Abbey Masterbatch Ltd. manufacture a broad range of Liquid and Masterbatch colour concentrates which are supplied to the paint, ink, thermoplastic and associated industries. We are primarily a pigment concentrate/masterbatch manufacturer with sales in the UK and worldwide.
The company was formed in 1984 as Abbey Thermosets Ltd at which time it was a subsidiary of Colloids Ltd. At that time the company manufactured Thermoset Moulding compounds which were supplied to the electrical accessory industry.
Michael Shirt, the Managing Director of Colloids for over 20 years, bought Abbey via an MBO in 1996. In addition the Liquid Dispersion business of Colloids was bought and moved into Abbey.
The company is situated in Ashton under Lyne in a multi-storey, 180, 000 square foot factory that is wholly owned by the company.
From 1996 it has been transformed into a successful Masterbatch and Dispersion business.
Production capacity has been increased to a point where we now have a very sizeable presence in both these market areas.
The company is financially stable and has a good record of continuos profitable growth.
In 2004 the company achieved BS EN ISO 9001:2000 status.
The main product areas are:
BLACK THERMOPLASTIC MASTERBATCH
The company has a capacity of over 10,000 tons for Black Masterbatch, currently with five production lines. This gives us adequate capacity to manufacture a comprehensive range of commodity black grades plus PA based batches based on both carbon black and black dyestuff.
Black Masterbatch grades are offered for the following applications.
- FILM
- COMPOUNDING
- MOULDING
- PIPE AND PROFILE
POLYMER SPECIFIC - grades available are based on polymers such as PS, LDPE, HDPE, PP
ENGINEERING MASTERBATCH - the company offer Polyamide based masterbatch based on standard carbon blacks, high jet carbon blacks and also solvent black dyestuff (Nigrosine)
We also produce ANTISTATIC and CONDUCTIVE compounds.
PIGMENT DISPERSIONS
Expansion of this product range over the recent years has been considerable. We offer a range of flowable liquid pigment concentrates which are based on a variety of liquid carriers including solvent and water based systems, with or without resin carriers, some incorporating specific surfactants. Other liquid carrier systems are offered to suit specific customer requirements. Production is based on bead mills plus a number of different batch mills. Sales area includes inks, paint, wood coatings, plus PVC plastisol, PU foams and many other applications.
New products include LIQUID MASTERBATCH for colouring thermoplastics.
POLYOLS
The company operates a modern resin plant, which is being successfully used in the production of Polyols for use in Spray PU Foam applications. The plant also incorporates a tank farm with five storage tanks with capacities from 20 - 50 tons each.
ACRYLIC RESIN CONCENTRATES
Deluster concentrates are supplied from a dedicated production facility. These are used in acrylic sheet applications where a high degree of dispersion of the additives gives optimum properties of the final products.
KEY STAFF
Key staff have been associated with the company for many years all having in depth experience in development, production, quality and sales.
Abbey Masterbatch Ltd.
Whitelands Mill,
Whitelands Rd
Ashton under Lyne
OL6 6UG
Tel: 0161 308 2550
Fax: 0161 344 2345
jms@abbeymb.com
carla@abbeymb.com
mas@abbeymb.com
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