Excel increases custom compounding capacity in China, Calif.
Solon, Ohio -Â Excel Polymers LLC, the US-based custom compounder, has announced capacity expansions at its plants in Shanghai, China and Santa Fe Springs, California.
The company said it plans to more than triple production capacity at ts EXLP Global Co., Ltd., rubber compounding operation in Shanghai, China, later this year. The company did not indicate current capacity, nor how much extra capacity would be going into the plant.
Excel said its Shanghai plant, located in the Shanghai Nanhui Industrial Zone, focuses on providing high performance compounds for rubber roller manufacturers serving the printing, plastics, paper and coatings industries.
Steve Nieto, Excel Polymers vice president, specialty products and sourcing said, "Our growth is in response to the requirements of our US customers operating, or beginning operations, in China and fulfills our commitment to deliver competitive value on a global basis,"
In a second announcement, Excel said it nearly doubled rubber compounding capacity at its Santa Fe Springs, California plant with an investment brought on stream recently.
Both plants are using a patented operating system known as Spectrum, to provide state-of-the-art monitoring and control of every step of the process, from raw materials input to completed compound, said Excel.
Excel Polymers combines the rubber compounding operations of the former PolyOne corp., MA Hanna, Chase Elastomer, Colonial Rubber and others.
The company operates compounding plants in Burton, Ohio; Dyersburg, Tennessee;Jonesborough, Tennessee; Santa Fe Springs, California; and Querataro, Mexico. All are certified to ISO/TS 16949:2002. In addition, the company operates a unit at Chase Elastomers in Kennedale, Texas and a unit in the UK, in Mossley near Manchester
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