Top 10 PVC Extrusion Machine Manufacturers for 2026

Quick answer: A PVC extrusion machine, also called a PVC extruder, melts PVC compound and pushes it through a die to make pipe, profile, hose, sheet or pellets; rigid PVC dry blend is normally run on a counter-rotating twin screw extruder. In the inquiries PRM-Taiwan receives, pipe buyers write "PVC pipe extruder" rather than "PVC extruder". In Taiwan, TWIN SCREW, Everplast, PITAC and YAO HSIN list PVC pipe and profile lines, CHEN YU lists PVC pipe and hose machines, and CYKF specializes in PVC compounding and pelletizing extruders. KraussMaffei, battenfeld-cincinnati, Bausano and Theysohn are the European builders in this guide. Information checked as of 2026-09-21.

PVC remains the workhorse of pipe, profile, hose and cable compound; output and wall thickness consistency depend on the compound, extruder, die and downstream equipment together. Buyers searching for a PVC extrusion machine usually mean a complete pipe or profile line or a compounding extruder that turns resin and additives into pellets. This guide covers both.

What Is a PVC Extrusion Machine?

A PVC extrusion machine is a screw extruder designed for the thermal sensitivity of polyvinyl chloride: it must melt and homogenize the compound at controlled shear and temperature because PVC degrades when overheated. Rigid PVC is normally fed as a powder dry blend and run on a counter-rotating twin screw extruder, parallel or conical; suitability still depends on the formulation and operating conditions. Flexible PVC and pellet production also run on single screw machines. For pipe and profile production the extruder is paired with a die and downstream calibration, cooling, haul-off and cutting; compounding lines use pelletizing equipment downstream instead.

Types of PVC Extrusion Machine

Counter-rotating parallel twin screw extruders are widely used for rigid PVC pipe and profile; TWIN SCREW, KraussMaffei and Theysohn build on this design.

Conical twin screw extruders use tapered screws and are another configuration used for PVC pipe and profile and as co-extrusion feeders; confirm output and application suitability for the proposed model. battenfeld-cincinnati's conEX NG is one example.

Single screw PVC extruders handle flexible PVC hose, soft profiles and pelletizing where the material is already compounded.

Co-extruders (the "co extruder machine" in many searches) feed a second layer or stripe, such as a foam core, a recyclate core or a color marking line, alongside the main PVC extruder.

Compounding and pelletizing extruders convert resin, stabilizer, filler and plasticizer into pellets for cable, hose and injection molding; CYKF specializes here.

How to Choose a PVC Extrusion Machine

Start from the product and its standard. Pressure pipe, drainage pipe, window profile and cable compound need different screws and downstream equipment; give the builder the drawings and the standard before asking for a model.

Match screw geometry to the compound. Ask what formulations the extruder has run, including filler loading and recyclate share.

Check the whole line, not just the extruder. Calibration, cooling, haul-off and cutter decide dimensional accuracy as much as the extruder does; ask builders that offer the complete line to state the integration scope, dimensional tolerances and acceptance criteria in the quotation.

Confirm compounding capacity upstream. A rigid PVC line is only as consistent as its dry blend, so plan the mixer and cooling blender at the same time.

Ask about energy and screw wear. Ask for energy consumption, wear-part replacement assumptions and maintenance costs under your operating conditions, in writing.

The 2026 Advantage: Recyclate, Energy and New PVC Grades

Recyclate content. If your product allows recycled PVC in a core layer, confirm the permitted share and ask which screws and co-extrusion setups the builder has run on recyclate.

Energy per kilogram. Request kWh/kg figures with the test conditions rather than accepting general efficiency claims.

CPVC and PVC-O. For chlorinated PVC (CPVC), request processing references for the specified compound. For oriented PVC (PVC-O) pressure pipe, confirm the scope of the extrusion and orientation equipment in the offer.

How We Picked These PVC Extrusion Manufacturers

1. The builder makes PVC extrusion machines or PVC extrusion lines as a core product, verified through its PRM-Taiwan showroom profile and, for the international builders, its own product pages. Component makers and general machinery traders were excluded.
2. The product line is visible and specific: a named pipe, profile, hose or compounding line for PVC, not a generic "extruder" claim.
3. Buyers can act on the listing: every Taiwanese manufacturer has a live showroom and inquiry form on PRM-Taiwan; international builders are linked to the pages we checked.

Limits. We did not test any extruder and did not obtain comparable quotes, energy figures or warranty terms. Output ranges are not compared because published figures depend on compound and product. The numbering identifies entries and does not indicate a performance ranking. Information checked as of 2026-09-21.

Top 10 PVC Extrusion Machine Manufacturers for 2026

1. TWIN SCREW INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. (Taiwan)

TwinScrew has built parallel counter-rotating twin screw extruders since 1988 and makes the screws, barrels and gearboxes in-house, which is relevant when you discuss replacement parts and maintenance support for a PVC line. Its PRM-Taiwan listings include twin screw PVC profile lines, single- and dual-line rigid PVC pipe machines, HDPE pipe, reinforced hose and medical tubing lines, and the company has shipped more than 1,200 twin screw extruders. It also configures twin screws for compounding starch-based and biodegradable materials.

Image: TWIN SCREW Twin Screw PVC Dual Line Rigid Pipe Making Machine (PRM-Taiwan showroom)

Potential fit: rigid PVC pipe and profile plants that want the extruder and its core components from one builder.

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2. CHEN YU PLASTIC MACHINE CO., LTD. (Taiwan)

Established in 1991, CHEN YU covers the PVC chain from PVC pipe making machines and PVC/nylon reinforced and soft hose lines to PVC pellet making machines and a water-cooled PVC pelletizer.

Image: CHEN YU PVC Pipe Making Machine (PRM-Taiwan showroom)

Potential fit: pipe and hose producers sourcing several PVC machines from one Taiwanese supplier.

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3. Everplast Machinery Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)

Founded in 1993, with the E-Plast plant in Tainan added in 2008, Everplast specializes in extrusion lines for pipe, profile, soft pipe, doors, compounding and WPC, and builds the tooling. It highlights PVC compounding systems, large HDPE pipe lines and medical tubing.

Image: Everplast Pipe Extrusion Machine Line (PRM-Taiwan showroom)

Potential fit: buyers sourcing pipe or profile extrusion lines and tooling from one builder.

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4. PITAC INT'L MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Taiwan)

PiTAC, established in 1998, lists foam extrusion equipment (XPS board, foam sheet and LDPE foam tube lines) and plastic pipe and profile extrusion lines on PRM-Taiwan, and states that it has refined its twin screw system for PVC extrusion lines for well over a decade.

Image: pipe samples from PITAC's Plastic Pipe Extrusion Line (PRM-Taiwan showroom)

Potential fit: buyers sourcing PVC pipe or profile lines who also run foam extrusion products.

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5. YAO HSIN PLASTICS MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Taiwan)

Yao Hsin, established in 1993, builds PVC, PE and ABS pipe extrusion lines and PVC, ABS and PS profile lines, plus an automatic double-pipe belling machine, pipe packing solutions and wire coating lines.

Image: YAO HSIN PVC, PE, ABS Pipe Machine (PRM-Taiwan showroom)

Potential fit: pipe plants sourcing extrusion, belling and packing equipment; confirm whether they are supplied as an integrated line.

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6. CYKF MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Taiwan)

CYKF, established in 1999, builds single screw pelletizing extruders, recycling pelletizing lines and the CK-DT PVC pelletizing extrusion line, which combines automatic metering, weighing and conveying with PVC pelletizing. If your PVC extrusion question is really a pellet question, CYKF belongs on the inquiry list.

Image: CYKF PVC Pelletizing Extrusion Line CK-DT (PRM-Taiwan showroom)

Potential fit: PVC compounders seeking integrated metering, weighing, conveying and pelletizing.

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7. KraussMaffei (Germany)

KraussMaffei's KMD counter-rotating twin screw extruders come in 36D, 32D and 26D process lengths and are described as specially designed for PVC processing, with screw design for U-PVC, M-PVC, PVC foam core and PVC-O pipes and applications in profiles, sheets and granules. A patented molybdenum welding layer on the parallel twin screws is offered to extend screw service life.

Potential fit: pipe and profile plants specifying European equipment.

KraussMaffei counter-rotating twin screw extruders

8. battenfeld-cincinnati (Germany/Austria)

battenfeld-cincinnati builds counter-rotating conical and parallel twin screw extruders for pipes, profiles and sheets, with the twinEX parallel series and the conEX NG conical series as its current platforms, and states that it started making extruders for PVC pipe production in the 1950s. Ask whether a twinEX main extruder paired with a conEX NG co-extruder is offered for your multilayer pipe.

Potential fit: multilayer and foam-core PVC pipe where co-extrusion is central.

battenfeld-cincinnati extruders

9. Bausano (Italy)

Bausano, near Turin, designs complete extrusion lines for rigid PVC pipe for drinking water, drainage, wastewater and cable ducting, with single or twin screw extruders selected according to the required output and single-layer or multilayer configurations. Its PVC pipe page lists the Multidrive torque-distribution system and magnetic induction heating; request energy figures on your product.

Potential fit: pressure and drainage pipe plants that want a complete European line with energy features.

Bausano PVC pipe extrusion

10. Theysohn Extrusionstechnik GmbH (Germany)

Theysohn, with production in Salzgitter, builds counter-rotating twin screw extruders for PVC pipe, pellet, profile and siding extrusion. Its PVC pipe page lists conical CON 50 to CON 80 and parallel XTS 88 to XTS 138 extruders for single- and dual-strand compact pipe, three-layer pipe with a foam or recycling core and C-PVC hot water pipe, and states that it offers complete lines as well as individual machines.

Potential fit: PVC pipe and profile plants specifying a conical or parallel European counter-rotating extruder.

Theysohn PVC pipe extrusion

The Parts Around the PVC Extrusion Machine

Four Taiwanese specialists supply what the extruder depends on. NAN YUN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. and LUNG CHANG MACHINERY ENTERPRISE CO., LTD. manufacture screws, barrels and, at Lung Chang, gearboxes for twin screw extruders, the components to include in the maintenance plan. CHIAO WEI MECHANIC CO., LTD. builds the high-speed mixer and cooling blender sets that prepare PVC dry blend, and KNEADER MACHINERY CO., LTD. supplies dispersion kneaders and pellet making extruders for compounders. Browse the full supplier lists under Extrusion Lines for Pipes and Profiles, PVC Profile Extrusion Lines and Plastic Pipe Extruders. Planning a new pipe plant? Our guide to starting a PVC pipe manufacturing business covers the machines and investment items.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a PVC extrusion machine used for?

It melts and shapes PVC compound into continuous products: pipe, window and building profiles, hose, sheet and, on compounding lines, pellets for cable and molding.

Is a PVC extruder the same as a PVC extrusion machine?

The terms overlap, but quotation scope varies: a PVC extruder is the screw-processing unit, while a PVC extrusion machine or line usually also includes the die, calibration, cooling, haul-off and cutter. Say which scope you mean when you request a quote.

Twin screw or single screw for PVC?

Rigid PVC dry blend is normally run on counter-rotating twin screw extruders; confirm suitability for your formulation. In PRM-Taiwan's inquiries, pipe buyers write "PVC pipe extruder". Single screw machines suit flexible PVC hose and soft profiles and are common on pelletizing lines.

What is a co extruder machine in PVC extrusion?

A co-extruder is an additional extruder feeding another material stream into the shared die as an extra layer or stripe, such as a foam or recyclate core in pipe or a marking line on profile.

Do Taiwanese manufacturers build PVC extrusion machines?

Yes. Eighteen suppliers list products under PRM-Taiwan's pipe and profile extrusion category; the six in this article build named PVC lines or PVC compounding extruders.

Does PRM-Taiwan sell PVC extrusion machines directly?

No. PRM-Taiwan is a B2B platform where each manufacturer runs its own showroom and answers inquiries directly. Use the request-a-quote link on any Taiwanese builder above.

Find the Right PVC Extrusion Partner

Send your product drawing, standard and target output to two or three builders above and ask each to quote the complete line. Not sure whether you need a pipe line or a compounding extruder? Describe the end product and let PRM-Taiwan route the inquiry to suitable Taiwanese manufacturers.

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