The invention relates to an extruder having a housing (1), comprising at least two conveying shafts (2, 3) having mutually wiping conveying cross-sections which are disposed so as to be driven in the same direction in at least two housing bores (11, 12) which are of cylindrical or conical design and of which the axes (15, 16) are disposed parallel or at an angle to one another. The distance (A) between the axes of the two housing bores (11, 12) is greater than D / 1.4142, wherein D is the diameter of the cylindrical bore or the greatest diameter of the conical bore, and a clearance (a') is provided between the housing bores (11, 12) and the external diameter (DE) of the conveying shafts (2, 3). Each conveying shaft (2, 3) has a plurality of conveying sections (17a to d, 18a to d), wherein the rotational angle of at least two adjacent conveying sections (17a, 17b, 18a, 18b) on the respective conveying shaft (2, 3) is 180 DEG . The centre point (PM) of the cross-sectional profile of each cross-section (17a, 17b, 18a, 18b, etc.) is offset eccentrically in each case with respect to the centre point (BM) of the housing bore (11, 12) and the centre of rotation (DM) of the conveying shafts (2, 3).