Mr Cao Kai, the managing director of Hubei Shifeng Automotive Interior Co. Ltd, was certain, in his speech during the opening of a new production facility near the large Chinese city Wuhan, that the production of high-quality ester foams in collaboration with Hennecke would be a great success. Even in the stiffly competitive Chinese market, he should expect nothing less. The company ultimately decided on a fully equipped production line in special design, which was the focus of the grand opening on June 16th. At this time, the plant was already in operation. A 60-metre foam block was therefore able to be presented to interested guests.

For the Chinese foamers, the Hennecke plant represents an important device for producing a wide spectrum of end products in excellent quality. Along with the perfected machine technology, however, there are also substantial developments on the part of the raw material suppliers. An extensive range of polyester grades is used in the automotive, packaging, and flame laminating sectors, as well as in various special fields.

Each grade requires a different degree of formulation control. This therefore presents a great challenge for the foamers, to specify the optimal machine concept and later successfully implement it in day-to-day production operation. Thanks to the efficient polyester foaming technology from Hennecke, Hubei Shifeng Automotive Interior Co. Ltd can now supply its customers with high-quality polyester foams. The customer seems to be more than satisfied with the result. In the coming months, an additional factory will be opened in China which will also use the plant technology from Hennecke: a MULTIFLEX continuous slabstock plant is already being ordered.