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5 Industry news


11 Building a composite picture Composite pipes – ranging from pure GFRP to multi-layer TCPs – are finding increasing use in applications as diverse as infrastructure and the oil and gas sector


for window profiles, solar reflective pigments and a project to reclaim TiO2 from end-of-life products


27 Close control raises product quality Downstream add-ons, software additions and product upgrades are just some of the ways in which extrusion companies can boost machine control


35 Filtered information: melt filtration Advances in melt filtration – which can improve processing of recycled material – include systems with higher output that produce better end products


39 Technology: Materials 40 Technology: Machinery 42 Extruder of the month: Politejo 44 Dates for your diary


45 Chemical Recycling Global Insight 2023 Chemical recycling is one of the newest and fastest developing additions to the growing variety of circular technologies. We teamed up with our AMI Consulting colleagues to put together our second annual update on the key chemical recycling technology players and the challenges the sector faces.


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21 White noise: latest on TiO2 Recent developments in titanium dioxide include a masterbatch


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