Extrusion
Extrusion
As more and more compounders and processors are exploring alternatives to fossil-based virgin materials, machinery companies are sitting up and taking notice.
As what is part of the largest investment programmes in KraussMaffei’s history, KraussMaffei Group is building a completely new plant plus a modern extrusion R&D centre in Laatzen, on the outskirts of Hannover, where it is merging all corporate extrusion operations at a single location.
German machinery executive Ulrich Reifenhäuser, who joins the Plastics Hall of Fame this year, grew up with plastics at the dinner table.
A company preaching the gospel of polylactic acid-based bioplastics is working to convert processors of conventional plastics, one company at a time — or three in 12 months.
For Epsotech, a manufacturer of extruded engineered polymer sheet materials, sustainability means, among other things, a focus on recycling, and above all, on recyclability.
While cast film extrusion is the established manufacturing process for deep-draw thermoforming films , a new development from Kuhne Anlagebau GmbH is set to challenge this.
As the use of recycled PET material for the production of filaments and fibre products continues to grow, demand for well-sorted, clean bottle flake material remains high.
CCL Industries Inc., a provider of specialty label, security and packaging solutions for global corporations, government institutions, small businesses and consumers, is planning a multimillion investment in new capacity at its Innovia Films unit.
A leading manufacturer of HDPE and PVC pipes in Israel, Palad HY, has invested in a new solEX NG 75-40 from Bad Oeynhausen, Germany-based battenfeld-cincinnati.
Belgian manufacturer of honeycomb structures EconCore has selected Meaf machinery for its trial production of recycled PET (rPET) ThermHex honeycomb sandwich panels.
Extrusion blow moulding machinery specialist Kautex Maschinenbau has partnered with Brazilian materials supplier Braskem and Austrian recycling machinery maker Erema for the upcoming K 2019 plastic trade fair in October, to advance the circularity of its plastics products.
Offering his views, Ulrich Reifenhäuser, chief sales officer (CSO) of German extrusion lines manufacturer Reifenhäuser Group, highlights the importance of ‘attaching value to plastics” and “a comprehensive change of awareness in society” to tackle the growing plastic waste issue.
Coral Products has opened a new recycling plant at its facility in Haydock, UK.
A study by the UK Plastics Recycling Charity, RECOUP, has found that convenience is the key feature in having a successful deposit return scheme (DRS) for drink containers.