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 22.01.2021

SABIC and Plastic Energy to start construction advanced recycling unit

The world’s first commercial unit will significantly upscale production of certified circular polymers derived from used plastic

News 21.01.2021

B+K: Sustainable product protection

The B+K U-Pack® side gusseted bag is now available with over 40 percent PCR

News 21.01.2021

The date for interpack 2023 is set

The next interpack will take place from 04 to 10 May 2023 at the Düsseldorf Trade Fair Centre

News 19.01.2021

Avient to expand in Vietnam

The company will complete an expansion of existing production capabilities for color concentrates at its Binh Duong site in Vietnam by next month

News 18.01.2021

Brighter look with Milliken PP additive for thermoforming

Tailored specifically to minimize migration, especially in food-contact applications, Hyperform® HPN® 909ei has one Specific Migration Limit (SML) less than the previous generation product

News 18.01.2021

Envases Europe acquires Huber Packaging Group

Huber Packaging is a leading German manufacturer of metal and plastic packaging

News 14.01.2021

ProAmpac acquires Rapid Action Packaging

The latter is a U.K.- based manufacturer of cellulose-based packaging products for fresh prepared and ready-to-eat foods

News 14.01.2021

New contract for UNION

Construction of a production site of 250.000 m³/year of XPS insulating boards

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

Сase studies

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

Сase studies

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