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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24.02.2021

Extrusion International USA 1-2021

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News 31.12.2020

Ohio -based Primary Packaging acquires Packaging Horizons

Field Packaging Solutions complements its plastic extrusion facility with additional plastic packaging product lines

News 31.12.2020

Fuji Seal to build a packaging plant in North Carolina

Construction is planned to begin in May 2021, shrink labels will be produced

News 29.12.2020

Sibur starts manufacturing new PP grades to produce raffia

The new grades greatly speed up the processing equipment performance owing to an improved melt flow rate, thus boosting production by up to 15% for heavy threads and by up to 23% for light threads

News 29.12.2020

Starlinger doubles production capacity for plastics recycling systems

At the new site of the company in Schwerin, the largest PET processing systems sold by Starlinger recycling technology are assembled

News 28.12.2020

Davis-Standard Presents Model 4000AG Fully Automated Crosshead

It delivers closed loop, stepper-driven automatic control of tube concentricity and wall thickness in a hands-free, low maintenance package

News 25.12.2020

Graphene nanotubes in Canada and Mexico

OCSiAl′s solutions for high-performance composites and coatings expand to North America

News 24.12.2020

Novel meat packaging made from post-consumer plastics

DSM, SABIC, Cepsa, Fibrant, and Viscofan have together created a multi-barrier casing for meat products made via advanced recycling of mixed post-consumer plastics

News 22.12.2020

ProAmpac introduces recyclable paper-touch flexible packaging

This enhanced innovation utilizes ProActive Recyclable film that is flexographically coated with Signature Surfaces Paper Touch coating

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Demand for Erema PET recycling technologies is still growing

The Austrian recycling machine manufacturer has set new standards in PET-recycling, particularly with their VACUREMA® technology, which is the heart of the new VACUNITE® process

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External inspection solution for highest polymer quality

The external Film Surface Analyser (FSA100EXT) from Optical Control Systems GmbH is an optoelectronic inspection system for polymer film with real-time defect analysis

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