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Level Up! Your Flexibility – Haitian at K 2025
Iranpolymer/Baspar Together with its sister company Haitian Smart Solutions, Haitian International will present a comprehensive range of solutions for the automation and digitalisation of manufacturing cells at K 2025. The focus will be on solutions offering maximum flexibility for customers.…
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Dow unveils DOWSIL 5-1050 for film packaging
Iranpolymer/Baspar In addition to serving as an alternative to fluoro-based options, this technology offers primary benefits, among others, like melt fracture mitigation and die lip build up suppression in linear low density polyethylene grades, leading to high quality films. A…
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Crystal balls & cash revenues: Future-proofing at K Show
Iranpolymer/Baspar The pace of change in global manufacturing, coupled with rising competition, shifting regulations and technological leaps, means standing still is no longer a safe option. Nowhere will that be clearer than at K Show 2025, the world’s leading trade…
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K 2025 puts young talents at the centre of the plastics industry’s future
Iranpolymer/Baspar With many plastic professionals set to experience their last K as they head into retirement, the K 2025 is turning its focus toward the next generation. With the new “Young Talents” initiative, the event aims to inspire school pupils,…
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OQ and Milliken’s injection moulding grade to enhance sustainability
Iranpolymer/Baspar Energy investment and development company OQ has partnered Milliken & Company to launch a new clarified random copolymer for injection moulding applications. The new product, Luban RP2251T, incorporates Milliken’s Millad NX 8000 ECO additive solution, resulting in a material…
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The 19th IranPlast Exhibition Concludes
Bespar / Iran Polymer – The 19th edition of IranPlast came to an end—an exhibition that, while reflecting today’s social and economic conditions of the country, also presented a glimpse of the future and the capacities of Iran’s polymer industry.…
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Reusable bottles traceability made possible by innovative QR codes
Iranpolymer/Baspar In late 2022, as part of its global ‘World Without Waste’ initiative, The Coca Cola Company announced its intentions to have at least 25% of all its beverages across its portfolio of brands be sold in refillable or returnable…
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IranPlast 2025: Tehran to Host the 19th International Plastics and polymer Exhibition This September
Iranpolymer/Baspar Tehran, Iran – September 8–11, 2025 — The 19th IranPlast International Exhibition, recognized as the most reputable plastics and polymer trade fair in West Asia, will be held from September 8 to 11, 2025 at the Tehran Permanent International…
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Tomra to showcase all divisions together at K 2025
Iranpolymer/Baspar At K 2025, Tomra will present a broad set of technologies aimed at advancing plastics circularity. The company’s Recycling, Collection, Feedstock, and Reuse divisions will come together to share developments in sorting, collection, and reuse systems. Tomra Recycling will…
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Zhafir Zeres medical: COC live application at K 2025
Iranpolymer/Baspar The live application on a ZE1500V-300h medical with a 32 mm screw demonstrates the production of a syringe barrel made from COC (Cyclic Olefin Copolymer) using an 8-cavity mould. With a shot weight of 24 grams, the glass-like COC…
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Brüggemann at K 2025: High-performance additives for engineering plastics
Iranpolymer/Baspar The focus is on innovative developments that enable lighter and more complex designs, meet specific requirements in the E&E and e-mobility sectors, or make recyclates usable in demanding applications, even at elevated temperatures. These include highly efficient flow enhancers,…
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From waste to wheel: The Fiat Grande Panda
Iranpolymer/Baspar 1. The Fiat Grande Panda’s components are made with Lapolen Ecotek. Could you explain what it is and its properties? Currently, carton packages collected for recycling are sent to paper mills, which recover the fibre and separate the polyAl…
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Fastening the future
Iranpolymer/Baspar Plastic fasteners range from cable ties to plastic rivets and are used extensively in the automotive industry for a variety of applications from cable management to the fixing of internal and external trims. They’re also used in electronics; for…
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Clariant advances plastics stabilizer technology
Iranpolymer/Baspar In a strategic move to address escalating global demand, Clariant has unveiled significant advancements in its stabilizer portfolio, combining expanded production capacity in China with innovative applications that enhance performance in artificial turf applications and medical sectors. The expansion…
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Kautex Textron wins BEV battery housing contract
Iranpolymer/Baspar Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG (Kautex), a Textron Inc. company, announced it has received an order from a leading automotive OEM for a full-BEV thermoplastic composite lower battery housing unit. The lower housing is part of the company’s…
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New project seeks routes to food-grade recycled polyolefins
Iranpolymer/Baspar Spain-based plastics technology centre AIMPLAS is leading a new multi-facility research project named DECONWASTE, a project designed to upgrade plastic packaging recycling, with the ultimate goal of enabling the resulting material to be safely reprocessed into food contact applications.…
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Opinion: Why PLA must have a place in the Global Plastics Treaty
Iranpolymer/Baspar As the world convenes in August for the fifth session of the UN’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), the plastics treaty negotiations stand at a tipping point. Negotiators are tasked with shaping a treaty that will define the future of…
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Oerlikon HRSflow showcases latest hot runner technologies at K 2025
Iranpolymer/Baspar Another new development is the Glow HRS solution, which enables the direct injection of aesthetic components into amorphous materials. Systems from the global hot runner specialist will also run live at partner companies, including an injection moulding tool for…
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Packaging rules could tighten under global plastics deal
Iranpolymer/Baspar Arenewed round of global talks on a legally binding plastics treaty is due in Geneva this August, prompting the packaging industry to evaluate potential impacts. The resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC‑5.2) will confront key issues…
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Evonik utilizes renewable electricity in production sites
Iranpolymer/Baspar Evonik continues to advance its sustainability initiatives by transitioning to 100 percent renewable electricity for the epoxy curing agent production plants operated by the Crosslinkers business line. These plants include Marl, Germany, Clayton, U.K., Isehara, Japan, Los Angeles and…
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