Lavergne group expands capacity. (Plastics).

The Lavergne Group, Ville d'Anjou, Quebec, Canada, has completed installation of additional recycled plastic compounding capacity of 10,000 tons annually.

Jean-Luc Lavergne, president of the Lavergne Group, says, "As a part of our long-term business strategy, we recognize that this new technology will ultimately benefit our customers and allow us to provide a greater breadth of products."

Currently, the Lavergne Performance Compounds (LPC) division of the company offers engineering resin lines of recycled fiberglass/ mineral filled PET, virgin and recycled polypropylene compounds, paintable virgin thermoplastic olefins (TPO), recycled TPO, recycled polycarbonate and thermoplastic elastomers.

The LPC division supplies compounded resins to the automotive, electronic, construction, recreational and office equipment industries. The new capacity is expected to allow the LPC division to further develop its product lines, including the release of new polyamide 6 and polyamide 66 filled resins.

"Our organization has made a significant research and development investment in our new filled polyamide products," Florin Tofan, Lavergne vice president of research and development, says. "Our Vylon product line, fiberglass and mineral filled recycled polyamide 6 and polyamide 66 compounds, allows our customers to utilize the Lavergne Group in an additional application base."

In addition to The Lavergne Group's Quebec headquarters, the company maintains a U.S. office in Omaha, Neb.