Extrusion International 2-2024

59 Extrusion International 2/2024 plant, with capacity of 25,000 tons of PET per year, is a partnership between Coca-Cola Europacific Partners In - donesia and Dynapack Asia. The production of bottles with 100% rPET content aims to accelerate the goal of reducing the use of conventional plastics and lowering carbon emissions. Indonesia has gained the importance as an automo- tive center in the region with a growing number of companies engaged in this sector that are setting up their operations in the country. The country’s automo- tive companies are increasingly becoming focused on launching electric vehicles, and along with meeting trends such as lightweighting and enhanced safety and autonomy, bringing the dramatic demand for automo- tive plastics. Engineering plastics for the automotive industry are predominantly imported, but an increas- ing number of local manufacturers are improving their portfolio through partnership with foreign companies. It has been estimated that Indonesia’s automotive in- dustry players will need around 200,000 tons of plastics yearly with less than half supplied by domestic compa- nies. The bright prospects for plastics in Indonesia’s au- tomotive will be sustained by major foreign and domes- tics players. Investments into Indonesia’s automotive industry have been on the rise, attracted by the large consumer base and excellent infrastructure. At CHINAPLAS 2024, Indonesian plastics manufactur- ers will witness a full range of new materials and high- tech processes to enable them to further enhance their production efficiency and profitability in the wake of fast-changing consumer preferences. The mega exhibi- tion highlights the most advanced packaging technolo- gies and environmental friendly materials to support the move towards a circular economy. A broad range of machinery, equipment and engineering plastics is also on exhibit to promote the development of the automo- tive industry. For more information, visit: www.ChinaplasOnline.com CHINAPLAS 2024: Shanghai, P.R. China, April 23 to 26, 2024 Wuling Motors Indonesia launched the Wuling Bingo EV, its second electric vehicle (EV) model (Image: Wuling Motors Indonesia) Pan Era Group and Milliken in partnership to promote circular economy in Indonesia (Image: Pan Era Group) Process Automation and Control of Extrusion Lines For over 40 years, iNOEX has been a trusted solution provider of innovative, high-quality measurement technology in the plastics industry. The intelligent, user-friendly systems bring lasting added value to extrusion processes. Many of today’s manufacturing sectors face increas- ingly complex challenges that can influence their success. The iNOEX products are designed for a wide range of pipe, tube, cable, and profile extrusion applications, serv - ing as comprehensive solutions for process automation. In addition to global supply chain issues and the overall economic climate, the challenges like long-term competi- tiveness, high standards for product quality, rising mate- rial costs, shortage of skilled labour or production envi- ronment digitization are particularly relevant to much of the plastics processing industry today and therefore also to the production of pipes, tubes, and cables. Finding solutions to these challenges requires the abil- ity to react quickly to changes in the market and, at the