RTP Company expands production facility in Ladenburg, Germany

Global custom engineered thermoplastics compounder RTP Company announced that it has undertaken an expansion at its Ladenburg, Germany production facility that will nearly double the locations footprint to 9,700 sq.m. (105,000 sq.ft.). The expansion was necessary in order for RTP Company to continue to meet the growing demand for engineered thermoplastic compounds in Germany and throughout the industrial regions of Europe, according to Hugh Miller, President and CEO of RTP Company.  He added that the company has been experiencing healthy increases across the board, especially in its very long fiber and conductive compounds -- including those materials that were part of our recent acquisition from Clariant — that make it necessary for RTP Company to add additional production capacity in Europe.

In addition to relocating a compounding line from Clariant's site in Ahrensburg, Germany that was included in the recent conductive compounds acquisition, RTP Company will be installing additional pultrusion lines for manufacturing very long fiber composites along with another state-of-the-art compounding line during the expansion.  With the additional equipment RTP Company's production
capacity in Ladenburg will increase by 8 million kg (17.6 million lbs.) per year.

Opened in April 2011, RTP Company's Ladenburg location is its second manufacturing site in Europe, the other facility is located in Beaune, France. Both locations are part of RTP Company's global network of 12 production facilities that are positioned regionally to provide global access to technical expertise and supply materials with short lead times. In addition to producing custom compounds, the Ladenburg facility provides technical support to RTP Company's customers in Germany and throughout Europe with on-site engineers and product development laboratories.