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)

New Issue

29.06.2020

Extrusion International USA 3-2020

Articles

EconCore, Ultrapolymers and DuFor develop recycled PET honeycomb

The basis of this development is EconCore's patented process for continuous production of thermoplastic honeycombs

Articles

Ecological advantage with packaging from Bischof + Klein

German Association for Plastics Packaging and Film has issued the Eco Design guideline, which Lengerich-based film and packaging specialist Bischof + Klein was involved in developing

Articles

Mica Corp.: Benefits of using primers in the extrusion lamination process

To achieve packaging properties such as stiffness, aesthetics, and barrier, several films can be laminated together in the extrusion lamination process

Articles

Multilayer packaging: Innovative and sustainable

BASF, Borealis, Südpack and Zott present prototypes of food packaging made from 100% recycled material

Articles

Screen changer controls system from High-Technology Corp.

Control system allows complete process integration including the capability to accommodate various voltages of the heating elements

Articles

Alpla and GC announce partnership

Joint construction of a recycling plant in Thailand to be considered

Articles

Technologies for excellence in extrusion – Gramixo

The extreme importance of the dosing phase in the extrusion process has led Moretto SpA to develop innovative solutions capable of ensuring high dosing precision, flexibility and perfect mixing of the materials

Articles

V-Eco: a flexible shredder for almost all plastics from Vecoplan

Around 80 processors worldwide have been successfully using the all-rounder on a daily basis since 2013

News

News 02.07.2020

Collin's first melt blown pilot line for non-woven fabrics

This line consists of one approved Extruder E 25 P with spinneret for the production of finest fibres

News 01.07.2020

SC Johnson: New Mr Muscle® bottle made from 100% recycled ocean-bound plastic

The new line of bottles are now available from Wilko and Amazon, and will be rolling out to more stores in the coming months

Case studies

Сase studies

Weima: A second life for lifesavers

With two WEIMA WLK 15 Jumbo single-shaft shredders, Inoplast Kunststoff GmbH will in the future be able to shred even the most technically demanding raw material for the recycling process

Сase studies

ProTec success in China with LFT pultrusion lines

In 2017, compounder Suzhou Sunway Polymer Co. Ltd. purchased its first 32 strand LFT pultrusion line from ProTec, while a second unit with 64 strands and twice the output followed in 2019

Videos

Complex inline automation for a display cover with IMD

Videos

United Kingdom: Food-grade HDPE recycling champion

Unipetrol completes major investment in new PE unit

Articles

EconCore, Ultrapolymers and DuFor develop recycled PET honeycomb

Ecological advantage with packaging from Bischof + Klein

Mica Corp.: Benefits of using primers in the extrusion lamination process

Multilayer packaging: Innovative and sustainable

Screen changer controls system from High-Technology Corp.

Alpla and GC announce partnership

Technologies for excellence in extrusion – Gramixo

V-Eco: a flexible shredder for almost all plastics from Vecoplan

Collin's first melt blown pilot line for non-woven fabrics

SC Johnson: New Mr Muscle® bottle made from 100% recycled ocean-bound plastic

Weima: A second life for lifesavers

ProTec success in China with LFT pultrusion lines

Complex inline automation for a display cover with IMD

High speed production line for the production of ebb & flow trays