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

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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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16.12.2024

Extrusion 8-2024

How Millions Waste Plastic Bottles convert into PVC Pipe through Recycling

Source: smart_extrusion

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Dow plans $1B cost savings

This includes a workforce reduction of approximately 1,500 Dow roles globally

News 03.02.2025

DePoly and PTI collaborate to create chemically recycled PET bottle

DePoly is a Swiss CleanTech company which specializes in advanced recycling of PET/polyester plastics

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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

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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

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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

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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

Reliable sorting solution for XLPE Pellets

The PURITY SCANNER ADVANCED from SIKORA has established itself worldwide on the XLPE market

News 31.01.2025

Recyclability of PE/PA Packaging by Envalior was tested

According to study conducted with the independent institute cyclos-HTP, PE multilayer packaging containing PA 6 copolymers from Envalior can be recycled along with the waste from flexible PE packaging

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Developing a 100% recyclable flexible skinpack packaging from rPET

With this goal, AIMPLAS, Covinil and Eroski have launched the BOTTLE4FLEX Project

News 03.11.2024

Alpla opens state-of-the-art recycling plant in South Africa

From 2025, the ALPLArecycling division will produce up to 35,000 tonnes of recycled PET (rPET) per year in the new facility in Ballito, province of KwaZulu-Natal

News 28.10.2024

New Erema polyolefin plant

The INTAREMA® 2325 T-VEplus® RegrindPro® with laser filter outputs more than 4 tonnes per hour and is the largest system ever built to recycle polyolefin regrind