactants for the cosmetic industry.

COLOUR MATCHING SERVICE

A brochure available from Charles B. Edwards & Co. describes the company's colour-matching services, custom colour development, and colour additive packages.

ECLIPSE EXPANDS MASTERBATCH PRODUCTION

Eclipse Colours in the U.K. is using an MP 2050 twin screw com- pounding machine from APV Chemical Machinery to augment current production capacity of its multi-purpose masterbatch. This is the first phase of its 20.5 million expansion plan designed to give the company greater flexibility in its role as a specialist colour matched masterbatch supplier to the plastics industry.

Services on offer include colour matching to customers' specifi- cation; a range of 60 'off the shelf'coloursfor small users, and standard colours available at short notice in pelletised form, suitable for use in most polymers.

BLYTHE FORMS PIGMENT DIVISION

Blythe Colours has announced the formation of a Pigment Division.

Initial attention will be directed to promoting and expanding the range of mixed metal oxides and spine1 pigments. Additional

products to the inorganic pigment range are planned for the future.

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