Extrusion International 4-2023-USA

4 Extrusion International 4/2023 CONTENTS Firms in this issue 6 Imprint 7 Industry News 8 Calendar 8 K 2025 Kick-Off 8 Fakuma 2023 – Plastics for the Future 9 Parts Competition Call for Entries 10 POWTECH to Rebrand as POWTECH TECHNOPHARM from 2025 10 CHINAPLAS Full of Business Opportunities in the Fairground 11 Event Highlights for the Company’s 40th Anniversary 12 Market Study: Plastic Films 12 Certification Achieved 13 Presence in China Expanded 14 Acquisition 15 Plastic Recycling Paves the Way to Combatting Pollution 16 Commercial Availability of DURYCON ® POM PM Series for Medical Industry Announced 16 Offline Quality Control of Plastic Pellets 17 MDO PE Films for Sustainable and Recyclable Flexible Packaging 18 Extrusion Tooling 18 Sustainable Barrier Coating Boosts Food Packaging Recyclability 19 International Exhibitions a Smashing Success 20 Third Extrusion Line for PET Recycling Team (PRT) Radomsko 22 Significant Feedstock Agreements for Molecular Recycling Facility in France Secured 22 Innovative Combined and Integrated Stretch Wrapping Solutions Developed 24 HDPE for Bottle Production made from 100% LVP for the First Time 24 Newly Designed, Information-packed Website Released 25 Joint Venture to Create Norway’s First Dedicated Sorting Plant to Enable Circularity of Plastic Packaging Signed 26 On Expansion Course with Customised Solutions for the Compounding and Packaging Industry 26 Spiderless Pipe Die for Extrusion Introduced 27 Investment in Startup 28 Further Managing Director Appointed 28 Sadness at the Death of Wilfried Ensinger 28 Change in the Management 29 Industry News USA 30 Separate Different Plastics by Density 30 Packaging Innovations for Food and Beverage Customers at PACK EXPO Las Vegas 30 Profit Thanks to New Legislations 31 Disappointment with EPA Draft Strategy on Plastic Pollution Commentec 32 Manufacturing Base in the U.S. Expanded 32 Premium Acetylene Black and Conductive Additives Portfolio at IWCS 2023 Cable & Connectivity Industry Forum 34 R&D Provisions in House Ways and Means Growth Package, Urges Passage 34 In-the-Box Packaging Solutions for the US Market 35 2022 Sustainability Report Released 35 Economic Analysis on Plastics Materials for Recycling Released 36 June 2023 Inflation Analysis Released 36 New Regional Office Debuted 36 Opening of Singapore Subsidiary Announced 37 New Member oft he Board of Directors Announced 37 PLAST 2023 – Sustainability in Focus 38 Blow Moulding Technology at PLAST 2023 38 Pump & Filtration Systems, Pelletizing & Pulverizing Systems, Recycling Systems and Digital Solutions at PLAST 2023 40 An Ode to the Green Factory of the Future 42 Extrusion Processes 44 Energy Efficiency such as an Engine Development 45 Extrusion Technology Extrusion Technologies for Medical Tubing Production 48 Pipe Extrusion New Standards in the Production of Plastic-Metal Composite Pipes 49 Measurement and Inspection Technology At the Cutting Edge – SawControl Module 51 Recycling Filtration Technology for PET Recycling 52 Pipe Extrusion PVC-O Pipes and Fittings – A More Sustainable Life Cycle for Water Piping Systems 54 Extrusion Technology Energy-Efficient Extrusion – How Can We Lower Energy Costs? 56 Periphery High-Performance Ceramic Cutting Blade „CE20S“ for Strand Pelletizers 57 Surface Treatment – Case Study New Extrusion Lines 58 Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling – Case Study Vietnam’s Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Pioneer 59 Recycling – Case Study The Future Needs Experts – Plastics Recycling in Romania 60 Recycling – Interview Keep on Trailblazing 62