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Greening plastics will require more from industry, BASF CEO says
Iranpolymer/Baspar\ Making the plastics industry greener — whether that’s through better recycling or lower carbon footprint manufacturing — will require more from companies, the head of BASF’s North American operations said in an NPE2024 keynote address. Michael Heinz, chairman and…
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Important milestone Plastic2Chemicals project Indaver
Iranpolymer/Baspar Belgium – Indaver has successfully made the first products at its new pre-treatment facility in Willebroek. Pretreatment of plastic waste streams is essential in the recycling process, especially for plastics that cannot be mechanically recycled, the company says. Indaver wants…
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Eastman and deSter partner on reusable airline drinkware
Iranpolymer/Baspar Serviceware and food packaging developer deSter and speciality materials company Eastman have linked to introduce reusable in-flight drinkware to the airline industry. The packaging uses Tritan Renew, a speciality plastic manufactured with recycled molecular copolyester. The development process breaks down plastic…
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Farrel Pomini goes all in on continuous mixer technology for recycling
Iranpolymer/Baspar At NPE 2024, Ansonia, Conn.-based Farrel Pomini is betting on mechanical and chemical recycling applications for its continuous mixer technology. The Farrel continuous mixer is a compounder that feeds to an extruder, based on the principle of two counter-rotating,…
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CPP releases guidance to eliminate unnecessary or problematic plastics
Iranpolymer/Baspar The Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), in collaboration with the National Zero Waste Council, has introduced a new guidance document aimed at eliminating unnecessary and problematic plastics. The guidance lists 13 items identified as unnecessary or problematic, with an additional…
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Henkel wash-off adhesive gains CHI certification for PET recycling
Iranpolymer/Baspar German adhesives company Henkel has received certification from the cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI) for its water-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive, Aquence PS 3017 RE, confirming its compatibility with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cycling processes. The certification recognises the adhesive’s ability to not negatively affect…
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Transparent amorphous nylons at NPE 2024
Iranpolymer/Baspar Nylon Corporation of America, Inc. (NYCOA) has announced the launch of NY-Clear, an amorphous 6I/6T nylon that is targeted for packaging and precision molded applications. The company will showcase these high-performance nylons as part of their new specialty nylon…
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High-performance engineered fibers at Techtextil 2024
Iranpolymer/Baspar Avient Corporation announced it will showcase its high-performance engineered fiber solutions and advanced protective materials portfolio next week at Techtextil, the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwoven fabrics. These highlighted solutions include composite fabrics and textiles that offer high…
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Huntsman launches new SHOKLESS polyurethane systems for electric vehicle batteries
Iranpolymer/Baspar Tienen, Belgium – Automotive experts from Huntsman have added a series of new lightweight, durable polyurethane foam technologies to the company’s battery solutions portfolio that have been developed for the potting and fixation of cells mounted in electric vehicle…
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Efficient conversion of woven feed bags to recycled polypropylene
Iranpolymer/Baspar Woven polypropylene (PP) feed bags are a common type of packaging material for animal feeds and other agricultural products due to their strong, durable, and lightweight features. These packaging materials are indeed one of the applications of PP woven…
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Coca-Cola’s Redesign of Small PET Bottles Pushes Lightweighting Below Prior ‘Floor’
Iranpolymer/Baspar For the first time in decades, The Coca-Cola Company has completely redesigned its small PET bottles (12, 16.9 and 20 oz) for sparkling Minute Maid Refreshments and Minute Maid Aguas Frescas soft drinks. The new bottle design will also…
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A theme for K 2025
Iranpolymer/Baspar While still a month out from NPE2024, organisers of the K show in Düsseldorf, Germany, are already gearing up for the next round of the biggest international plastics trade show of all, set to take place 8-15 Oct. 2025. K…
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First optimized series of igus bicycles to take the road
Iranpolymer/Baspar The global leader in motion plastics, igus®, has announced that after a long period of development work, the igus:bike, a bicycle made of 92 percent plastic with a high share of recycled content, has gone into series production. The Dutch…
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Specialty additive for early hot block resistance in waterborne architectural paints
Iranpolymer/Baspar Syensqo, formerly part of Solvay Group, has added a brand-new solution to its portfolio of Rhodoline® specialty coating additives. Rhodoline® HBR was developed to enable the phase-out of fluorosurfactants in architectural paint formulations. This innovative new product helps prevent freshly painted surfaces from…
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Sustainable machine and plant technologies for the Middle East carpet industry
Iranpolymer/Baspar DOMOTEX Middle East is the leading event for the carpet and flooring industry in the Middle East. It focuses on machine-made carpets, textile carpets, and handmade carpets. Oerlikon’s Polymer Processing Solutions division and its joint venture partner BB Engineering…
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New resin addition to copolymer portfolio for automotive industry
Iranpolymer/Baspar SABIC introduced LNP™ ELCRES™ SLX1271SR resin, a new addition to its weatherable LNP SLX copolymer portfolio. This specialty material features enhanced scratch and mar resistance and a high-gloss surface finish to provide the automotive industry with a new molded-in color solution for…
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Starlinger presents circular economy solutions for plastic packaging
Iranpolymer/Baspar On the occasion of this year’s Chinaplas in Shanghai from April 23 to 26, Starlinger is hosting an Open House at its production facility in nearby Taicang. A 1.5 hour drive away from Shanghai, visitors can see a starEX tape extrusion…
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Optical measuring device provides shrinkage values
Iranpolymer/Baspar During the industrial processing of plastics, details of their shrinkage values form part of the standard information that is essential as a specification for mold construction. To provide manufacturers with maximally precise data, KRAIBURG TPE has been using a…
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Sidel EvoFILL PET – the ultimate answer to enhanced water quality in a reduced footprint
Iranpolymer/Baspar With the EvoFILL PET, packaging solutions leader Sidel has taken a further step forward with its filling innovations. The space-saving filler can handle high production speeds of up to 90,000 bottles per hour (bph) with a footprint that is…
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Semi-crystalline PHA added to FDA’s inventory of food contact substances
Iranpolymer/Baspar CJ Biomaterials, Inc. announced that its semi-crystalline PHA (scPHA) biopolymer branded PHACT™ S1000P is now included in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substances (FCS) with the Assigned Food Contact Notification (FCN) 2330. This is the second CJ Biomaterials…
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