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reduces the chain load and results in
higher uptime with lower energy and oil
consumption.
YiMei just installed its second 450 m/
min line from DMT. “Higher output is
the key requirement in the industry on
account of its commodity nature, but
there is some interest in specialty lines,”
said Oswald. Zhejiang Hangbao Group
Co., for example, operates a 5-layer high
barrier line from Oswald’s firm. There’s
also a need for flexibility to switch from
commodity to specialty products using the
same line. For example, Fujian Quanzhou
Lichang Plastic Co., switched from BOPP
film extrusion to production of synthetic
PP paper (filled with CaCO 3 ) when the
market had a previous downturn.
Jürgen Rehkopf, GM for the Asian-
Pacific headquarters in Singapore of
extruder manufacturer Reifenhaüser
(Troisdorf, Germany) was surprised how
busy Chinaplas turned out to be, saying,
“We had solid talks on technol-
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ogy and will see
what comes out of
them…The ones
that didn’t survive
the crisis are not
our customers.
Now the larger
players are benefiting
from less competition.”Rehkopf
maintained that
in times of crisis,
processors with
the most efficient
machinery can
gain an advan-
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tage. “We’ve had five contracts signed in
Southeast Asia and China this year. There
is demand for machines but definitely
a hurdle in terms of getting financing
because most money is going into large
projects,” he said.
Reifenhaüser’s Rehkopf also noted a
lot of international visitors from coun-
Haitian’s Franz: New low-cost Tianjian machine for local
market.
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tries such as Morocco, Thailand, Mexico,
Chile and Pakistan.
“They want to see how close the
Chinese machine builders are getting to
us in terms of performance, and at what
price,” said Rehkopf. “We’re still ahead
but we need to keep an eye on the Chinese
competition.” MPW
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