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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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Coca-Cola Europacific Transitions to Tethered Caps and Lighter PET Bottle
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Large-scale conversion of European PET bottling lines for carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) is underway by Coca-Cola European Partners (CCPET) and Sidel. EU Directive 2019/904 requires that nonreturnable PET bottles up to 3 L size must have tethered caps by…
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World first at Engel Mobility Days 2023
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The Engel Mobility Days 2023, the plastics machinery manufacturer’s two-day conference in Linz, Austria – supported by KTM Technologies – were this year centred on the theme of change and sustainability. The programme was both interesting and varied,…
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PET imports impact EU recycled content targets
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A major increase in PET imports threatens the competitiveness of the EU’s industry, along with its objective to improve the waste management of plastics. PET imports doubled between 2021 and 2022, reaching 1.9Mt, driven by increased demand for…
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Record-breaking! About 250,000 Visitors CHINAPLAS Full of Business Opportunities in the Fairground
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The largest ever CHINAPLAS was successfully concluded at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, PR China on April 20. The show results were impressively indicating a great surge with 3,905 exhibitors from 38 countries and regions around…
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Hybrid GRIPS 2023 event recognises sustainable innovation
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The Global Research Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) conference this year welcomed 1,000 delegates to the Coventry Building Society Arena, with a live stream available for online viewers. The free-to-attend event, organised by Innovate UK KTN and hosted…
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CJ Biomaterials Teams with Dongil Platech to Develop PLA/aPHA Drinking Straw
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Bioplastics manufacturer CJ Biomaterials has teamed up with South Korea-based Dongil Platech, manufacturer of drinking straws, to develop a bioplastic straw made of a blend of PLA and amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoates (aPHA). This will be the first straw of its kind…
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Bausano, Wintech partner on recycling solution
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A collaboration between Bausano, the Italy-based manufacturer and supplier of customised extrusion lines for plastics processing, and Wintech, a Chinese plastics machinery company producing, amongst other products, rotary injection moulding machines, has resulted in the development of a…
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Nova goes global with resins for BOPE-HD film
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Nova Chemicals Corp. now has resins used to make biaxially oriented high density polyethylene (BOPE-HD) film available on a global level. Officials with Nova in Calgary, Alberta, said that films made with the resins are an alternative to…
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