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Twin-screw Extruders
A twin-screw extruder processes material through two screws within a barrel. Co-rotating and counter-rotating arrangements provide different conveying, mixing and pressure-building behaviour.

Product & engineering
Understand the product.
Twin screw extruder is the classic machine used for the plastic extrusion process when two or more ingredients are mixed or compounded. The process is best suited when extruding reactive polymeric materials. It has higher economic opportunities and business potential than single screw extruders, owing to higher process flexibility and productivity, to produce wider range of end products, to convert materials and handle product quality more consistently, to compensate the effect of screw wear through screw speed adjustment.
Screw geometry, rotation arrangement and barrel zones determine the sequence of feeding, melting, mixing and venting. Modular elements can adapt a machine to compounding tasks.
Residence time, specific energy input and feed consistency affect product quality. Abrasive fillers and sensitive polymers impose different wear and thermal constraints.
What turns activity into demand
Twin-screw extruders use paired rotating screws for conveying, melting and mixing polymer formulations.
The commercial boundary
Separate extruders from downstream pelletising lines, feeding systems and the compounds produced.
Technical reading
Selected research
Industry Growth & Trends
Global Twin-screw Extruders Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Twin screw extruder is the classic machine used for the plastic extrusion process when two or more ingredients are mixed or compounded. The process is best suited when extruding reactive polymeric materials. It has higher economic opportunities and business potential than single screw extruders, owing to higher process flexibility and productivity, to produce wider range of end products, to convert materials and handle product quality more consistently, to compensate the effect of screw wear through screw speed adjustment.
For the Twin-screw Extruders industry, the market is concentrated. Coperion, Milacron and JSW are the leader companies globally. On the basis of product type, Co-Rotating type segment is projected to account for the largest consumption value market share during the forecast period; this segment was estimated to account for 57% share in 2019 in terms of consumption value.
Report Scope
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This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Twin-screw Extruders market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Twin-screw Extruders market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (Units) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Twin-screw Extruders market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Twin-screw Extruders.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Twin-screw Extruders market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Twin-screw Extruders Market by Company
Coperion
Milacron
JSW
Shibaura Machine
Leistritz
KraussMaffei group
Battenfeld-Cincinnati
Clextral
CPM Extrusion Group
Davis-Standard
NFM
ENTEK
Buhler Technologies
Kolsite
USEON
STEER
XINDA
Twin-screw Extruders Segment by Type
Co-Rotating
Counter Rotating
Twin-screw Extruders Segment by Application
Plastic Processing
Food and Pharmaceutical
Others
Twin-screw Extruders Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Twin-screw Extruders market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Twin-screw Extruders and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Twin-screw Extruders.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Twin-screw Extruders manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Twin-screw Extruders in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Co-Rotating
- Counter Rotating
Applications
- Plastic Processing
- Food and Pharmaceutical
- Others
Companies covered
- Coperion
- Milacron
- JSW
- Shibaura Machine
- Leistritz
- KraussMaffei group
- Battenfeld-Cincinnati
- Clextral
- CPM Extrusion Group
- Davis-Standard
- NFM
- ENTEK
- Buhler Technologies
- Kolsite
- USEON
- STEER
- XINDA
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Twin-screw Extruders Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Co-Rotating
- 1.3.2 Counter Rotating
- 1.4 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Twin-screw Extruders Industry Trends
- 2.2 Twin-screw Extruders Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Twin-screw Extruders Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Twin-screw Extruders Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Twin-screw Extruders Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Twin-screw Extruders Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Twin-screw Extruders Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Twin-screw Extruders Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Twin-screw Extruders Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Twin-screw Extruders Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Twin-screw Extruders Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Twin-screw Extruders Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Twin-screw Extruders Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Twin-screw Extruders Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Twin-screw Extruders by Application
- 5.1 Twin-screw Extruders Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Plastic Processing
- 5.1.2 Food and Pharmaceutical
- 5.1.3 Others
- 5.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Coperion
- 6.1.1 Coperion Company Information
- 6.1.2 Coperion Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Coperion Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Coperion Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Coperion Recent Developments
- 6.2 Milacron
- 6.2.1 Milacron Company Information
- 6.2.2 Milacron Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Milacron Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Milacron Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Milacron Recent Developments
- 6.3 JSW
- 6.3.1 JSW Company Information
- 6.3.2 JSW Business Overview
- 6.3.3 JSW Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 JSW Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 JSW Recent Developments
- 6.4 Shibaura Machine
- 6.4.1 Shibaura Machine Company Information
- 6.4.2 Shibaura Machine Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Shibaura Machine Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Shibaura Machine Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Shibaura Machine Recent Developments
- 6.5 Leistritz
- 6.5.1 Leistritz Company Information
- 6.5.2 Leistritz Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Leistritz Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Leistritz Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Leistritz Recent Developments
- 6.6 KraussMaffei group
- 6.6.1 KraussMaffei group Company Information
- 6.6.2 KraussMaffei group Business Overview
- 6.6.3 KraussMaffei group Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 KraussMaffei group Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 KraussMaffei group Recent Developments
- 6.7 Battenfeld-Cincinnati
- 6.7.1 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Company Information
- 6.7.2 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Recent Developments
- 6.8 Clextral
- 6.8.1 Clextral Company Information
- 6.8.2 Clextral Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Clextral Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Clextral Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Clextral Recent Developments
- 6.9 CPM Extrusion Group
- 6.9.1 CPM Extrusion Group Company Information
- 6.9.2 CPM Extrusion Group Business Overview
- 6.9.3 CPM Extrusion Group Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 CPM Extrusion Group Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 CPM Extrusion Group Recent Developments
- 6.10 Davis-Standard
- 6.10.1 Davis-Standard Company Information
- 6.10.2 Davis-Standard Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Davis-Standard Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Davis-Standard Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Davis-Standard Recent Developments
- 6.11 NFM
- 6.11.1 NFM Company Information
- 6.11.2 NFM Business Overview
- 6.11.3 NFM Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 NFM Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 NFM Recent Developments
- 6.12 ENTEK
- 6.12.1 ENTEK Company Information
- 6.12.2 ENTEK Business Overview
- 6.12.3 ENTEK Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 ENTEK Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 ENTEK Recent Developments
- 6.13 Buhler Technologies
- 6.13.1 Buhler Technologies Company Information
- 6.13.2 Buhler Technologies Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Buhler Technologies Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Buhler Technologies Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Buhler Technologies Recent Developments
- 6.14 Kolsite
- 6.14.1 Kolsite Company Information
- 6.14.2 Kolsite Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Kolsite Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Kolsite Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Kolsite Recent Developments
- 6.15 USEON
- 6.15.1 USEON Company Information
- 6.15.2 USEON Business Overview
- 6.15.3 USEON Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 USEON Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 USEON Recent Developments
- 6.16 STEER
- 6.16.1 STEER Company Information
- 6.16.2 STEER Business Overview
- 6.16.3 STEER Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.16.4 STEER Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.16.5 STEER Recent Developments
- 6.17 XINDA
- 6.17.1 XINDA Company Information
- 6.17.2 XINDA Business Overview
- 6.17.3 XINDA Twin-screw Extruders Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.17.4 XINDA Twin-screw Extruders Product Portfolio
- 6.17.5 XINDA Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Twin-screw Extruders Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Twin-screw Extruders Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Twin-screw Extruders Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Twin-screw Extruders Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Twin-screw Extruders Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Twin-screw Extruders Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Twin-screw Extruders Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Twin-screw Extruders Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Twin-screw Extruders Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Twin-screw Extruders Distributors
- 12.2.3 Twin-screw Extruders Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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