Extrusion International 4-2023

4 Extrusion International 4/2023 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 K 2025 Kick-Off 8 Fakuma 2023 – Plastics for the Future 9 Parts Competition Call for Entries 10 POWTECH to Rebrand as POWTECH TECHNOPHARM from 2025 10 CHINAPLAS Full of Business Opportunities in the Fairground 11 Event Highlights for the Company’s 40th Anniversary 12 Market Study: Plastic Films 12 Certification Achieved 13 Presence in China Expanded 14 Acquisition 15 Plastic Recycling Paves the Way to Combatting Pollution 16 Commercial Availability of DURYCON ® POM PM Series for Medical Industry Announced 16 Offline Quality Control of Plastic Pellets 17 MDO PE Films for Sustainable and Recyclable Flexible Packaging 18 Extrusion Tooling 18 Sustainable Barrier Coating Boosts Food Packaging Recyclability 19 International Exhibitions a Smashing Success 20 Third Extrusion Line for PET Recycling Team (PRT) Radomsko 22 Significant Feedstock Agreements for Molecular Recycling Facility in France Secured 22 Innovative Combined and Integrated Stretch Wrapping Solutions Developed 24 HDPE for Bottle Production made from 100% LVP for the First Time 24 Newly Designed, Information-packed Website Released 25 Joint Venture to Create Norway’s First Dedicated Sorting Plant to Enable Circularity of Plastic Packaging Signed 26 On Expansion Course with Customised Solutions for the Compounding and Packaging Industry 26 Spiderless Pipe Die for Extrusion Introduced 27 Investment in Startup 28 Further Managing Director Appointed 28 Sadness at the Death of Wilfried Ensinger 28 Change in the Management 29 PLAST 2023 – Sustainability in Focus 30 Blow Moulding Technology at PLAST 2023 30 Pump & Filtration Systems, Pelletizing & Pulverizing Systems, Recycling Systems and Digital Solutions at PLAST 2023 32 An Ode to the Green Factory of the Future 34 Extrusion Processes 36 Energy Efficiency such as an Engine Development 37 Extrusion Technology Extrusion Technologies for Medical Tubing Production 40 Pipe Extrusion New Standards in the Production of Plastic-Metal Composite Pipes 41 Measurement and Inspection Technology At the Cutting Edge – SawControl Module 43 Recycling Filtration Technology for PET Recycling 44 Pipe Extrusion PVC-O Pipes and Fittings – A More Sustainable Life Cycle for Water Piping Systems 46 Extrusion Technology Energy-Efficient Extrusion – How Can We Lower Energy Costs? 48 Periphery High-Performance Ceramic Cutting Blade „CE20S“ for Strand Pelletizers 49 Surface Treatment – Case Study New Extrusion Lines 50 Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling – Case Study Vietnam’s Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Pioneer 51 Recycling – Case Study The Future Needs Experts – Plastics Recycling in Romania 52 Recycling – Interview Keep on Trailblazing 54