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5 News Ascend Materials buys Italian compounder Polibend, EU classifies TiO2 as inhalation carcinogen, KraussMaffei and Wacker plan job cuts, Polykemi adds capacity in Sweden, US machinery demand slides, AMI reveals free expo conference programme.
17 Tuning up for the future The twin screw extruder has been the mainstay of the compounding industry for decades but suppliers are still finding ways to get more from this flexible machine.
27 LFTs: ready to break out? Despite their performance benefits, long fibre thermoplastics have struggled to break out of their niche. Can the latest innovations in formulation and production change that?
39 Simulation moves to the process Simulation software that models specific applications and production equipment promises greater accuracy in modelling the compounding process.
45 Lanxess takes AI to heart Lanxess sees Artificial Intelligence software allowing it to use its huge volumes of material data to speed up development of polymer compounds.
49 Taking a check on odour Measures can be taken to reduce odour and emissions in both virgin and recycled plastics but the first steps are detection and characterisation of the problem.
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