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

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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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22.04.2025

Extrusion International 2-2025

Sica Starbell 630 automatic beller and Masterfit 630 IL inserter unit

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News 22.04.2025

Chinaplas 2025 concluded with 281,206 visitors

The number of guests increased by 13.29% compared to 2023 edition in Shenzhen

News 21.04.2025

Path to Scaling Recycled Content in Plastic Packaging

A new report by U.S. Plastics Pact outlines policy and market solutions to expand postconsumer recycled content and advance circularity

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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

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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

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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

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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

A solution for manufacturing efficiency and faster biodegradability of BOPLA films

Using a new platform of Ingeo™ PLA polymers from NatureWorks, biaxial film manufacturers can produce BOPLA with transverse direction stretch up to 7x

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From Foil to Foam

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP have developed a foil that changes into polyurethane foam (PU foam) when heated – entirely without health risks

News 17.01.2025

Plasmatreat: New Openair-Plasma system for EPDM profiles

The system offers manufacturers in the automotive industry an efficient, clean, environmentally friendly and highly compact solution for the surface pretreatment of EPDM/TPE profiles

News 14.10.2024

Sustainable packaging made with Bio-PE from used cooking oil

The process starts with collection of used cooling oil from Lamb Weston’s production which is then converted to bio- feedstock to produce bio-renewable SABIC® HDPE and SUPEER™ metallocene LLDPE

News 16.09.2024

Packaging Manufacturer UFP Technologies Acquires AQF Medical

Headquartered in Navan, Ireland, AQF Medical develops and manufactures custom-engineered foam and thermoplastic components used in a wide range of medical devices and packaging