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

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News 18.11.2022

Shell begins operations at polymers plant in Pennsylvania

The facility is the first major polyethylene manufacturing complex in the Northeastern United States and has a designed output of 1.6 million tonnes annually

News 17.11.2022

Integrated polymers facility to be constructed on US Gulf Coast

Chevron Phillips and QatarEnergy announced that they are proceeding with the construction of an $8.5 billion integrated polymers facility in Orange, Texas to produce Marlex® polyethylene

News 17.11.2022

Hexpol to acquire compounder McCann Plastics

Ohio-based McCann Plastics is an American specialist in thermoplastic compounding

News 17.11.2022

New members of Plexiglas® proTerra product family

Röhm produces now multi-skin sheets and corrugated sheets containing recycled PMMA

News 17.11.2022

Davis-Standard to be Systems Integrator for Prodigi™ Die System

The new APC (automatic profile control) uses a direct motorized bolt adjustment for instant modification versus slower responding heaters used in current thermal bolt models

News 16.11.2022

SawControl module from Pixargus

The new PIXARGUS-developed SawControl module makes profile cutting an integrated element of quality control, minimizing waste as a result

News 11.11.2022

New soft random heterophasic PP for flexible TPO compounds

This type of PP from Borealis, SB330CF, is especially suited for the manufacture of flexible applications requiring high thermal stability and low flexural modulus

News 11.11.2022

Atkore Inc. Buyes Elite Polymer Solutions

Elite Polymer Solutions is a manufacturer of High Density Polyethylene conduit, the purchase price is $91.6 million

Articles

Patented technology from Germany against plastic waste

The technology by Leipzig-based chemistry start-up aevoloop combines the advantages of conventional polymer materials with true circularity

Articles

Results Global Plastics Flow Study

The latest survey, conducted by Conversio Market & Strategy, shows that progress is not yet satisfactory in relation to rising plastic production

Case studies

Сase studies

How AB Plasta and Tomra are setting new recycling standards in the Baltics

AB Plasta has successfully implemented an advanced flexible film recycling line in collaboration with TOMRA Recycling

Сase studies

Stadler completes lightweight packaging sorting plant for PreZero in Austria

This advanced automated recycling facilitiy combines high-performance technology, cutting-edge AI integration and sustainable design

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