Distribution and compounding of thermoplastics: standard polymers, special compounds and recompounds from Bielefeld.
KUNSTSTOFFEXPRESS Handel GmbH
BielefeldNew on Amplifa
About KUNSTSTOFFEXPRESS
KUNSTSTOFFEXPRESS Handel GmbH (KX) is an owner-managed distribution and trading company for thermoplastic polymers, founded in Bielefeld in 1997. The portfolio comprises five business units: Distribution, Trading, Healthcare, Special Compounds and Reprocessed Products. In trading, the company supplies customers worldwide with PP, PS, ABS, PE and PA through a network of more than 40 producers; distribution partnerships exist, among others, with DUCOR Petrochemicals and REPSOL Quimica. In its own compounding operations, special PP compounds with fillers such as talc, microtalc, mica, wollastonite, glass fibre and carbon black are produced with filler contents of up to 72%. In the recycling sector, the company is one of the larger suppliers in Germany, with an average of more than 1,500 tonnes of recompounds from PS, ABS, PP and PE per month. At its Bielefeld site, KX operates a service and logistics centre with more than 5,000 tonnes of storage capacity as well as its own laboratory for ongoing quality assurance.
- Site
- Bielefeld
- Processes
- Production of special compounds (PP compounds with fillers up to 72% filler content), Trading/distribution of thermoplastic polymers (standard polymers, recompounds, regranulates), Distribution, Trading, Healthcare, Special compounds (fillers up to 72%), Recycling/recompounds, In-house quality assurance in the company's own laboratory
- Materials
- PP (polypropylene), PS (polystyrene), ABS, PE (polyethylene), PA (polyamide), PP recompounds, PS recompounds, ABS recompounds
- Founded
- 1997
- Industries
- Plastics processing, Healthcare/medical devices, Recycling
- 01
Procurement from more than 40 polymer producers
- 02
Trading/distribution of standard polymers
- 03
Formulation and compounding of PP special compounds
- 04
Reprocessing of recompounds (industrial waste, e-waste, vehicle disposal)
- 05
Quality assurance in the company's own laboratory
- 06
Storage and logistics (> 5,000 t storage capacity)
Polymers and Fillers
Polypropylene
Standard polymer in trading and base for filled compounds and recompounds.
Polystyrene
Trading product and recompound material, among others from post-consumer waste.
Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
Trading product and recompound material, among others from the disassembly of electronic devices.
Polyethylene
Trading product and recompound material with average sales of more than 1,500 t/month.
Polyamide
Thermoplastic polymer in the trading portfolio.
PP compounds with talc/microtalc
Filled polypropylene compounds with filler contents of up to 72%.
PP compounds with mica and wollastonite
Mineral-filled and reinforced PP special compounds with chemical coupling agents.
PP compounds with glass fibre and carbon black
Fibre-reinforced and carbon-black-filled PP special compounds with filler contents of up to 72%.
Locations
Bielefeld
DEHeadquarters, service and logistics centre with its own laboratory
- Materials
- PP, PS, ABS, PE, PA, special and recompounds
- Laboratory for quality assurance
- Warehouse with more than 5,000 t capacity
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production of special compounds (PP compounds with fillers up to 72% filler content)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PP, talc, microtalc, mica, wollastonite, glass fibres, carbon black |
| Trading/distribution of thermoplastic polymers (standard polymers, recompounds, regranulates)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PP, PS, ABS, PE, PA |
Additional services
History
- 1997
Founded as a trading agency by Marcus Mahnecke in Bielefeld
- 2021
Establishment of the Healthcare division; distribution agreement with REPSOL; ranked among Germany's TOP 10 distributors
- 2022
25th company anniversary; service and logistics centre with more than 5,000 t storage capacity