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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29.06.2020

Extrusion International USA 3-2020

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News 24.04.2020

Postponement and venue change of Chinaplas

The show will be further postponed from 3-6 August 2020 to 13-16 April 2021, and the venue will be changed to Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center in Shenzhen

News 23.04.2020

KraussMaffei have resumed operation after Corona break

On Monday, 20 April 2020, the corona-related closures of company's German sites have ended

News 23.04.2020

ExxonMobil boosts production of raw materials for medical equipment

Specialized polypropylene monthly production increased by 1,000 tonnes; enough to make 200 million masks or 20 million gowns

News 21.04.2020

Brabender's TwinLab-C 20/40: Compounding system on a small scale

The compact twin-screw extruder was specially developed for laboratory use: development of recipes and processes

News 21.04.2020

Graham accelerates delivery of extruders to medical tubing manufacturers

The COVID-19 crisis has caused Graham Engineering to speed up extruders delivery to clients

News 16.04.2020

Conair: Portable multi-hopper drying system

The new Multi-Hopper Cart (MHC) features up to four dependable Conair CH Series mass-flow hoppers mounted on a lightweight caster-mounted push cart

News 16.04.2020

Chinese packaging and film trade fairs postponed

Flexible Package Expo and Adhesive Tape, Protective Film & Functional Film Expo will be held in September

News 16.04.2020

New Managing Director at Illig, a global supplier of thermoforming systems

Beginning April 1, 2020 Carsten Strenger (50) will succeed Karl Schäuble (68), who has held this position for more than 30 years

Articles

EPS-SURE, the polystyrene recycling project concludes with success

The project with participation of COEXPAN focuses on a system for the collection, pre-treatment, and recycling of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) waste for its subsequent use in new PS food packaging

Articles

Surface treatment for the plastics extrusion market

Vetaphone’s specialist explains the need for the process and how technology is responding to changes in market demand

Case studies

Сase studies

Weima: A second life for lifesavers

With two WEIMA WLK 15 Jumbo single-shaft shredders, Inoplast Kunststoff GmbH will in the future be able to shred even the most technically demanding raw material for the recycling process

Сase studies

ProTec success in China with LFT pultrusion lines

In 2017, compounder Suzhou Sunway Polymer Co. Ltd. purchased its first 32 strand LFT pultrusion line from ProTec, while a second unit with 64 strands and twice the output followed in 2019

Videos

Complex inline automation for a display cover with IMD

Videos

United Kingdom: Food-grade HDPE recycling champion

Unipetrol completes major investment in new PE unit

News

Postponement and venue change of Chinaplas

KraussMaffei have resumed operation after Corona break

ExxonMobil boosts production of raw materials for medical equipment

Brabender's TwinLab-C 20/40: Compounding system on a small scale

Graham accelerates delivery of extruders to medical tubing manufacturers

Conair: Portable multi-hopper drying system

Chinese packaging and film trade fairs postponed

New Managing Director at Illig, a global supplier of thermoforming systems

EPS-SURE, the polystyrene recycling project concludes with success

Surface treatment for the plastics extrusion market

Weima: A second life for lifesavers

ProTec success in China with LFT pultrusion lines

Complex inline automation for a display cover with IMD

High speed production line for the production of ebb & flow trays