Compounding

Multiscrew

Entek Announces Staff Changes

Compounding machine builder reshuffles sales and marketing team.

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best practices

Compounder Finds Niche in Recycling

Combining compounding and recycling in one step is helping take Buckeye Polymers to the next level.

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December’s Index: 43.6

Mid-size plants expand for fourth month out of five. And compared with one year ago, capital spending plans are up 32%.

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Multiscrew

ChemChina to Buy KraussMaffei Group

German plastics machinery maker to remain in place after purchase by China's largest chemical group.

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Compounding

Foremost to Represent A-Ward Container Loaders

Meeting demand from compounders and resin producers for filling large container liners instead of many smaller bags.

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Are You Ready to Take on the World?

Plastics Technology鈥檚 exclusive benchmarking study reveals the tactics of processors who just might be in that class.

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Blow Molding

Top of the Class: Meet 2015’s World-Class Processors

Plastics Technology鈥檚 inaugural group of World-Class Processors鈥攕elected through an exclusive benchmarking survey鈥攕pans geographies, markets, processes, and materials. Diverse in size and capabilities, these companies have one key trait in common: efficiency. How do you stack up in comparison?

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Extrusion

Processors’ Equipment Investment Plans Remain Strong in 2016

Gardner鈥檚 exclusive research forecasts total spending on primary processing and auxiliary equipment at its highest level since 2008.

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Compounding

November 2015—44.3

Processors plan to invest in capital equipment as smaller processors are doing better.

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Compounding

Maag Buys Gala, RE Scheer

New powerhouse in pelletizers.

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