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

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30.04.2025

Extrusion 3-2025

Articles

In-house barrier and adhesion measuring for film producers and converters

Bobst Manchester's Centre of Excellence for High Barrier for metallizing trials offers the companies to test their film using the latest measuring equipment

Articles

Converting post-consumer PET into food-grade packaging products

Big and versatile new rPlanet Earth facility sorts, cleans, and purifies rPET to produce high quality rollstock, thermoformed containers, and molded bottle preforms

Articles

SIKORA: Premiere of the PURITY CONCEPT V

The PURITY CONCEPT V for optical offline inspection and analysis of plastic materials celebrated its premiere at Fakuma

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TUBALL single wall carbon nanotubes: No ecotoxicity found

Envigo, an independent European research laboratory, has conducted studies on possible ecotoxic effects of TUBALL™ single wall carbon nanotubes, produced by OCSiAl

Articles

In sync with the times: CHINAPLAS to highlight Circular Economy

To foster circular economy is a global consensus and is a major Chinese economic and social development strategy to achieve sustainable development

Articles

Approved for food packaging worldwide

Since 2009, the Gneuss MRS- recycling process has received a large number of approvals for processing up to 100 % post-consumer and industrial polymer waste to food contact products

Articles

Flat sheet dies for film and sheet production from Breyer

The program includes single layer and multi-layer dies, with widths of up to 2800 mm.

Articles

World’s highest indoor waterfall powered by AGRU

AGRU has provided the supply pipeline for the waterfall at the Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, which came in the form of 2,400 metres of AGRULINE HDPE 100 pipes with an outer diameter of 110 mm

News

News 28.04.2025

UpSolv Receives FDA Clearance for Food-Grade Recycled Polystyrene

The FDA’s No Objection Letter confirms that packaging made with UpSolv’s recycled resin meets the highest standards for food safety and material quality

News 28.04.2025

Braskem to supply the upcoming bio-ethylene plant in Thailand

The new bio-ethylene plant in Thailand will almost double the existing production of Braskem's I'm greenT bio-based polyethylene globally

Case studies

Сase studies

A clear commitment to film production in Europe

Plastchim-T, a Bulgarian manufacturer of biaxially oriented polypropylene films, orders a new Brückner 8.7m wide 5-layer BOPP film line

Сase studies

Cost savings with ultrasonic measuring system from Zumbach

SWM International, based in Richland, Philadelphia, USA, achieved $40,000 cost savings in 1 Year using UMAC® ultrasonic measuring system from Zumbach Electronic

Videos

Powerfil - Erema Laserfilter

With POWERFIL you can count on high-performance filters that can best master challenging filtration tasks

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