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05 Industry news Australia mulls plastics bag ban; UK project recycles flexpack; Corbion and Total team up in PLA; Bioplastics to double by 2021; German machine sales to US hit record levels


13 All change: advances in melt filtration and screenchangers The need to boost product quality has led to improvements in screenchangers and melt filtration – such as higher operating efficiency and faster changeover


21 Latest developments in foamed sheet A wide variety of techniques and materials – including recycled plastics – form the basis for the newest generation of foamed sheet. Lou Reade reports


29 Taking charge: developments in static control Efficient removal of static charge from plastic products – from shopping bags to in-mould labels – can boost production speed and product quality


35 Good as new: latest in recycling technologies Polycondensation systems that return PET to an ‘as new’ state were just one example of cutting edge recycling technologies on show at K2016


42 Wrapping up K2016: materials innovations In the second of our post-show reviews, we look at some of the innovative materials that were seen at this year’s K2016 exhibition in Germany


49 Looking ahead to Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 applies the power of the internet to manufacturing to create a new generation of ‘smart’ factories. AMI’s Industry 4.0 for Plastics Processors conference identifies opportunities and challenge


52 Extruder of the month: Alupol Packaging 54 Dates for your diary


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