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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

New Issue

18.02.2025

Extrusion International 1-2025

Companies

A Schulman ACAM Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing GmbH AceRetech Achema ACI Plastics ACROPLASTIC adapa Addex Addivant ADG Solutions Adopen Plastic and Industrial Construction Inc Co Advanced Barrier Extrusions Advanced Blending Solutions Advanced Drainage Systems Advanced Polymer Tubing Advansix AFColor Agilyx Agiplast Agr International AGRU AIMPLAS AKROPLASTIC Alba Group Albis Aliaxis Alliance to End Plastic Waste Alpek AlphaMAC Alpla Amaplast Amcor AmerCareRoyal Americhem Ampacet AmSty Amut Amvic Anchor Packaging Anton Paar APFE APK AG Arburg Arkema ARLANXEO Arlin Mfg Artec Asahi Beverages Asahi Kasei Ascend Performance Materials

Momentary setback for Italian plastics and rubber machinery manufacturers

Production are expected to come in at 4.35 billion euros

News 10.02.2025

Colines, Gneuss and ExxonMobil Signature Polymers together for stretch film with recyclate

Companies have joined forces to develop a film production process with potential cost savings

News 10.02.2025

Extrusion Consulting assists Icma San Giorgio in Canada and the United States

Extrusion Consulting will provide sales support and in-plant technical service

News 10.02.2025

New PET bottle-to-bottle recycling facility in Türkiye

Doğa recently commissioned two Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling lines

News 10.02.2025

100% recyclable skinpack container from recycled PET

Aimplas, Covinil and Eroski have launched the BOTTLE4FLEX Project to develop 100% recyclable flexible skinpack packaging

News 10.02.2025

QMRE unveils the UK's first plastic waste-2-oil system

VÍXLA system from Eagle Technology converting 1kg of plastic waste into 1 litre of QUEL (pyro-oil)

News 10.02.2025

Europe’s first polyester textile recycling system

The plant aims to recycle 2,500 tonnes of polyester in its first year, doubling this amount in the second year

News 10.02.2025

Latest market data shows stagnation in plastic recycling capacities

Recycling capacity increased of 6% year-on-year, making it the lowest advancement since 2017

Articles

British Scientists develop self-repairing plastic

A research team led by Bournemouth University, UK, added nanomaterials to plastic samples which allowed them to self-heal after being damaged

Articles

Chemometrics as a tool for polymer analysis

At the SKZ Plastics Center in Würzburg, Germany, hemometrics is used - a process that enables the characterization of plastics and recyclates in terms of quality and individual components

News 10.02.2025

ExxonMobil to expand advanced recycling capacity in Texas

The new operations are expected to start up in 2026

News 10.02.2025

Amcor and Berry together, a giant in packaging is born

Companies will combine in an all-stock transaction

News 10.02.2025

Ineos closing Ohio ABS resin plant

Company has taken a move due to competition from overseas imports

News 10.02.2025

Nova supplying Winpak with recycled PE for flexible packaging 

Material has been approved for food-grade applications

Сase studies

A mobile sorting platform for the quality of the regrind

The PRE-SORT sorting platform from Sesotec gives almaak GmbH full control over the quality of the input material and makes it less dependent on external suppliers

News 07.02.2025

Orbis Opens New Manufacturing Plant in Texas

The plant in Greenville features 420,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 240,000 square feet of warehouse space, producing reusable packaging

News 07.02.2025

Techmer PM Acquires Colors for Plastics

This enhances Techmer PM’s capabilities and expands its product offerings

News 07.02.2025

Toray to Set Up High-Performance Plastic Compound Production Site in China

The new facility in Guangdong Province will inaugurate operations in April 2025

Case studies

Сase studies

Cellcoat leads the way in thermal lamination

With the use of filmic substrates and need for consistent performance, especially in the food sector, Cellcoat turned to Vetaphone for the surface treatment required

Сase studies

Amut: Another success story in Latin America

Last December SMI inaugurated the largest recycling installation in Peru, whereby Amut completed the construction of the first of three PET recycling plants

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

Videos

STADLERconnect - Digital Solutions to enhance plant performance

STADLERconnect leverages both machine data and material data to optimize the performance of your sorting plant