Blown film production boost with new die head from W&H

Comptoir National du Plastique (CNP) in Tunisia increases production of its blown film line by 20% with a retrofit from W&H

Сase studies

Improving tolerances by 30% and achieving faster startups with EDI® Automatic Die from Nordson

Nordson's Autoflex™ VI-RE die yields more uniform film, enhancing the printing and heat shrinking processes used for labels in packaging

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News

News 28.09.2021

Swiss Sika Acquires a Manufacturer of Waterproofing Systems in China

Shenzhen Landun Holding operates two modern production facilities where it manufactures a full range of membranes and coatings for various waterproofing applications

News 24.09.2021

Advansix introduces resins and films with 100% recycled materials

The company has added 100% post-industrial recycled grades to its industry-leading portfolio of Aegis® PA6 Resins and Capran® Biaxally Oriented Polyamide (BOPA) films

News 24.09.2021

Quantafuel expands into the UK

Norwegian recycling specialist Quantafuel has announced plans to expand into the UK with processing plants for producing virgin-grade recycled plastic

News 22.09.2021

Hexpol TPE Invest in Sweden

HEXPOL TPE has announced a 57 Million SEK investment at their company in Åmål, Sweden, to expand their production capacity

News 22.09.2021

Alpla takes over Spanish bottle manufacturer

Plastisax S.L. produces plastic bottles for the cosmetics, home and personal care segments

News 22.09.2021

Low Adhesive Build-Up TPE for Protective Film Tack Layer

Avient‘s new optimized Versaflex™ CF6668 low build-up TPE prevents adhesive residue build-up for films used in high-end appliance, household furniture, building and construction

News 21.09.2021

Spartech Acquires Georgia-based Crawford Industries

Crawford has more than 50 years of experience in manufacturing extruded polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) sheets and converting them into environmentally friendly products

News 17.09.2021

Arlin Mfg. Intends to Purchase Toray Film Plant

The Old Baptist Road (OBR) facility will complement Arlin’s Trico Specialty Films division and expand its capabilities

Articles

Sustainable and closed loop solutions of flame retarded plastics

The hffr-Up2Cycle project, lead by the German Fraunhofer Institute LBF, aims to increase the sustainability of plastic materials formulated with flame retardeds

Articles

The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible

From 8 to 15 October 2025 K in Düsseldorf, completely booked up since May 2024, will again become the main stage for the international plastics and rubber industry

Case studies

Сase studies

X-ray technology in rubber hose extrusion in China

Since 2013, WOJUN (Guangzhou) Rubber Co. has integrated four SIKORA X-RAY 6000 PRO into its production lines to ensure quality control during the extrusion process

Сase studies

PVC extruder from battenfel-cincinnati convinces Bahrain Pipes

The key feature of the combination of parallel twin-screw extruder twinEX and co-extruder conEX is the permanently installed gravimetric dosing unit on the twinEX

Videos

Powerfil - Erema Laserfilter

With POWERFIL you can count on high-performance filters that can best master challenging filtration tasks

Videos

Why Brabender extruder liners are openable

Simon Hill (Area Sales Manager Western Europe) shows the advantages of the clamshell design of Brabender's twin-screw extruders