Extrusion
Extrusion
Responding to the demand for more sustainable and eco-friendly materials, Bausano, an Italy-based manufacturer of custom extrusion lines, is now offering extrusion lines that are specifically configured for processing plastic waste and natural-fibre composites, the company says.
Teknor Apex has added a new Arvitec co-extrusion line at their application development laboratory in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany.
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.
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.
Austrian recycling specialist Next Generation Recycling Machines (NGR), in partnership with German extrusion machinery supplier Kuhne GmbH, have unveiled a new liquid state polycondensation (LSP) technology for PET recycling and extrusion.
Croatian manufacturer and converter of biodegradable films, EcoCortec, has officially started up its second production plant in Beli Manastir, Croatia.
Madrid-based manufacturer of plastic packaging Coexpan SA has pledged to have a mean recycled content of 70% in its PET products by 2025.
North American film industry giant, Sigma Plastics Group, is increasing its recycling capacity with the addition of four new NGR high output recycling lines, NGR has announced 10 May.
PET recycler Aserpet, based in Gaziantep, Turkey, has entered the packaging market with the installation of a PET sheet extrusion line.
While visitors to the NPE trade show in Orlando, Florida, are sure to have seen Austrian giants such as Engel and Greiner, one organization is highlighting the smaller plastics companies the country has to offer