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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28.03.2025

Extrusion & Recycling Asia 1-2025

News

News 16.09.2019

A new generation of Melt Index Test from Göttfert

Company′s well established fully automated MI-Robo gets support by an ongoing development of fully automated melt flow index tests

News 12.09.2019

Huntsman opens new polyurethanes systems house in Dubai

The new facility comprises a production area equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment plus blenders, reactors, filling stations, control room, offices and quality control laboratories

News 12.09.2019

Troester's latest developments at K2019

The products to be displayed include a 90 mm compact extruder and a cross head that centres automatically

News 10.09.2019

New electric saw for HDPE, PP-R and PVDF pipes from Sica

Inside the new machine, every hydraulic component and every manual adjustment required in the previous versions have been removed completely, everything is managed automatically

News 10.09.2019

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Covestro supports German company CarbonTT with its Baydur® PUL system and with its expertise in optimal pultrusion processing for manufacture of vehicle parts from composite materials

News 10.09.2019

New plasticizers offered by Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A.

Grupa Azoty ZAK S.A. started-up a new plant and introduced specialty plasticizers Adoflex® and Oxovilen®

News 10.09.2019

Chemours acquires mining operations of Southern Ionics Minerals

In acquiring the assets, the company will have additional access to large, high-value ilmenite ore deposits to produce titanium dioxide pigments

News 06.09.2019

Tekni-Plex purchases Canadian automation solutions manufacturer MMC Packaging

MMC has a reputation as a leading automation equipment manufacturer including cap lining, slitting/folding, assembling and closing systems

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

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

Case studies

Сase studies

X-ray technology in rubber hose extrusion in China

Since 2013, WOJUN (Guangzhou) Rubber Co. has integrated four SIKORA X-RAY 6000 PRO into its production lines to ensure quality control during the extrusion process

Сase studies

PVC extruder from battenfel-cincinnati convinces Bahrain Pipes

The key feature of the combination of parallel twin-screw extruder twinEX and co-extruder conEX is the permanently installed gravimetric dosing unit on the twinEX

Videos

Powerfil - Erema Laserfilter

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

Videos

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