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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Turkish PlasMag Plastik Film sucessfully starts new Brückner line

The 4.2m wide, 3-layer inline PET-G line from Brückner is ready to produce monoaxially oriented shrink films from 20 to 80 µm

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Detecting and optimising dynamic production fluctuations

Effective process optimisation in the production of LDPE by means of online quality control using the OCS OP5

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Metal separation from plastic flake

UK plastic recyclers approached Bunting to address the issue of metal contamination in <20mm plastic flake

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Extrupet again chooses PET recycling technology from Erema

In June 2024, Extrupet will add a VACUNITE® from EREMA to its machinery

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From plastic waste to high-tech fiber

At Unifi, Inc., in Greensboro, North Carolina, three shredders from Lindner’s Micromat series work 24/7/365 to ensure that the plastic waste is optimally shredded for the downstream processes

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India’s first 100 % rPET beverage bottle

The food-grade rPET for the new bottles is produced by Srichakra Polyplast (India) Pvt Ltd on a Starlinger PET bottle-to-bottle recycling line

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Retrofit: Win-win for Kablonex

Retrofitting of an old blown film extrusion machine through Windmöller &Hölscher allowed Kablonex to save energy, increase productivity and improve melt quality

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Coperion Twin Screw Extruder for Plastics2chemicals Plant

ZSK technology offers greater energy efficiency in chemical plastics recycling by Indaver

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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

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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