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Oerlikon’s Manmade Fibers and Huitong Chemical Engineering establish joint venture

The new enterprise will in future offer systems customers a completely integrated process from a single source.

23rd November 2015

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Remscheid/Milan

Industrial

The polycondensation business of Oerlikon’s Manmade Fibers segment has entered into a joint venture with the Chinese chemical group Huitong Chemical Engineering Technique, with the Chinese authorities having already given the project the greenlight.

The new enterprise will be called Oerlikon Barmag Huitong Engineering and will in future offer systems customers a completely integrated process from a single source – starting with the production of the process appropriate melt all the way through to textured yarn, flat yarn and processing of staple fibres for various industrial and textile polyester and polyamide applications.

The highly-efficient manufacture of polyester for the packaging industry and polyester bottle granulate will round off the programme, the manufacturer reports.

Supplying from single source

“With this expansion of the portfolio, we will now be supplying our customers from a single source – hence allowing us to supply our clientele with guarantees for the end products. Furthermore, we can offer our customers a much more comprehensive all-round service offering for the entire lifespan of their systems,” explained Paul-Gerhard Völpel, responsible for the Engineering division within the Manmade Fibers segment.

The systems builder now supplies the entire process chain and supports this during its entire lifecycle: from production development, manufacture all the way through to service –including free maintenance packages.

Advantages for customers

“For our customers, this means that they now have just one contact partner and no longer have to communicate with different suppliers. This is particularly relevant both for reacting to market trends in a timely manner and to be able to carry out necessary technology optimizations and adjustments triggered by trend-related product changes,” commented Paul-Gerhard Völpel, talking about the benefits for his customers.

“In addition to this, we are now considerably faster at implementing projects and potential adjustments, resulting in significant cost reductions. And because we are able to supply the entire system – from the melt production equipment through to the systems required to produce the textured yarn package – we are able to offer optimum services within the context of the respective project.”

www.oerlikon.com/manmade-fibers

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