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Novel Class of Engineering Thermoplastic for High-Heat Capacitor Films
Baspar/Iranpolymer A novel class of “sustainably based”engineering thermoplastic for a wide range of technically advanced applications for which high-temperature polymers are currently used has been launched by Borealis. The new Stelora resin is the result of a collaboration with cyclic olefin…
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Green polypropylene production is coming to America
Baspar/Iranpolymer Process technology and energy expert Lummus Technology and Citroniq Chemicals, a producer of carbon-negative materials, have signed a letter of intent (LOI) for the development of Citroniq’s green polypropylene projects in North America based on the Verdene PP technology…
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Winners of inaugural Circular Plastics Case competition announced
Baspar/Iranpolymer The winners of the Circular Plastics Case Competition, a new competition launched this year, have been announced. The competition, organised by non-profit organisation Net Impact in partnership with Hillenbrand Inc and The Coca-Cola Company, was created to bring together…
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Researchers in Japan develop a new ultra-high-density sulfonic acid polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cells
Baspar/Iranpolymer In a project commissioned by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed poly(styrenesulfonic acid)-based PEMs with a high density of sulfonic acid groups. One of the key components of…
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Chemists tackle the tough challenge of recycling mixed plastics
Baspar/Iranpolymer Plastics are everywhere in our daily lives, but not all plastics are created equal far from it. Take, for instance, polyethylene terephthalate, a plastic used to make soda bottles and clothing fibers. Then there’s high-density polyethylene, from which shampoo bottles,…
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Barrier PBT for Monolayer Film Extrusion and Thermoforming
Baspar/Iranpolymer A new PBT from BASF is said to close the gap between two key challenges faced by the packaging market: the trend towards monomaterial solutions and recycling of packaging as simple and efficient as possible. Ultradur Barrier B6560 M2 FC TF is…
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Sustainable packaging key to a circular economy
Baspar/Iranpolymer A recent market report released by IDTechEx assessing the market for sustainable packaging took an in-depth look at the aspects influencing its use and that play a role in advancing circularity. As the report notes, plastic consumption, which is expected…
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The project of the composite cabin of the subway driver
Baspar / Iranpolymer At the end of 2021, studies for the construction of a city train or subway driver’s wagon were started at Wagon Pars Mapna Company, which led to the design and finalization of this wagon in the following…
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Engel: Ten percent shorter dry cycle time
Baspar / Iranpolymer In high-speed applications, the time it takes for the injection molding machine to open and close the mold is a significant component of the cycle time. Like a robot arm, the movable mold clamping platen of the…
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Russia: Domestic plastics production and exports to China collapse
Baspar / Iranpolymer From January to August, Russia exported significantly fewer polymers to China than in the same period last year. According to Peter Bazurow, Director General of the Russian Association of Plastics Processors RUSAPP (Russia), the export volume of…
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Recycling: New EU regulations for plastics that come into contact with food
Baspar / Iranpolymer New rules for the use of recycled plastics in food packaging have been in force across the EU since October 10, 2022. There is still a transition period until mid-2023, but a number of plastics recyclers and…
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Petra Cullmann, Executive Director Messe Düsseldorf, Interview with Baspar Magazine
Baspar / Iranpolymer K exhibition is being held for the 70th year now. How did it feel to hold this exhibition after a long pandemic? Petra Cullmann: K 2022 comes at precisely the right point in time to provide the…
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Scientists Create Extremely Strong Stretchable Electrode for Wearable Devices
Baspar/Iranpolymer Professor Runwei Li’s group at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) has devised a nano-liquid-metal-based extremely powerful stretchable electrode (NHSE) for a variety of electronic skin (e-skin) applications, including human healthcare monitoring and…
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New Light-Driven Catalysts Facilitate Manufacturing Processes
Baspar/Iranpolymer Chemical reactions powered by light are extremely helpful to chemists who are developing new methods to make pharmaceuticals and other beneficial compounds. Exploiting this light energy necessitates photoredox catalysts, which can capture light and convey the energy to a…
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Color-Stable Polyamide Shines in Electromobility Applications
IRANPOLYMER/ BASPAR The new flame-retardant PA66 is colored bright orange, a hue in high demand in the auto industry. High-voltage components are usually exposed to significant and repetitive temperature fluctuations, which normally lead to strong discoloration in conventional polyamides (PAs).…
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Composites: Further price increases for resins towards the end of the year
Baspar / Iranpolymer The resin producers are turning the price screw every month. Polynt (Italy) wants to make unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins more expensive at the turn of the year due to higher costs for energy and CO2…
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Borealis buys minority stake in Bockatech
Baspar / Iranpolymer For an unspecified amount, the polyolefin group Borealis (Vienna / Austria) bought a minority stake in Bockatech (Wyton / Great Britain), a technology provider for the production of sustainable packaging solutions. The investment is intended to deepen…
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South Korea: The explosion in Yeosu killed three people
Baspar / Iranpolymer An explosion at the South Korean chemical and petrochemical site in Yeosu killed at least three people. The incident occurred on December 13, 2021, shortly after midnight, while welding work on the pipelines of a naphtha tank. The…
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Engineering thermoplastics: Little price movement in November
Baspar / Iranpolymer With a few exceptions, there was hardly any movement in the listings for engineering thermoplastics in November. The main reason for this was the compound prices that were often fixed for the quarter. The producers deal intensively with…
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