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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30.09.2020

Extrusion 6-2020

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Schwing: Environmentally friendly cleaning of hot runner manifolds

Hot runner specialist Meusburger relies on Green Cleaning Technology Made in Germany

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APK’s LDPE-recyclate for laminated tubes from Huhtamaki

APK’s solvent-based Newcycling® technology generates the polyethylene (PE) recyclate Mersalen® from complex polyethylene / polyamide multilayer film waste

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Poly-Wood: Turning milk jugs into lawn chairs

With its modern recycling plants for HDPE from Lindner, Poly-Wood, an American manufacturer of outdoor furniture, is now producing its own starting material for its high-quality products

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Compostable packaging materials from BIO-FED

A compostable film grade from the M∙VERA® range ensures that liquids are trapped in the packaging and do not get into fresh food

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High-speed production line for “Danish trays”

Greenhouse panel manufacturer completely satisfied with battenfeld-cincinnati extrusion technology

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Flat die systems from Nordson help produce the fabrics protecting against COVID-19

EDI® Dies from Nordson now being used to combat the pandemic include both extrusion and fluid coating systems

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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

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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