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5 Industry news Plaskolite buys polycarbonate sheet from Covestro; Constantia boosts operations in Asia; Treofan sells to CCL; Altor snaps up Trioplast; PLA plant starts in Thailand
13 Growth factor: agricultural film From mulch film to greenhouse film, plastics can help to boost the production of everything from coffee to tomatoes. Lou Reade reports
21 Multi-layered approach boosts properties Nano-layering can enhance the properties of film and sheet structures beyond those achieved by simple co-extrusion, says Olivier Catherine of Cloeren
31 Rolling back: slitting and rewinding Effective slitting and rewinding ensures that finished product is gathered efficiently – without either delay or damage
38 Serving the beverage capsules market The market for home-brewed coffee, made possible by capsule machines, has taken off. We preview AMI’s Single-Serve Capsules USA conference taking place in Chicago in June
41 Chinaplas 2018: in a new home A new, larger venue will help this year’s Chinaplas exhibition to host more than 4,000 exhibitors. Here, we preview some of the technologies on show
51 Technology: Materials 52 Technology: Machinery 56 Extruder of the month: Polibak 58 Dates for your diary
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