HEXPOL Expands Compounding Capacity in Mexico

BURTON, Ohio, June 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- HEXPOL Compounding, a leading global provider of elastomer compounds, continues its commitment to rubber compounding in Mexico with the installation of a new, advanced 135 L rubber mixing line. The line will include significant building and infrastructure extensions to the current HEXPOL facility in Queretaro, Mexico, and will cost approximately 9.2M USD.

Anticipating customer growth and expanding production needs, HEXPOL is planning ahead. This investment in rubber compounding capacity will support the growing demand from HEXPOL's automotive and engineering customers in Mexico's automotive production corridor, which also includes HEXPOL's plant in Aguascalientes.

"When the new line is operational, we will have six advanced mixing lines with Best-in-Class equipment and technology," explained Tracy Garrison, President and Chief Executive Officer of HEXPOL Compounding.  "As our customers grow, we will be prepared to support their continued success."

The new 135 L line is scheduled to be commissioned and on stream sometime in the second half of 2016, and will increase HEXPOL's rubber compounding capacity in Mexico to more than 70,000 tons, strengthening HEXPOL's continued commitment to the Mexican market.

Impressive production growth in the automotive corridor during the past few years has increased compounding demand and strong volume is expected to continue. The new line planned for 2016 is in addition to the second mixing line

commissioned at Queretaro this past November, when the facility celebrated 15 years of service to its customers. HEXPOL has been in operation in Mexico longer than any other rubber compounder – since 2000.

"As the leading and largest rubber compounder in Mexico, HEXPOL is a strategic partner, collaborating with our customers and providing an array of mixing and custom development solutions that bring value to their operations," Garrison concluded.

Specifically, HEXPOL's campuses in Mexico offer state-of-the-art capabilities to discerning customers:

HEXPOL Aguascalientes MX

• 3 mixing lines (3 x 90 l)
• 24 000 tpa name plate capacity
• Gearpump strainer
• In-line straining and granulation (pelletizing)
• Strips, slabs
• Multiple packaging options
• Cold room facility
• Black compounds
• State-of-the-art laboratory & testing facilities. Capable of performing all standard QA tests.

HEXPOL Queretaro MX

• 2 mixing lines (1@ 250 L, 1@ 135L)
• Third mixing line 2h 2016
• 53,000 tpa name plate capacity
• Gearpump strainer
• In-line straining, granulation (pelletizing)
• Strips, slabs
• Multiple packaging options
• Black compounds
• State-of-the-art laboratory & testing facilities. Capable of performing all standard QA tests.
• Product development capability

Both facilities:

• Young, highly educated workforce.
• Technical service staff available to assist customer troubleshooting
• Top Performing Operations for HEXPOL World Wide have received several Awards.
• Infrastructure is capable of supporting world-class manufacturing (air travel- accessible from major US cities, road network, housing, power, telecom)

For more information about HEXPOL Rubber Compounding capabilities in Mexico and other HEXPOL products and services, visit the company's website at www.hexpolcompounding.com.  

About HEXPOL Compounding

HEXPOL is a leading global developer and manufacturer of quality polymer compounds. The company provides proprietary and standard rubber compounding solutions to the automotive and transportation; energy, oil & gas; wire and cable; medical and pharmaceutical; general industrial; building and construction; water treatment; tire and toll, and consumer markets.

Twelve locations in North America include legacy names such as Gold Key Processing, Burton Rubber Processing, Chase Elastomer, Colonial Rubber Works, Robbins LLC, and Kardoes Rubber. HEXPOL capabilities include: Rubber Compounding, Rolls, Specialty Products, Tire and Toll, Retreading, TPE Compounding, Silicone Compounding, and Outsourcing Services.

Based in Malmo, Sweden, HEXPOL has a global footprint, with manufacturing facilities strategically located to serve customers across North America, Europe and Asia. HEXPOL is a U.S. $1.3 billion a year business with 3,900 employees at 34 locations in 11 countries. HEXPOL is a public company traded on the Nordic Stock Exchange.

Contact:

Don Picard
Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America
HEXPOL Compounding NAFTA
[email protected]
603.770.5664

SOURCE HEXPOL Compounding

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