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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30.04.2025

Extrusion 3-2025

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BOBST K5000 with AluBond Installed at PT Panverta

The new machine includes unique BOBST processes: AluBond® for high adhesion and DarkNight® for high barrier metallized film

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Italian quality for mixing the thermosetting resins

Six horizontal mixers were replaced with three new FX-2500 High Speed Mixers, destined to the mixing of thermosetting resins with pigments, fillers and additives

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Creating a new soft nonwoven fabric

JOFO (Weifang) Nonwovens Co., Ltd. has created a new differentiated nonwoven fabric by increasing the dosage of Vistamaxx™ performance polymers in a formulation with an ExxonMobil™ PP resin

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Gneuss MRS Technology in Dubai: From bottle flakes to PET strap - ping tapes

CONSENT Plastic, a company of the Arabian CONSENT GROUP, is the leading producer of strapping tapes and PET flakes in the Middle East

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FLXT foam from CMT Materials for improving the quality of thermoforming

Productive Plastics has chosen HYTAC FLXT as a new plug/pusher assembly to improve quality and consistency

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3-Layer blown film – 12% Material Savings

Many extrusion companies can employ the LineMaster™ system from Maguire to enhance product consistency, save on raw material, shorten setup times, and reduce scrap

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When Excellence chooses Excellence

Montello S.p.A., based near Bergamo, Italy, uses the latest sensor-based technology of 40 TOMRA machines to give a new lease of life to tonnes of post-consumer plastic arriving from Lombardy

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First VAREX II nine-layer extrusion line conquers Colombia

The Plastilene Group has recently been serving the demanding market for barrier and protective films with a VAREX II extrusion line measuring 2,600 in width from Windmöller & Hölscher

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

Articles

Color measurement system for optimizing the plastics recycling

A research project to develop a camera-based measuring system for optimized colour formulation in plastics recycling was successfully completed at the SKZ Plastics Centre in Würzburg, Germany

Articles

Sustainable and closed loop solutions of flame retarded plastics

The hffr-Up2Cycle project, lead by the German Fraunhofer Institute LBF, aims to increase the sustainability of plastic materials formulated with flame retardeds

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