New compound production line launched in Kazan
TatkhimPlast has launched a new line for the production of high-tech polymer compounds in Kazan for moulding automotive elements, various parts of washing machines, refrigerators and TV sets, as well as for manufacture of building materials.
With the attraction of a soft loan, the company acquired state-of-the-art equipment to create a new high-tech compound facility with a capacity of 12,000 tonnes a year. The company’s total production output grew almost twofold to 25,000 tonnes a year.
Polymer compound (thermoplastic composite) is a multicomponent material that consists of a polymer matrix, modifying additives, and fillers. Its main areas of application are the automotive industry (parts of the exterior, interior, engine compartment, and HVAC systems), household appliances and electronics (bodies and internal parts of refrigerators and washing machines, TV sets), the construction industry (facing panels, drainage systems, pipes for hot and cold water supply). TatkhimPlast materials are used by such companies as Ford, UAZ, Samsung, Schneider Electric, Docke Extrusion, and Vox.
Due to expansion of TatkhimPlast’s production facilities, the demand of Russian polymer producers for foreign raw materials will decrease. The creation of a new production facility became possible due to a soft loan under the Leasing Programme. At the end of 2018, the company received RUB 60 million from the Industrial Development Fund. The total project cost exceeded RUB 230 million.