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 08.11.2022

Novel Graphics Media Film Range with Enhanced Printability

Innovia Films announces a new generation of polypropylene, high gloss films, which are printable by both HP Latex and UV Inkjet systems

News 04.11.2022

Alpla starts production at the new plant in Lanseria near Johannesburg

In the new headquarters for Sub-Saharan Africa, the internationally active plastic packaging specialist is merging five previous locations in South Africa under one roof

News 04.11.2022

Nova Launches 100% Post-Consumer Mechanically Recycled PE Resin

NOVA Chemicals’ rPE is sourced from distribution center flexible film, which includes a blend of back-of-store stretch and front-of-store consumer drop off

News 04.11.2022

Pexco Acquires Plastic Profiles

Based in Parsippany, NJ, Plastic Profiles is a niche stock shapes manufacturer which specializes in fluoropolymer rods, tubes and compression molded sheets

News 03.11.2022

Sabic teamed up with Mars and Landbell in a recycling project

New flexible BOPP packaging structure made with certified circular food grade PP enables mono-material applications to facilitate end-of-life recycling

News 03.11.2022

Berry and Printpack Collaborate for Sustainable Flexible Packaging

The companies introduce the Preserve™ PE PCR recyclable polyethylene (PE) pouch, containing 30% FDA–compliant post-consumer recycled resin (PCR) content

News 01.11.2022

Erema and Intco sign strategic partnership for PET recycling

INTCO is planning major investment in the expansion of PET recycling solutions over the next few years

News 01.11.2022

Сlear, One-Side Gloss Coated BOPP film from Innovia

This 46 micron film is approximately 10 percent thinner than most facestock films

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