Extrusion: Film & Sheet

Circularise PLASTICS, spearheaded by polyamide supplier Domo, materials company Covestro and supply chain transparency startup Circularise, reportedly ensures transparency regarding a material’s origin and its environmental impact.

Covestro (Leverkusen, Germany) has successfully completed the sale of its European polycarbonate (PC) sheet business to Munich-based Serafin Group. The sale follows transactions in North America and India, and the conversion of its China site to...

The global packaging giant gains thermoforming and extrusion capabilities and state-of-the-art cleanrooms to serve the medical device and pharmaceutical sectors.

The additives supplier also has introduced a pump and filter combination unit to protect cooling passages, heat exchangers and water lines from rust.

We asked people associated with the plastics industry what they would like to see happen in 2020, and here's what they told us.

Deacro Industries Ltd. (Mississauga, ON) designs, manufactures and assembles slitting, rewinding and roll-handling equipment for the converting process of paper, film and foil materials.

Extruder motors come in several types. Get up to speed with tips from extrusion guru Allan Griff.

“As we look ahead, we see continued growth in the plastics industry, but at a slower rate,” Dwight Morgan, EVP of Corporate Development at M. Holland (Northbrook, IL), told PlasticsToday. “If we can get China settled, things will be really good.”

Some of the profits from this year’s successful VinylTec conference will go toward supporting the ANTEC Student Poster session, the Plastivan program and student scholarships.

Shipments value of injection molding machinery is down 15.5% compared with Q3 2018, twin-screw extruders fell markedly by 29.3% and single-screw extruders decreased 5.6%.