Extrusion International USA 4-2021

Firms in this issue	6
Imprint	7
Industry News	8
Calendar	8
The World’s Plastics and Rubber Industry focuses on K 2022	8
Equiplast 2021	9
PLAST Returns in 2023	9
The PLASTPOL has a new date	9
GREENPLAST 2022	10
Fakuma 2021 – Characterised by Transformation	10
Anuga FoodTec 2022	11
IPTF 2021 Successfully Completed	12
Sustainable Plastics Solutions	13
Report: „For which plastic products is biodegradation a viable end-of-life option?“	14
Successful Course Continues	14
Inducted into the „Plastics Hall of Fame“	15
New Showroom opened	16
FlexDiscTM is Shortlisted for Plastics Recycling Awards Europe	16
Plastics and Rubber Processing Machines – all indicators good for the fi rst half year	17
Digital Plastic Recycling – Sustainability Award 2021	18
Economic Situation in the European Plastics Industry	18
Operational Turnaround	20
Acquisition – Position in Extrusion and Blow Moulding Applications Massively Strengthened	20
Changes in Management Board	21
South African Packaging Manufacturer Acquired	22
Appointment to the European Senate of Business	22
Management Succession	22
Advisory Board Extended	23
Construction Competencies in Blown Film Lines Consolidated	24
Investing in Research on Sustainable Packaging Technologies	24
Fourteenth Blow Molder Added	25
Reorganized Management	25
Sustainable Solutions from Plastic and Cardboard	26
Generation Change	26
Large Die Cart with Crosshead Introduced	27
„Micro Medical“ Extrusion Tooling	27
Rotary Extrusion Die with 2X Increase in Speed	27
Latest in a Row	28
Counteract Raw Material Prices with Measuring Systems	28
Recyclability of Multilayer Films Certifi ed	29
PET Recycling – Decontamination and IV Control in One Step	29
Making Full Use of Measuring Technology	30
Additive Guide App	30
Product Line Optimized	31
Chemical Recycling Europe Joined	31
Innovative Process for Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling	32
Partner for Recycling Companies	33
Acquisition	33
Industry News USA	34
Sustainable All-Cardboard Blister Pack	34
Two Presentations at the Extrusion 2021 Conference in Rosemont, IL	34
New Design MEDD Extruder at Plastec West	35
HQ Operations to Expanded Facility in Parsippany, N.J. Moved	35
Two Scholarships to Students Specializing in Plastics Awarded	36
Plastics Machinery Shipments – Typical Slower First Quarter but Poised for Growth	36
Australian Representative Retained	37
Thermoformer of the Year Named	38
New Collaborative Innovation Center	38
Vice President, Aftermarket Sales Promoted	39
Commercial Product Director Appointed	39
Pipe Extrusion	40
Complete Solutions in PVC-O Large Diameter Pipes for a Wide Variety of Applications	40
Quality Control	44
Effective Process Optimisation in the Production of LDPE by Means of Online Quality Control	44
Sheet Extrusion	46
High Performance and Quality for White Goods	46
Recycling	48
Awarded for New Process Technology in Regranulating LDPE / LLDPE Waste Films	48
Measuring Technology for Plastics	50
Affordable and Ready to Start in Virtually no Time – New Downsized Systems	50
Materials, Natural-Based Specialty Chemicals	52
Alternatives to Castor-Derived Lubricants for PVC Processing	52
Extrusion Coating	54
Biopolymer Extrusion Coating with „Edge Encapsulation“ Increases Line Speed and Recuces Coat	54
Thermoforming	56
Industry 4.0 Makes Thermoforming More Effective	56

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