Posts Tagged: binder

Architect of operational excellence

As the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Timo Heimola steers CH-Polymers’ production plant in Kaipiainen with experience and dedication. He appreciates the company’s empowering work culture and the familial atmosphere. Heimola’s professional trajectory at the production plant in Kaipiainen began in 2007 when he joined as an engineering student. His capabilities quickly caught the company’s attention, Over the years, Heimola has gained a comprehensive understanding of the plant, its tight-knit staff, and the whole polymer industry around it. In his current role as COO, Heimola oversees the Kaipiainen production facility, ensuring its overall functionality and production quality. His responsibilities extend to purchasing main raw materials from global markets. – Navigating the market requires an understanding of global dynamics and insight into the production plant’s operational capacity. It has been helpful to be able to draw from my hands-on background in production, logistics, and budgeting. We also have long standing relationships with our suppliers, which is a true asset for procurement, he explains.   Empowering work culture Dealing with the global market is not a simple task. Heimola, in his procurement role for about a year and a half, witnessed the petrochemical industry’s post-COVID challenges. – After COVID, there was a rapid […]

Jouko Suhonen

Better processes stem from customer-centric thinking

Many careers at CH-Polymers’ production plant in Kaipiainen last over twenty years, and in some cases even over forty. That makes process manager Jouko Suhonen a newcomer in the group, and he utilizes the fresh perspective to help update the production processes.  As the process manager, Suhonen ensures that customers receive high-quality products on time, and that the staff can work in a good, safe environment. Suhonen describes himself as a jack of all trades who jumps in wherever necessary at the Kaipiainen plant. Before joining CH-Polymers, Suhonen gained extensive experience in the chemical industry working for an international corporation, performing various tasks ranging from production to maintenance and research. Experience has taught him to prioritize aspects that are crucial in production. – Production serves the customer, and meeting customer demands is the most important task. I constantly assess which functions are essential and if there is anything that does not add value. To ensure profitability, I also consider efficiency and strive to minimize waste, says Suhonen. Solutions through teamwork During his first year and a half, Suhonen has been able to assess CH-Polymers’ processes from a fresh perspective. – I try to keep my eyes open and raise questions […]

VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) HiPer Project to decrease CO2 emissions

CH-Polymers is participating in the HiPer project (High performance cellulose based composites) to create biocomposites for use in automotive, construction and furniture industries. This project is funded by Business Finland and companies through the entire value chain are among the participants. The use of natural fibers instead of plastic fibers and using new forming methods such as foam forming create a need for increased strength properties and thermoforming features. CH-Polymers’ binders , both high performance traditional ones and  new biomaterial containing innovations are tested to achieve the best possible total carbon footprint and performance of the final product.   Read more (in Finnish): VTT ja yritykset kehittävät ympäristöystävällisiä biokomposiitteja uudella teknologialla – tavoitteena on edistää uutta liiketoimintaa Suomessa  

CHP solutions for sustainable and safe food packaging

Sustainable and safe food packaging – presented in Specialty Papers Europe 10.4.2019 in Berlin by Mia Ahokas The European Union parliament just passed a vote on banning a wide-range of single-use plastic items by 2021. Consumers are encouraging the food industry to rethink and to focus on safe and sustainable solutions. Our Water Based Barrier Coating CHP BAR series is an answer to this new demand replacing polyethylene (PE) wax fluorocarbon When introducing new materials to existing technologies you encounter also new challenges like blocking in reel winding pile of sheets in converting during storage and transport The main challenge in application of  WBBCs is the blocking phenomenon. Blocking is an undesired adhesion between two surfaces. It can occur for example in a reel in winding, in a pile of sheets or in converting processes. These interactions are influenced by factors such as temperature pressure film roughness thickness and hardness friction moisture With our developed calender blocking test method we were able to efficiently identify blocking tendency of various different WBBC formulations. Moisture plays a crucial role in blocking of WBBCs. Water acts as a plasticizer making the barrier film softer and enabling adhesion to the contact surface. Changing technology […]

CH-Polymers presents new paint solutions at SLF Congress in Copenhagen

SLF Congress in Copenhagen 27.-28.9.2018 Better exterior house paints A study of Nordic exterior house paints, all given good scores in a test by Folksam Insurance company, will be presented at the SLF congress in Copenhagen. One of the key findings is that there are many ways to formulate a high-performance house paint. A balance of several features such as adhesion, water absorption and flexibility is greatly influenced by the choice of the binder. An open mind and new approaches to formulation are a good starting point when formulating new paints using the latest technology. Gun Lundsten will demonstrate to you how to minimize undesirable features such as water uptake while allowing the film to breathe. This opens up new opportunities to protect our beautiful Nordic wooden houses. This technology has been developed and tested in Finland for demanding Nordic conditions. Click here to receive a copy of the presentation after the congress: [email protected]   No to stains and tannins Check out our solutions for high-quality interior paints. Even the toughest wine and coffee stains are easy to remove when the paint is formulated with CHP 536. Watch this demonstration by local students to see for yourself! Did you know that […]