Extrusion International USA 4-2021

4 Extrusion International 4/2021 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 The World’s Plastics and Rubber Industry focuses on K 2022 8 Equiplast 2021 9 PLAST Returns in 2023 9 The PLASTPOL has a new date 9 GREENPLAST 2022 10 Fakuma 2021 – Characterised by Transformation 10 Anuga FoodTec 2022 11 IPTF 2021 Successfully Completed 12 Sustainable Plastics Solutions 13 Report: „For which plastic products is biodegradation a viable end-of-life option?“ 14 Successful Course Continues 14 Inducted into the „Plastics Hall of Fame“ 15 New Showroom opened 16 FlexDiscTM is Shortlisted for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 16 Plastics and Rubber Processing Machines – all indicators good for the fi rst half year 17 Digital Plastic Recycling – Sustainability Award 2021 18 Economic Situation in the European Plastics Industry 18 Operational Turnaround 20 Acquisition – Position in Extrusion and Blow Moulding Applications Massively Strengthened 20 Changes in Management Board 21 South African Packaging Manufacturer Acquired 22 Appointment to the European Senate of Business 22 Management Succession 22 Advisory Board Extended 23 Construction Competencies in Blown Film Lines Consolidated 24 Investing in Research on Sustainable Packaging Technologies 24 Fourteenth Blow Molder Added 25 Reorganized Management 25 Sustainable Solutions from Plastic and Cardboard 26 Generation Change 26 Large Die Cart with Crosshead Introduced 27 „Micro Medical“ Extrusion Tooling 27 Rotary Extrusion Die with 2X Increase in Speed 27 Latest in a Row 28 Counteract Raw Material Prices with Measuring Systems 28 Recyclability of Multilayer Films Certi fi ed 29 PET Recycling – Decontamination and IV Control in One Step 29 Making Full Use of Measuring Technology 30 Additive Guide App 30 Product Line Optimized 31 Chemical Recycling Europe Joined 31 Innovative Process for Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling 32 Partner for Recycling Companies 33 Acquisition 33 Industry News USA 34 Sustainable All-Cardboard Blister Pack 34 Two Presentations at the Extrusion 2021 Conference in Rosemont, IL 34 New Design MEDD Extruder at Plastec West 35 HQ Operations to Expanded Facility in Parsippany, N.J. Moved 35 Two Scholarships to Students Specializing in Plastics Awarded 36 Plastics Machinery Shipments – Typical Slower First Quarter but Poised for Growth 36 Australian Representative Retained 37 Thermoformer of the Year Named 38 New Collaborative Innovation Center 38 Vice President, Aftermarket Sales Promoted 39 Commercial Product Director Appointed 39 Pipe Extrusion Complete Solutions in PVC-O Large Diameter Pipes for a Wide Variety of Applications 40 Quality Control Effective Process Optimisation in the Production of LDPE by Means of Online Quality Control 44 Sheet Extrusion High Performance and Quality for White Goods 46 Recycling Awarded for New Process Technology in Regranulating LDPE / LLDPE Waste Films 48 Measuring Technology for Plastics Affordable and Ready to Start in Virtually no Time – New Downsized Systems 50 Materials, Natural-Based Specialty Chemicals Alternatives to Castor-Derived Lubricants for PVC Processing 52 Extrusion Coating Biopolymer Extrusion Coating with „Edge Encapsulation“ Increases Line Speed and Recuces Coat 54 Thermoforming Industry 4.0 Makes Thermoforming More Effective 56