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2025
October 2025 
Featuring:
- Expanded opportunities: biax film
- Recovery mode: recycling & granulators
- Plant growth: extruder developments
- K2025: Focus on machinery
- Plastics extrusion events back in Cleveland
- Extruder of the month: Grupo Ortiz
September 2025 
Featuring:
- Pressing business: latest in thermoforming
- New options to make PVC flexible
- The benefits of multiple layers
- Starting small: lab extruders
- K 2025 preview
- Extruder of the month: Pelsan Tekstil
July/August 2025 
Featuring:
- Growing market boosts bioplastics
- Pouches shift to mono materials
- Clean break: downstream equipment
- K2025: ready for launch
- Extruder of the month: Polifilm
June 2025 
Featuring:
- Making a mark: printing technology
- Added benefits: masterbatch developments
- Stable market: stretch & shrink film
- Lip service: advances in extrusion dies
- Extruder of the month: Bogucki Folie
May 2025 
Featuring:
- Sheet innovations keep on rolling
- Higher efficiency in materials handling
- Barrier layer: waterproof membranes
- Technology: Materials
- Extruder of the month: Isik Plastik
April 2025 
Featuring:
- Field goals: latest in agricultural film
- Shining light: advances in photovoltaics
- Reel deal: slitters and rewinders
- Technology: Machinery
- Technology: Machinery – Chinaplas
- Extruder of the month: Gerosa Group
March 2025 
Featuring:
- Pressed into action: thermoforming update
- Breaking through: additives for films
- AI and digitalisation add control benefits
- Protected species: barrier film
- Extruder of the month: Ray Products
January/February 2025 
Featuring:
- Pushing the envelope: bio-based plastics
- Breathing new life into polyolefins
- Measured approach: raising quality control
- Health matters: medical materials
- Extruder of the month: JBF Bahrain
2024
November/December 2024 
Featuring:
- Fine lines: advances in melt filtration
- Light relief: foamed sheet
- Stabiliser products target plasticulture
- Distributors increase profits in harsh market
- Pressed into action: thin wall packaging
- Extruder of the month: Pack Klaipeda
October 2024 
Featuring:
- Second skin: recycling and granulators
- A growing global market for capacitor films
- Machine learning: extruder developments
- Wrapped up: biaxial film
- Reducing cost and carbon
- Preview: Plastics Extrusion World Expo North America
- Extruder of the month: Lorven
September 2024 
Featuring:
- Sustaining advances in multi-layer packaging
- Fast and efficient: latest in thermoforming
- PVC additives evolve in tough environment
- Sustainable solutions for flexible PVC
- Scale models: advances in lab extruders
- Extruder of the month: Adapa
July / August 2024 
Featuring:
- Growing markets in bioplastics
- Light work: plastic pouches
- Taking a view: downstream equipment
- European expo show extrusion trends
June 2024 
Featuring:
- Wrap artists: stretch and shrink film
- Image control: printing equipment
- Blown away: blown film dies
- In the mix: masterbatch applications
May 2024 
Featuring:
- Soil improvement: waterproof membranes
- Handle with care: materials handling
- Innovations in sheet materials
- Show and tell: the return of NPE
April 2024 
Featuring:
- Sustainability issues in agricultural film
- Advances in slitter-rewinder technology
- Innovations in organic solar cells
- NPE 2024 show preview
February 2024 
Featuring:
- The latest medical applications
- Innovation in bioplastics
- Developments in polyolefins
- Plastics material testing
2023
December 2023 
Featuring:
- New demands call for advanced stabilisers
- Electric effect: static control
- Screen test: latest in melt filtration
- Light relief: latest in foamed sheet
2022
October 2022 
Featuring: - Recycling - Extruders - Biax Film - Fillers - K2022 Materials - US Expo Preview
September 2022 
Featuring: - Plasticisers - Thermoforming - Multi-layer Film - K2022 Machinery - Lab extruders
January / February 2022 
Featuring: - Agricultural film - Bioplastics - Bio-additives - Quality testing - Medical applications
2021
2020
July / August 2020 
Featuring: - Bioplastics - Stretch/Shrink - Masterbatch - Converting - PVC recycling
January / February 2020 
Featuring: - Bioplastics - Polymer analysis - Polyolefins - Medical - Regulations
2019
November 2019 
Featuring: - Sheet technology - Smart packaging - Thin wall packaging - Construction - K2019 review
October 2019 
Featuring: - Extruders - K2019 Machinery - Mineral Fillers - Polyolefin Additives - Multi-layer film
September 2019 
Featuring: - Downstream equipment - Biaxial film - Plasticisers - K2019 Preview - Single serve capsules
July / August 2019 
Featuring: - Bioplastics - Stretch/Shrink - Masterbatch - Bag-making - K2019 Guide - Smart Packaging
May 2019 
Featuring: - Photovoltaics - Barrier film - Waterproof membranes - Chinaplas 2019 - Materials Handling
April 2019 
Featuring: - PEWE Preview - Agricultural film - Flat dies - Film winders - Recycling event
March 2019 
Featuring: - Thermoforming - Process control - PEWE conference - Film additives - Polymer foam
January / February 2019 
Featuring: - Medical applications - Bioplastics - Polymer analysis - Polyolefins - Single-serve capsules
2018
December 2018 
Featuring: - Foamed sheet - Melt filtration - Granulators - Static control - Breathable films
September 2018 
Featuring: - Plasticisers - Biaxial films - Downstream equipment - Lab extruders - Stretch and Shrink preview
July / August 2018 
Featuring: - Stretch Film - Bioplastics - Plast 2018 review - Masterbatch - Bag production
May 2018 
Featuring: - Photovoltaics - Barrier materials - Waterproof membranes - Materials handling - NPE 2018
April 2018 
Featuring: - Agricultural film - Nano-layered films - Slitters/rewinders - Single-serve capsules - Chinaplas preview
January / February 2018 
Featuring: - Bioplastics - Medical - Materials testing - Polyolefins - Breathable film
2017
December 2017 
Featuring: - Foamed sheet - Agricultural films - Melt filtration - Static control - Recycling technology
November 2017 
Featuring: - Construction applications - Sheet developments - Thin wall packaging - Intelligent packaging - Smart Packaging
October 2017 
Featuring: - Barrier films - Processors in Iran - Polyolefin developments - Extrusion innovation - Functional fillers
September 2017 
Featuring: - Biaxial film technology - Downstream equipment - Plasticiser developments - Lab extruders - Polymer Flooring preview
July / August 2017 
Featuring: - Bioplastics - Shrink films - Bag production - BOPET Film preview - Masterbatch
June 2017 
Featuring: - Thermoforming - Printing technology - Blown film dies - Plastic pouches - Smart packaging
May 2017 
Featuring: - BOPP film - Waterproof membranes - Materials handling - Barrier films - Palletisation films
April 2017 
Featuring: - Agricultural films - Flat die design - Film winders - Chinaplas preview - Plastics recycling
January / February 2017 
Featuring: - Bioplastics - Wear management - Medical plastics - Computer simulation - Plastics regulation
2016
December 2016 
Featuring: - Polymer foams - Melt filtration - Static management - Film recycling - K2016 review
November 2016 
Featuring: - Sheet developments - Thermoforming innovation - Building applications - Active packaging - K2016 show review
October 2016 
Featuring: - Polyolefin additives - BOPET films - Analysis: coffee capsules - Multi-layer films - K2016 machinery preview
September 2016 
Featuring: - BOPP film - PVC plasticisers - Market analysis - K2016 materials - K2016 downstream
July / August 2016 
Featuring: - Bioplastic developments - Collation films - Converting machinery - Masterbatch innovations - K2016 visitor guide
June 2016 
Featuring: - Thermoforming innovations - Pouch packaging - Drupa 2016 review - Blown film dies - PVC recycling
May 2016 
Featuring: - Films for photovoltaics - Barrier technology - Waterproof membranes - Materials handling - Chinaplas review
April 2016 
Featuring: - Agricultural films - Palletisation markets - Winding technology - Chinaplas preview - Die developments
March 2016 
Featuring: - Thermoforming innovations - Additives for films - Process control - Laboratory extruders - Polymer testing
January / February 2016 
Featuring: - Bioplastic developments - Polyolefin resins - Medical packaging - Testing and QC
2015
December 2015 
Featuring: - Foamed applications - Static management - Recycling and granulation - Melt filtration - Polymer distribution
November 2015 
Featuring: - Market update: Latin America - Flat die developments - Roll coating - Masterbatch innovations - Construction applications
October 2015 
Featuring: - Photovoltaic applications - Extrusion technology - Performance polyolefins - Multi-layer films - Polymer markets
September 2015 
Featuring: - PVC plasticizers - BOPP technology - Die developments - Downstream equipment - Market analysis
July / August 2015 
Featuring: - Trends in stretch and shrink film - Advances in thin-wall packaging - Innovations in barrier films - Reviewing the latest bioplastics
June 2015 
Featuring: - Thermoforming technologies - Advances in stand-up pouches - Biaxial film developments - Innovative printing techniques - Machinery news from Italy
May 2015 
Featuring: - Innovative photovoltaic systems - The latest waterproof membranes - Developments in control systems - Focus on materials handling - Chinaplas 2015 show preview
April 2015 
Featuring: - Recycling agricultural film - The latest flat die technologies - Reel benefits: new film winders - Lab extruders for film and sheet - Plast 2015 exhibition preview
March 2015 
Featuring: - Medical materials & applications - NPE 2015 exhibition highlights - Additives for polymer films - Developments in thermoforming
January / February 2015 
Featuring: - Developments in bioplastics - NPE 2015 exhibition preview - Materials testing & quality control - Polyolefins for film and sheet
2014
December 2014 
Featuring: - Advances in plastics recycling - What's new in screenchangers? - The latest converting equipment - Masterbatch for film applications
November 2014 
Featuring: - Developments in sheet materials - Analysing global polymer trends - Investments in BOPP capacity - Recent construction applications - Focus on static control systems - Managing mergers & acquisitions
October 2014 
Featuring: - The latest PVC plasticisers - New additives for poyolefins - Advances in retortable packaging - Higher output extruders
September 2014 
Featuring: - Developments in foamed sheet - Innovations in blown film dies - Focus on photovoltaics - New downstream equipment - Africa: land of opportunities
June 2014 
Featuring: - Developments in photovoltaics - Ultrasonics boost film sealing - Shifting to solventless printing - Latest biaxial film technologies - New machinery for stretch films
May 2014 
Featuring: - Focus on waterproof membranes - Developments in film winders - Thin-wall packaging applications - Clarifying agents for PP sheet - New materials handling systems
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