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

Сase studies

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

New Issue

18.08.2025

Extrusion International 4-2025

Articles

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

Articles

COM4PHA project: New biodegradable bioplastics

The project is working on formulations based on the PHBV copolymer for applications in the packaging and agriculture sector

Articles

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

Articles

Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2025 Winners Announced at PRS Europe

Articles

Masterbatch Know-how: weather- and light fastness

A hint from Lifocolor: if you have an application for outdoor use or that needs to be protected from UV radiation, you have to consider what is known as weather and light fastness

Articles

A new recycled polymer production plant in Venice

Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, opens a new plant in Porto Marghera with the capacity of up to 20,000 tonnes of crystal polystyrene (r-GPPS) and expandable polystyrene (r-EPS)

Articles

Basf starts up its first plant for recycled polyamide 6 in China

The production facility at the Caojing site in Shanghai has an annual capacity of 500 metric tons

Articles

New Erema ReadyMac for post-consumer applications - now with Laserfilter

The new ReadyMac 500 Heavy Duty (HD) version is designed specifically for challenging materials and will be available from 1 April 2025

News

News 21.08.2025

Kistler to present solutions for cost reductions in plastics manufacturing

Kistler will be demonstrating how current challenges can be mastered at K 2025 in Düsseldorf

News 21.08.2025

Designed for maximum efficiency

Precise, fast, and intuitive measurement of thermal conductivity: Discover the new NETZSCH HFM 706 Lambda Series

Case studies

Сase studies

Model of success

Production-ready injection molding at GEMÜ with process development software from Kistler

Сase studies

Collaboration for recyclable frozen food packaging

To move to a mono-material structure or an all-PE alternative, the ExxonMobil team worked with flexible packaging manufacturer Tobe Packaging Industries Pte Ltd, and Aegis Packaging

Videos

Brückner Coating Line for Technical Textiles

Coating Line for Technical Textiles live in production

Videos

PipeMaster™: Complete Line of Downstream Processing Equipment & Tooling

Conair helps plastics processors by supplying application-guaranteed auxiliary equipment and quick and competent service