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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News 09.02.2021

Braskem expands its packaging resins portfolio

New solutions in polyethylene and polypropylene address the packaging market applications

News 08.02.2021

Bilfinger and Umincorp sign letter of intent for plastic recycling facilities

The aim is to jointly realize several plastic recycling facilities based on Umincorp’s new, unique and patented Magnetic Density Separation (MDS) technology

News 08.02.2021

PLAST is postponed

The new dates will be determined in the coming weeks

News 04.02.2021

Benvic launches conductive PVC for cable applications

Later this year the ProVinyl KCC range will be rolled out for additional applications, including tubes and hoses for industrial fluids, personal protection equipment and antistatic flooring

News 04.02.2021

Maguire acquires interest in OA Newton

OA Newton is a provider of bulk material handling systems to the wood-plastic composite, flexible and rigid PVC, and carbon black markets

News 03.02.2021

INEOS Styrolution and Polystyvert to advance a circular economy

Patented advanced recycling technology offers a unique approach to achieving high quality recycled polystyrene

News 03.02.2021

Placon Introduces #1 Resin Code Recyclable PET Barrier Material

A #1 recycle symbol allows the package to be put back into the PET recycling stream to be used over again

News 03.02.2021

Jindal Films Europe acquires DOMO Films Solutions Spa

The acquisition will boost Jindal Films’ know-how, capabilities, and presence in the pharma, medical and other high end flexible packaging segments

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

Case studies

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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

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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