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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Extrusion & Recycling Asia 1-2025

News

News 24.02.2023

Avient Developed New Compounds for Photovoltaic Cables

The new ECCOH™ XL Cross-Linkable Solutions for photovoltaic cables are REACH compliant and rated for permanent outdoor use with good UV and weather resistance

News 24.02.2023

Ineos Styrolution launches bio-attributed resins into the Americas market

New Styrolux® ECO and K-Resin® ECO grades of sustainable polymers contain bio-based renewable materials

News 23.02.2023

The PLASTPOL expo is the gateway to new sales markets

The Polish expo dedicated to the plasticc processing industry has been one of the most important events of this type in Central and Eastern Europe for years

News 17.02.2023

High-performance cooling system for optimum film quality

Hosokawa Alpine has expanded its cooling system for blown film extrusion with VarDAR aftercooling

News 17.02.2023

Röhm adds two copolymer compounds to its Cyrolite® portfolio

CYROLITE® G-20 CP is a PMMA-based copolymer for extrusion of UV- Light medical applications, and CYROLITE® MD zk6 is an amorphous, impact modified thermoplastic compound

News 16.02.2023

A novel graphene nanotube concentrate from OCSiAl

The new product provides plastics with superior electrical conductivity but retains mechanical properties and has minimal impact on a high melt flow index

News 16.02.2023

High-quality pipes through chemical recycling of plastic waste

Neste, Borealis, Uponor and Wastewise have successfully produced pipes made of cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) based on feedstock gained from chemically recycled post-industrial waste plastic

News 16.02.2023

Nova Launches New Circular Solutions Business

SYNDIGO™ brand is the company’s newest portfolio of recycled polyethylene and includes by now three commercial products

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