
Why Compaction?
Within the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, a clear-cut evolution towards even cleaner and safer production areas is observable. In this perspective, Katoen Natie offers compaction capabilities for chemical powders. Besides the dust decrease, compacted products provide a range of other advantages.
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Dust reduction
Less dust resulting in a decrease of the dust explosion risk and cleaner production areas.
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Payload optimization
Optimizing your payload by increasing the product density.
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Enhanced handling properties
Improving flowability and solubility of your product.
How does compaction work?
Step 1. A screw transports the raw materials with vacuum deaeration in the roller unit.
Step 2. The compaction rollers create a sheet of product by high pressure.
Step 3. The flake crusher performs the coarse crushing of the compacted flakes followed by three granulation steps to achieve the final particle size distribution.

Product groups
Katoen Natie offers compaction services for a variety of chemical powders. From chemical intermediates to plastic additives, we are happy to examine how to get your product compacted.
Talk to an expertFlame retardants
Chemical intermediates
Antioxidants
Specialty polymers
Specialty resins
Plastic additives
- Flame retardants
- Chemical intermediates
- Antioxidants
- Specialty polymers
- Specialty resins
- Plastic additives
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