Growing demand for lightweight composite materials in China has prompted global engineered foams manufacturer Armacell International SA to launch a new PET foam production line in the country. The ...

Polypropylene (PP) is a highly effective material, offering advanced mechanical properties and being well suited for reusing and recycling. To support the large-scale adoption of ePP, Sulzer Chemtech ...

The Turbo-Screw is said to increase throughput in plastic foam extrusion. The cooling screw has cross-flight holes that improve mixing and reduce energy use. The average throughput increase is said to ...

Armacell Canada Inc. has installed a new extrusion line that will convert recycled PET resin into PET foam. The company spent about 6 million euros (US$6.42 million) on the project, which was ...

Order and disorder of bubbles in a surface foam. Image by Kempf EK - Own work, CC BY 4.0. Order and disorder of bubbles in a surface foam. Image by Kempf EK - Own work, CC BY 4.0. By using ‘green ...

BASF acquires extrusion technology from B.C. Foam: PET foams for the wind energy sector BASF expands portfolio for wind power Strengthened competence for automotive, aeronautics and shipbuilding ...

BASF has purchased the PET foam business of the Italian company B.C. Foam S.p.A., headquartered in Volpiano. The companies have agreed not to disclose the purchase price for the transaction. The ...

LAATZEN, Germany—German machinery maker KraussMaffei Group is building a new plant and extrusion research and development center in what it says is its largest investment program in the company's ...