Polyplastics has announced plans to construct a cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) production facility in Leuna, Germany to meet the growing global demand for its TOPAS COC polymers.
The new plant, to be operated by local Polyplastics subsidiary TOPAS Advanced Polymers, will have a capacity of 20,000 tons per year, more than doubling the company’s current output. The facility will be operational by mid-2023.
The company’s existing COC production plant is located in Oberhausen, Germany, about 400 kilometres west of Leuna. Since the opening of the Oberhausen plant in 2000, a broad range of applications for TOPAS COC has been developed. The material has become a crucial component in many medical devices based on its purity and glass-like properties.
In packaging products, TOPAS COC has raised the performance of commodity polyolefins, enabling the development of simpler, better recyclable and sustainable solutions. TOPAS COC has been certified as a recyclable polyolefin as part of the EU initiative for a circular economy.