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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 Research
Twin-screw Extruders Industry Research Report 2026
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 quantifies the global Twin-screw Extruders market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (Units), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/Units) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to Twin-screw Extruders.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
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: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Twin-screw Extruders manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Twin-screw Extruders by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Twin-screw Extruders in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: 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 11: The main points and conclusions 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 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Twin-screw Extruders by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Co-Rotating
- 2.2.3 Counter Rotating
- 2.3 Twin-screw Extruders by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Plastic Processing
- 2.3.3 Food and Pharmaceutical
- 2.3.4 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Twin-screw Extruders Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Twin-screw Extruders Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Twin-screw Extruders Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Twin-screw Extruders Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Coperion
- 4.1.1 Coperion Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.1.2 Coperion Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Coperion Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Coperion Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Coperion Recent Developments
- 4.2 Milacron
- 4.2.1 Milacron Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.2.2 Milacron Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.2.3 Milacron Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 Milacron Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 Milacron Recent Developments
- 4.3 JSW
- 4.3.1 JSW Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.3.2 JSW Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.3.3 JSW Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 JSW Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 JSW Recent Developments
- 4.4 Shibaura Machine
- 4.4.1 Shibaura Machine Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.4.2 Shibaura Machine Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.4.3 Shibaura Machine Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 Shibaura Machine Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 Shibaura Machine Recent Developments
- 4.5 Leistritz
- 4.5.1 Leistritz Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.5.2 Leistritz Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Leistritz Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Leistritz Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Leistritz Recent Developments
- 4.6 KraussMaffei group
- 4.6.1 KraussMaffei group Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.6.2 KraussMaffei group Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.6.3 KraussMaffei group Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 KraussMaffei group Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 KraussMaffei group Recent Developments
- 4.7 Battenfeld-Cincinnati
- 4.7.1 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.7.2 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Battenfeld-Cincinnati Recent Developments
- 4.8 Clextral
- 4.8.1 Clextral Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.8.2 Clextral Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Clextral Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Clextral Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Clextral Recent Developments
- 4.9 CPM Extrusion Group
- 4.9.1 CPM Extrusion Group Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.9.2 CPM Extrusion Group Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.9.3 CPM Extrusion Group Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 CPM Extrusion Group Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 CPM Extrusion Group Recent Developments
- 4.10 Davis-Standard
- 4.10.1 Davis-Standard Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.10.2 Davis-Standard Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.10.3 Davis-Standard Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 Davis-Standard Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 Davis-Standard Recent Developments
- 4.11 NFM
- 4.11.1 NFM Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.11.2 NFM Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.11.3 NFM Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 NFM Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 NFM Recent Developments
- 4.12 ENTEK
- 4.12.1 ENTEK Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.12.2 ENTEK Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.12.3 ENTEK Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 ENTEK Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 ENTEK Recent Developments
- 4.13 Buhler Technologies
- 4.13.1 Buhler Technologies Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.13.2 Buhler Technologies Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Buhler Technologies Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Buhler Technologies Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Buhler Technologies Recent Developments
- 4.14 Kolsite
- 4.14.1 Kolsite Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.14.2 Kolsite Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.14.3 Kolsite Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 Kolsite Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 Kolsite Recent Developments
- 4.15 USEON
- 4.15.1 USEON Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.15.2 USEON Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.15.3 USEON Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 USEON Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 USEON Recent Developments
- 4.16 STEER
- 4.16.1 STEER Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.16.2 STEER Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.16.3 STEER Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.16.4 STEER Product Portfolio
- 4.16.5 STEER Recent Developments
- 4.17 XINDA
- 4.17.1 XINDA Twin-screw Extruders Company Information
- 4.17.2 XINDA Twin-screw Extruders Business Overview
- 4.17.3 XINDA Twin-screw Extruders Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.17.4 XINDA Product Portfolio
- 4.17.5 XINDA Recent Developments
5 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Twin-screw Extruders Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Twin-screw Extruders Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Twin-screw Extruders Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Twin-screw Extruders Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Twin-screw Extruders Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Twin-screw Extruders Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Twin-screw Extruders Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Twin-screw Extruders Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Twin-screw Extruders Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Twin-screw Extruders Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Twin-screw Extruders Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production by Type (2021-2032) & (Units)
- 7.1.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production by Application (2021-2032) & (Units)
- 8.1.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Twin-screw Extruders Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Twin-screw Extruders Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Twin-screw Extruders Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Twin-screw Extruders Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Twin-screw Extruders Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Twin-screw Extruders Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Twin-screw Extruders Distributors
- 9.2.3 Twin-screw Extruders Customers
10 Global Twin-screw Extruders Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Twin-screw Extruders Industry Trends
- 10.2 Twin-screw Extruders Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Twin-screw Extruders Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Twin-screw Extruders Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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