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LyondellBasell Acquires Producer of Recycled Compounds
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Netherlands-based LyondellBasell announced the completion of its acquisition of the Mepol Group, a manufacturer of recycled technical compounds located in Italy and Poland. The Mepol Group and its subsidiaries will become part of the Advanced Polymer Solutions business unit of LyondellBasell.…
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Chemical recycling makes sense whenever mechanical recycling falls short
Iranpolymer/ Baspar In its ‘Let’s talk about Chemical Recycling” series, the Plastics and Rubber Machinery division of the German VDMA association talks to experts and stakeholders active in the chemical recycling space. Here, Michael Ludden, managing director of Sutco Recycling GmbH stresses…
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ADBioplastics develops industrially compostable single-use packaging for olive oil
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The Spain-based additives and bioplastics manufacturer has created a bioplastic called PLA-Premium which it claims offers improved processability, yet, like regular PLA, is 100% compostable under industrial conditions. TÜV Austria has certified the single-use product to disintegrate within…
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Conti starts volume production of its ‘most sustainable ever’ tire
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Hanover, Germany – Continental has started production of the UltraContact NXT – its “most sustainable series tire to date” – at its manufacturing site in Lousado, Portugal. With up to 65% renewable, recycled and mass balance certified materials,…
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The niche called bioplastics is growing
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Plastic contributes considerably to global greenhouse gas emissions. In 2022, plastics produced 1.9 billion tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (3.5% of total global emissions), with 90% of this emission coming from plastic production, conversion from fossil fuels,…
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ENGEL to exhibit at Fakuma 2023
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Mould temperature control has a significant impact on product quality and the energy efficiency of the injection moulding process. To take even greater advantage of the resulting potential for process optimisation, ENGEL says it is making it easy…
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Reflection: Green buildings are a work in progress
Iranpolymer/ Baspar If there’s one sector that has needed to pull up its socks when it came to sustainability, it was the building construction industry. The World Green Building Council has estimated that the energy required to construct and operate…
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How Recycled Plastic is Revolutionizing the Internet Hardware Industry
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The global tech industry is witnessing a revolutionary shift in its manufacturing processes as it embraces sustainability. One of the most significant changes is the incorporation of recycled plastic into the production of internet hardware. This trend is…
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Applied Testing of Recycled Plastic in Road Pavement Materials
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Researchers at the University of Missouri are using recycled materials including plastic waste in experimental replacements for traditional asphalt pavement. In partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation, the research team has recently created a real-world test road…
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Thermoplastic Elastomers With Recycled Content for Automotive Applications
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Avient announced the launch of the Resound REC, thermoplastic elastomers with post-consumer recycled content. The new grades for automotive interior applications are formulated for comparable performance to traditional TPEs. The Resound REC 7310 product series meets common automotive original…
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The Exolon Group produces polycarbonate sheets for solar race car
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The Exolon Group is supporting Team Sonnenwagen Aachen, a team of students from RWTH and FH Aachen. As part of construction of the fourth generation of the “Covestro Adelie” solar race car, the Exolon Group has provided 10-millimetre-thick Exolon polycarbonate sheets used in the production of the…
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Chemical recycling needs ‘a leap of faith’
Iranpolymer/ Baspar In its ‘Let’s talk about Chemical Recycling” series, the Plastics and Rubber Machinery division of the German VDMA association talks to experts and stakeholders active in the chemical recycling space. According to Matthias Scheibitz, head of Sustainability Strategy…
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SABIC launches two new materials- suitable for compression and injection moulding
Iranpolymer/ Baspar SABIC, a global chemicals producer, has introduced SABIC PP compound H1090 resin and STAMAX 30YH611 resin, two materials that the company says are well-suited for sheet extrusion and thermoforming that offer a unique alternative to traditional sheet metal forming,…
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Services to Help Blow Molders Convert to rPET
Iranpolymer/ Baspar RePETable is the name of a new portfolio of services from Sidel to assist PET stretch-blow molders in overcoming the challenges of including recycled PET (rPET) in their production. RePETable comprises a choice of services from optimizing bottle design for…
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New office chair delivers on both design and sustainability
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Mocom, a polymer compounder based in Germany, and Orangebox, a UK-based manufacturer of workplace furniture, have launched a new version of Orangebox’s “Do” chair. The new version called “Do better”, is made with recycled content grades supplied by…
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New screw from KraussMaffei delivers improved performance according to research
Iranpolymer/ Baspar According to KraussMaffei, physical foaming of thermoplastics (MuCell) saves money, energy and resources. After intensive development work, KraussMaffei is presenting the new HPS-Physical Foaming universal screw for MuCell applications. Lightweight solutions with a smaller CO2 footprint KraussMaffei says…
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Spring Water Bottler Opens rPET Facility
Iranpolymer/ Baspar CG Roxane announced the official opening of its second in-house recycled PET plant in Benton, TN. The plant will process recycled PET flakes into pellets and mold new bottles, in support of the company’s shift to manufacturing bottles for…
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Injection Molding and Moldmaking Automation in Focus
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Automation of injection molding and moldmaking was framed as essential before the skilled labor shortage exploded, but now, in the face of the yawning skills gap, applying robotics to take on jobs that people are increasingly unwilling to…
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Thought To Be Safe: Replacement PFAS Used in Food Packaging Are Actually Hazardous
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A study recently published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters suggests that the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) once considered safe for use in food packaging break down into toxic PFAS that can seep into our food and environment. In light…
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Counterintuitive Surprise! Weaker Bonds Can Make Polymers 10x Stronger
Iranpolymer/ Baspar By adding weak linkers to a polymer network, chemists dramatically enhanced the material’s resistance to tearing. A team of chemists from MIT and Duke University has discovered a counterintuitive way to make polymers stronger: introduce a few weaker bonds into the material.…
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