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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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Upcycling PP with peroxide masterbatches
Baspar/Iranpolymer According to the Federal Environment Agency, around 3.33 million tonnes of plastic waste were recycled or reused as raw materials in Germany in 2019. More than 38 per cent of this was polypropylene (PP). Yet recycling this PP comes with…
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Vinyl Institute Announces First Round of Awards From Recycling Grant Program
Baspar/Iranpolymer The Vinyl Institute trade association announced the award of its first round of funding through the Viability recycling grant program. Grants through Viability for PVC recycling projects support the purchase of equipment, advanced recycling research and development, educational programs, and…
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Netstal’s Sustainability Performance Recognized
Baspar/Iranpolymer Netstal (Näfels, Switzerland) achieved bronze status in its first sustainability assessment by EcoVadis, a global provider of sustainability ratings for companies. Netstal CEO Renzo Davatz noted that the bronze ranking places the company in the top 30% of the more…
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An exclusive interview with Fabrizio Vanzan/ Plast exhibition is coming after 5 years
Iranpolymer/ Baspar This is our exclusive interview with Mr. Fabrizio Vanzan’s – head of Plast exhibition department. You can find useful information in it. From Iran, 8 exhibitors have participated in the exhibition so far. Iranpolymer/ Baspar: The Plast exhibition…
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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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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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