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 20.06.2019

VacuFil® – Clean Technology for post-production and post-consumer waste

With the new VacuFil® recycling series, Oerlikon Barmag is offering a solution catering to a "clean technology" production philosophy

News 20.06.2019

LyondellBasell and Neste to begin production of bio-based plastic

This collaboration marks the first time bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene were produced simultaneously at commercial scale

News 18.06.2019

Solmax to expand geosynthetics manufacturing facility in Nevada

With the addition of the Nevada facility, Solmax further extends its manufacturing presence in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East

News 18.06.2019

Goex expanding sheet manufacturing to Utah

Initial construction plans are underway for a 120,000 square feet facility that will employ up to 140 people.

News 17.06.2019

Tomra launches Innosort Flake sorting solution

The innovative PET flake dual-sensor sorting solution is equipped with the unique combination of RGB cameras and ultra-high resolution NIR sensors

News 16.06.2019

Eastman launches recycled Avra™ fibers

Avra™ from Eastman is a family of performance fibers enabled by a proprietary spinning technology

News 16.06.2019

New antiblocking agents for high clarity polymer films

Evonik has introduced two new grades of precipitated silica for use as antiblocking agents: SPHERILEX® 60 AB and SPHERILEX® 30 AB

News 13.06.2019

Private equity firm acquires pipe manufacturer United Poly Systems

Founded in 2011, UPS extrudes high density polyethylene pipe for a variety of end markets and applications

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