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 23.06.2023

BASF breaks ground on polyethylene plant in China

The new plant in Zhanjiang with a capacity of 500,000 metric tons of PE annually is scheduled to start up in 2025

News 22.06.2023

Partnership for recyclability of air capsule e-commerce packaging

Thus Dow and P&G China deliver an effective and efficient way to protect products while avoiding excessive packaging

News 22.06.2023

Ampacet Introduces PET UVA

PET UVA is an FDA-approved masterbatch that protects clear PET-packaging contents from damaging UV light

News 17.06.2023

Asahi Kasei and Mitsui to Establish Supply Systems for Bio-methanol

Asahi Kasei plans to use the bio-methanol thus procured to produce in Japan engineering plastics with a lower carbon footprint than existing products

News 17.06.2023

Polystyvert: First Commercial Polystyrene Recycling Plant

With an investment of $40 million, the plant in Montreal will recycle 9,000 tons of post-consumer and post-industrial polystyrene waste annually

News 16.06.2023

hotset has acquired the temperature control service provider iQtemp

The acquisition strengthens the competitive position of the German component supplier and system developer in the field of industrial heating technology and expands its range of expertise

News 16.06.2023

Neste to invest in liquefied waste plastic upgrading unit at its Porvoo refinery

With the investment of 111 million euros, Neste will build the capacity to upgrade 150,000 tons of liquefied waste plastic per year

News 15.06.2023

K.D. Feddersen expands Trinseo TPE portfolio

Expansion includes sustainable TPE plastic grades as well as TPE materials for use in the healthcare sector

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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Mexico's converter chooses Vetaphone

One of Mexico’s leading narrow web converters of labels and shrink sleeves, Promographic & Design, has fitted Vetaphone corona technology to its Nilpeter flexo and HP Indigo digital presses

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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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Powerfil - Erema Laserfilter

With POWERFIL you can count on high-performance filters that can best master challenging filtration tasks

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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