First Extrusion Line for Highly Filled PVC Pipes in the Middle East Delivered
The extrusion unit with direct dosing for the production of highly filled 3-layer PVC pipes is running: „Bahrain Pipes, one of the largest pipe manufacturers in the Middle East, was the first customer to choose our modern and sustainable machine solution“, Gernot Dorn, international Sales Director at battenfeld-cincinnati in Vienna, is pleased.
50 Years of Parntership – An Established Connection with a Future
50 years of cooperation between ORA Machines and motan: What began in 1975 with initial discussions and a joint presence at the K trade fair developed into an exceptionally stable and fruitful partnership in plastics processing.
New Turret Winder for Cast Jumbo Rolls
SML’s new turret winder W1300 comes fully equipped with powerful technical features and functions. Its ability to produce jumbo rolls with a mechanical diameter of 1,500 mm offers numerous benefits to manufacturers in downstream processes.
CONTENTS:
Firms in this issue |
6 |
Imprint |
7 |
Industry News |
8 |
Calendar |
8 |
Plastpol 2025 |
8 |
„The Power of Plastics Forum“ at K 2025 |
9 |
Barrier Laminates – Expert meeting 2025 |
10 |
Report Published |
11 |
Equiplast – The Growing Trade Fair Will Showcase the Plastics Sector’s Sustanable Commitment |
12 |
New Cooperation in U.S. |
13 |
K-Allaince |
14 |
Amaplast Assembly 2025 |
14 |
Acquisition Successfully Completed |
16 |
Plastics Recycling Redefined |
16 |
Subsidiary in Latin America Founded |
17 |
Innovative PFAS-Free Polymer Processing Aids for More Sustainable Polyolefin Extrusion |
18 |
Shanghai World of Packaging 2025 Opens Doors to the Asian Packaging Market |
19 |
Blown Film MDO Technology – Profitable Recyclable Packaging |
20 |
Precise Fault Detection in Plastics Processing |
21 |
Film Manufacturing Processes – Influence on Film Properties, Part B |
21 |
New 800 Series Hybrid Extrusion Tooling Announced |
22 |
Single-Point Concentricity Extrusion Tooling |
22 |
New Extrusion Head |
23 |
Portfolio Strengthened |
24 |
Market Study: Plastic Pipes |
25 |
Expanded Sales Network |
25 |
Shaping the Future of Plastics Testing Together |
26 |
Low-Dosage Masterbatches can be used in a Wide Range of Applications |
27 |
Industry News USA |
28 |
Call for 2025 Vinyl Week Presentations Announced |
28 |
Flexible Film Recycling Alliance |
28 |
CFO to Retire |
29 |
Partnership to Expand EPS Recycling Across the State Announced |
29 |
US Subsidiary Opened |
30 |
Keynote Speaker For 2025 National Plastics Conference Announced |
30 |
Acquisition |
31 |
Economic Analysis: U.S. GDP Growth Signals Benefiot for Plastics Industry |
32 |
Economic Analysis: U.S.-UK Trade Deal Bolsters Industry’s Global Competitiveness |
32 |
Economic Analysis – Tariffs, Inflation, and Plastics |
32 |
Economic Analysis: Housing Market Slump Impacts Plastics Manufacturing |
32 |
Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Plastics Equipment Shipments in Early 2025 |
33 |
Electrification is Focus of New Sustanability Report |
33 |
Statement as INC-5.2 Negotiations Commence Released |
34 |
New Staff Additions Announced |
34 |
Production Lines Rationalized |
35 |
10 Safety Awards Earned |
35 |
Extrusion Tooling |
36 |
Labs Offer Materials and Extrusion Testing |
36 |
Pipe Extrusion |
37 |
First Extrusion Line for Highly Filled PVC Pipes in the Middle East Delivered |
37 |
Corona Treatment – Interview |
38 |
The First 100 Days |
38 |
K 2025 |
40 |
Plastics and Circularity – Caught Between Necessity and Potential |
40 |
Blow Molding – From the Research |
44 |
GWDS – the Best and without Doubt also the most Econimic Solution to Optimize the Wall Thickness Distribution oft he Parison during Blow Molding |
44 |
Material Handling , Periphery |
48 |
50 Years of Parntership – An Established Connection with a Future |
48 |
Film Extrusion |
51 |
New Turret Winder for Cast Jumbo Rolls |
51 |
wire & Tube 2025 |
52 |
Dynamic Cables for a Dynamic Offshore Market |
52 |
Recycling |
54 |
Positive „Scientific Opinion“ for PET Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Process |
54 |