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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30.04.2025

Extrusion 3-2025

Line for complete washing and recycling of PET bottles

Source: smart_extrusion

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A new high-performance LLDPE tie-layer from LyondellBasell

While excelling in shrink film, Plexar PX3990 can also be a viable solution for many demanding applications in the oxygen barrier co-extrusion film market

News 08.05.2025

The German start-up CO2BioClean produces PHA film

CO2BioClean has developed fermentation process that converts carbon dioxide into biodegradable polymers, from the latter the PHA film is produced

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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

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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

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Taking PET recycling quality to next level

Doğa PET in Türkiye is using TOMRA Recycling’s sensor-based sorting solutions to produce high-quality PET flakes and rPET granules suitable for food and textile applications

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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

Taking PET recycling quality to next level

Doğa PET in Türkiye is using TOMRA Recycling’s sensor-based sorting solutions to produce high-quality PET flakes and rPET granules suitable for food and textile applications

News 30.04.2025

Experimental project for the separate collection of polyethylene goods

Almost half of plastics waste collected was found to be polyethylene

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The Power of Plastics! Green – Smart – Responsible

From 8 to 15 October 2025 K in Düsseldorf, completely booked up since May 2024, will again become the main stage for the international plastics and rubber industry

News 15.04.2025

Collaboration to Advance Plastic Recycling

Trinseo and MagREEsource arrange to combine Trinseo’s proprietary polymer dissolution recycling capabilities with MagREEsource’s proprietary rare earth magnets recycling model

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Sustainable circular economy for plastic and CFRP components

At the Open Hybrid LabFactory research campus, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, solutions for a circular economy in the automotive industry are being developed