Film Extrusion

Packaging

PE Film Market Analysis: Frozen Foods

Near-term growth looks good but millennials' desire for fresh meal solutions could impact longer-term growth..

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polyolefins

Nova Installs Nine-Layer Blown Film Line to Enhance Customer Collaboration

It's said to be a first for PE resin producers in North America.

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dies

Extrusion: How to Adjust for Polymer Shrinkage and Orientation

Polymers shrink and orient. Sometimes orientation is unbalanced, resulting in misshaped parts. But there are steps beyond tweaking the die that can mitigate these effects.

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Packaging

PE Film Market Analysis: Cheese Packaging

Market is projected to grow by 4.4% over the next three years. Coextruded blown film structures dominate.

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Film Extrusion

Air-Ring Upgrades Get Film Processor Quickly Up to Spec

PolyExpert’s trials lead to installation of three new air rings and one digital IBC control to speed changeovers and reduce scrap.

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Sheet Extrusion

PE Market Film Analysis: Converter Film

Market projected to grow by 3.6% year through 2017.

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Commodity Resins

Nova Installs Nine-Layer Blown Film Coextrusion Line to Enhance Customer Collab

As part of a several upgrades at its Calgary R&D facility, Nova Chemicals has installed a semi-commercial scale nine-layer blown film coextrusion line.

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Film Extrusion

PE Film Market Analysis: Consumer Can Liners

Huge market still dominated by single-layer structures, which could change as use of PCR grows.

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Film Extrusion

PE Film Market Analysis: Institutional Can Liners

Huge market still overwhelmingly dominated by monolayer structures.

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Film Extrusion

PE Film Market Analysis: T-Shirt Bags

It's a huge 大象传媒 that will grow modestly over the next three years even in the face of environmental obstacles.

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Plastics Size Reduction