Contact
Bettina Koenig
Marketing Coordinator
Coperion GmbH
Theodorstrasse 10
70469 Stuttgart / Germany
Phone +49 (0)711 897 2215
Telefax +49 (0)711 897 3940
bettina.koenig@coperion.com
www.coperion.com
Press release
Coperion delivers complete compounding lines to BASF site in
Shanghai
Stuttgart, July 2013 – Coperion GmbH, Stuttgart/Germany, is growing business at an
accelerated rate at its production site in Shanghai/China, through its successful interdisciplinary
collaboration between its various global sites, and they are doing this by building complete
turnkey compounding lines for the production of engineering plastics.
A Shanghai production facility of BASF, the world’s leading chemical company, is an example of
such a turnkey project. In 2012, BASF ordered a turnkey production plant with completely
equipped compounding lines for the production of engineering plastics. With the additional lines,
BASF has more than doubled its compounding capacity since 2006. The nucleus of each of
these new production lines is the ZSK twin screw compounder.
Turnkey production: from incoming raw materials through to outgoing finished
product
The entire responsibility for the concept, design and realization of the new compounding lines at
BASF lay with Coperion’s MTS (Modular Turnkey System) Team. Established eight years ago,
this specific interdisciplinary project team is comprised of experts from Coperion’s three sites in
Stuttgart, Ferrara/Italy and Shanghai. Due to the ever increasing demand for these
compounding lines, especially in China, Coperion has continually expanded its production
facility in Shanghai and currently offers a comprehensive portfolio of engineering services.
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For BASF’s new compounding lines, a large part of the equipment Coperion designed and
sourced locally. Coperion’s proprietary services consist of:
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Factory design and planning, with optimized system configuration for user-friendly operation
and ready access for maintenance and repair – giving maximum priority to operator safety;
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Complete compounding system production and installation, from the raw material feeders, to
compounding extruder and pelletizing system, to the drying, cooling and conveying of the
finished product and the packaging of the pellets for shipment;
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Total energy and media supply. This includes the entire electrical supply, as well as the
compressed air supply, the water circuit and re-cooling system, and the plant aspiration
system.
When asked about the BASF project, Christian Bohnet, Chief Project Manager Compounding
Plants, Coperion, replies: “Even back in 2005, our international team was prepared at the
engineering stage for fast assembly and commissioning times. We carry this expertise, which
we are constantly widening and deepening, with us into future production lines for all of our
customers, and that means that BASF will continue to receive fully functioning compounding
lines on schedule for all of their project needs. Going forward, we will benefit from the
continually improved efficiency and competence of our Shanghai production site, and from the
close and constructive cooperation we are receiving from the experienced engineers at BASF.”
Coperion (www.coperion.com) is the international market and technology leader in compounding
systems, bulk materials handling systems and services. Coperion designs, develops, manufactures and
maintains systems, machines and components for the plastics, chemicals, pharmaceutical, food and
minerals industries. Within its three fields of activity – Compounding Machines, Materials Handling &
Extrusion Systems and Service – Coperion has 1,900 employees and nearly 30 sales and service
companies worldwide.
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Dear Colleagues,
an MS-WORD file of this press release in English and German and
a printable-grade copy of the enclosed image are available for download at
http://www.coperion.com/en/news/newsroom/
Editorial contact and voucher copies:
Dr. Diether Burkhardt, KONSENS Public Relations GmbH & Co. KG,
Hans-Kudlich-Straße 25, D-64823 Groß-Umstadt
Phone: +49 (0)60 78/93 63-0, Fax: +49 (0)60 78/93 63-20
E-Mail: mail@konsens.de, Internet: www.konsens.de
Compounding lines for the production of engineering plastics at the BASF site in Shanghai,
China.
Photo: Coperion
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