Why nobody does it better than Marplex...
Our leadership position in the Australasian plastics industry is underpinned by three key platforms:
Marplex has entered into alliances with the world's major chemical companies, including BASF, Mitsubishi, Santoprene™ specialty products from ExxonMobil Chemical, and Arkema all acknowledged leaders in their fields and major local companies such as Qenos.
These arrangements assist in the sharing of ideas, resources and technology which in turn benefit our customers.
The company has ready access to supplies of plastics raw materials plus technological support from these leading manufacturers. Their products are sold direct to customers or used as raw materials in the manufacture of Marplex, BASF, Qenos and MEP branded compounds.
Just as important as thinking globally is operating at a local level. The Australian climate is particularly harsh so polymers need to be adapted to handle much higher UV conditions. The growing number of vehicles exported to the Middle East highlights the success of Australian manufacturers in utilising these local polymer developments by Marplex. The latest plastics materials also help them stay competitive. With snap fit components, assembly times can be minimised, weight reduced and service life extended. Just because you’ve always used traditional materials doesn’t mean there isn’t a better way.
Because distance is often a major factor, ‘Time to market’ can be an important consideration for Australian companies. With its technical and analytical facilities, Marplex can help you reduce development times significantly. The Marplex laboratory, which is NATA approved, is one of the largest in Australasia and is equipped with an extensive range of specialist instrumentation. Marplex has a long experience in providing colour matched components to industry. With a sophisticated SPC spectrophotometric system and thousands of colours on computer file (pictured), the company has a demonstrated ability to maintain the highest standards of colour matching, consistency and reproducibility.
The extensive masterbatch development laboratory is integral in the manufacture and supply of high quality, specialist colour masterbatch. Applications such as carpet fibre and split-tape require fine colour dispersion, specialised pigment and additive systems.
To ensure strong customer representation, Marplex has always been keen to actively promote growth of its technical and sales functions. With offices in all mainland states and New Zealand (through Orica), Marplex sales and technical staff are readily available to assist from initial consultation to troubleshooting during production.
We are experienced in working with OEMs, design consultants and contract moulders, and in progressing projects from concept to reality. Our reputation in the marketplace revolves around hands-on service and on-time delivery performance. The company is always ready to supply small quantities of special grades and/or colours to suit specific needs.