United Kingdom: Food-grade HDPE recycling champion

Every HDPE milk or juice bottle that has been produced in any ALPLA plant in the United Kingdom must consist of at least 30 per cent rHDPE

News 06.04.2020

Unipetrol completes major investment in new PE unit

The Czech company has completed and officially commissioned the principal part of the construction of the new polyethylene unit (PE3)

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24.02.2021

Extrusion International USA 1-2021

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ZIM project - development of new flame-retardant polymer composites

In cooperation with ENTEX, investigations are carried out in order to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the process technologies twin screw extruder vs. planetary roller extruder

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Sikora: Quality assurance of medical tubes

Two typical aspects that manufacturers pay particular attention to regarding quality assurance of their products are the dimension and surface of medical tubes

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Purge and shut-down additives from Ampacet for product quality

100400 Purge PE masterbatch and 103828 NaturBlend Universal Purge, gently clean out unwanted materials from equipment to accelerate job changes and colorant removal

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Brabender extruder helps to recycle rubber waste

A research project of the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences with industrial partners aims to develop a new one-step recycling process

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DOTP Plasticizer for PVC-Processing

Interview with Denis Gerber,
Senior Expert at SIBUR’s Plastics, Elastomers and Organic Synthesis Division

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Plastic packaging still confronting sustainability challenges

The coronavirus has only helped to underscore the importance of plastic packaging when it comes to keeping food contamination-free

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Isra: 100% inspection of nonwoven web material for medical products

New high-speed inline color cameras identify previously undetectable material defects

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New challenges, new changes

Union: In times when our lives have changed, we are ready to catch new business opportunities

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News 26.02.2021

Alpla to expand its recycling activities

The company is to invest up to 50 million euros a year on average between now and 2025 in the expanding of its recycling facilities

News 26.02.2021

ExxonMobil tests advanced recycling of plastic waste

ExxonMobil has also formed a joint venture with Agilyx Corporation, focused on developing innovative solutions for aggregating and pre-processing large volumes of plastic waste

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