Extrusion International 3-2022

4 Extrusion International 3/2022 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 70 Years of K in Düsseldorf 8 CHINAPLAS – Postponed to 2023 in Shenzhen 9 28th Fakuma – Booking Levels Already High 10 Trends in Fire Safety Conference 10 „We are plastics“ 11 wire 2022 and Tube 2022 in Düsseldorf 12 Joining UN Global Compact 13 First General Assembly – Start fort he R-Cycle Community 14 Interplas 2023 15 New R&D Centre for Innovative Recycling Technologies 16 Appointment 16 Positive 2021 Balance Sheet and Encouraging Outlook for 2022, Although not without Some Uncertainty for Italien Manufacturers of Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery 17 New TV Format 18 Sustainable Plastic Sourcing Platform 18 Market Study: Pigments 18 Recycling 19 Calling on the Circular Economy to Drive Closed Loop Food Packaging 19 World’s First Dedicated Production Line for Sustainable and Floatable Shrink Sleeve Film Opened in Poland 20 Foundation Sets Up Its First Recycling Plant in Maharashtra, India 20 Acquisition 21 Continued Growth with a New CFO 21 Mourning for Company Co-Founder Georg Wendelin 22 Expanded Portfolio of DURACON ® POM Products Highlighted 22 Four Recycling Systems to Thailand 23 Enzymatic Depolymerization in PET/PVDC Barrier Film 23 Recyclable Packaging for Liquid Soap 24 Plastimagen México – Restaint in the Field of Recycling 24 New 500 Series Rubber/Silicone Extrusion Crosshead 25 New Inner Diameter HVOF Coating for Oil & Gas Industry Launched 25 Recyclable All-PE Film with Digital Product Passport 26 Innovations in the Rubber Industry 27 Reusable To-Go Mugs 27 Innovative and Sustainable Measuring and Control Technologies 28 X-ray Operating System for Non-Destructive Testing 28 Spotlight on Technology for the Regeneration of Plastics 29 Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 30 New Engineering Plastic Fine Powders 30 Innovative Solutions for the Gentle and Clean Processing Rubber- and Silicone Compounds at Expobor 2022 31 Making the Plastic Circularity a Reality 31 Industry News USA 32 Next-Generation Gear Reducer Introduced 32 Flame Retardants Earn SAFER Designation 32 Top Leadership Appointments Announced 33 REZICURETM HYDRO T8-7900 TACKIFIER Resin Presented 34 A Clear Commitment to the U.S. Market 34 Regional Innovation Center Opened in the USA 35 Measuring Technology Quick and Reliable Detection of Surface Defects on the Cooled Tube or Pipe 36 Extrusion Coating EFSA-Compliant Process Produces Food-Safe Sheet from PET Recyclate 37 Plastics Packaging Push Tab® blister Lid Launched 38 Circular Economy Another Life for Used FFP2 Face Masks 39 Extrusion Technologies, Recycling Innovative Extrusion Technologies fort he Closed Recycling Loop 40 Recycling Plastic Washing System for National Test Centre 42 Recycling – Case Study Ghost(net)buster in the Netherlands 44 Compounding Extruder Customized Production Lines for High-Tech Compounds 46 Measuring Technology Laser Measurement of Tubes and Extruder Bore Holes 48 Recycling Recycling Technology from Austria for Australia’s Largest PET Recycling Plant 50 Extrusion Technology Reduced Energy Consumption in Honeycomb Production by up to 65 Percent and Double Capacity 52 Periphery Flawless Granulates for the Highest Optical Requirements 54