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Food-safe recyclates from household lightweight packaging collections – Interzero breaks new ground
Iranpolymer/Baspar The European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) requires companies to use recycled raw materials in packaging in the future. However, the market currently lacks precisely recyclates suitable for contact-sensitive applications such as food and cosmetics. Interzero has now…
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Borouge International launch a new recycled PP compound, Borcycle GE2331SY
Iranpolymer/Baspar Borcycle GE2331SY demonstrates Borouge International’s commitment to delivering materials offering greater efficiency, durability, and circularity across critical applications. The glass-fibre reinforced compound combines 40% post-consumer recycled material with 20% glass fibres to provide the strength required for interior structural parts. The…
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Nike’s World Cup kits shift from bottle to textile recycling
Iranpolymer/Baspar The World Cup has finally started and every journalist who doesn’t cover sports is looking for a story angle. What is it for circularity in plastics? Nike’s new federation kits are made from 100% textile waste, shifting the recycled-content…
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APR and ANIPAC to collaborate on strengthening plastics recyclability
Iranpolymer/Baspar APR will provide technical tools, training programs, and a design criterion focusing on increasing packaging recyclability and strengthening markets for post-consumer recycled content. Meanwhile, ANIPAC will contribute its reach and representation across the sector’s full supply chain, as well as promote…
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Future proofing automotive refinish through robotics
Iranpolymer/Baspar BASF Coatings is strengthening its role in robotics-enabled Automotive Refinish by combining coatings expertise, digital color management and application process know-how. Through close collaboration with OEMs and automation partners, the company aims to help shape the future of automated…
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Viridor calls for advanced plastics recycling policy changes
Iranpolymer/Baspar Since acquiring the Quantafuel platform, Viridor has achieved dry yields of 70-75% at its Skive Plastics-to-Liquids plant in Denmark. This is supported by improved operations and development project costs, as well as increased line availability and overall utilisation. Additionally,…
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ASEAN’s premier exhibition to elevate manufacturing to higher level
Iranpolymer/Baspar Manufacturing Expo 2026 remains Southeast Asia’s leading industrial event. Held annually in Bangkok, the exhibition is ASEAN’s Most Comprehensive Event for Manufacturing and Supporting Industries as it encompasses manufacturing technologies for plastics, mould, automotive parts, robots and automation systems,…
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MACPAC offers Sulapac thermoformable wood-polymer composite
Iranpolymer/Baspar Developed by Helsinki-based Sulapac Ltd, the award-winning, food-safe (EU & FDA US) material is produced from biodegradeable biopolymers and wood dust, and can be shaped as easily as traditional plastics – making it ideal for bespoke luxury packaging solutions. Sulapac’s…
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Ghana to ban polystyrene foam products from 2027
Iranpolymer/Baspar Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced a nationwide restriction on polystyrene foam items, effective 1 January 2027. The measure covers the making, import, supply, sale and use of these products, widely referred to as “styrofoam” or “takeaway packs”.…
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EREMA recognized for recycling machine innovation
Iranpolymer/Baspar At the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, which took place in Amsterdam from 5 to 6 May 2026, recycling machinery manufacturer EREMA was honoured with the Plastics Recycling Award Europe 2026 in the “Recycling Machinery Innovation” category. The award was…
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Clariant launches new propane dehydrogenation catalyst
Iranpolymer/Baspar Clariant announced the launch of CATOFIN 1000, its next-generation propane dehydrogenation catalyst. Building on the success of the commercially proven CATOFIN 310 Series, the new catalyst delivers improvement in both selectivity and productivity, extended lifetime, and up to 20%…
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White Horse Plastics adopts hydraulic biolubricant to reduce waste
Iranpolymer/Baspar By switching to Mi240 HYDRAULIC – a saturated synthetic ester (SSE) biolubricant – the precision injection moulding specialist has successfully slashed fluid waste and maintenance overheads during one of the UK plastics industry’s most challenging trading periods. With spiralling operational…
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Reliable Caps uses PureCycle resin for sustainable closure line
Iranpolymer/Baspar PureCycle Technologies has partnered with Reliable Caps, which makes caps and closures for consumer and industrial packaging. Under the arrangement, Reliable Caps is producing white closures with PureFive Ultra resin containing as much as 75% certified post-consumer recycled (PCR)…
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Next-generation materials for high-voltage smartphone batteries
Iranpolymer/Baspar Syensqo announces the growing commercial adoption of its Energain® SA076 solution in advanced consumer electronics. The material supports next-generation lithium-ion batteries used in premium smartphones, helping them operate at higher voltages while maintaining safety and performance. Energain® SA076 is…
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Automotive Plastics: Which Materials Best Match with Metals?
Iranpolymer/Baspar The automotive “plastic-for-steel” lightweighting trend significantly reduces vehicle weight but introduces a critical thermodynamic challenge: the severe thermal expansion mismatch between plastics and metals. Under extreme temperature fluctuations, this mismatch causes gap and flush failures, generates acoustic friction, and…
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MACPAC offers Sulapac thermoformable wood-polymer composite
Iranpolymer/Baspar Developed by Helsinki-based Sulapac Ltd, the award-winning, food-safe (EU & FDA US) material is produced from biodegradeable biopolymers and wood dust, and can be shaped as easily as traditional plastics – making it ideal for bespoke luxury packaging solutions.…
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Bio-based wax additives approved for rigid PVC food-contact applications
Iranpolymer/Baspar Clariant has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its bio-based Licocare RBW wax additives for use in rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) food-contact applications. The authorization, effective May 7, 2026, extends the company’s existing FDA approval beyond…
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Ghana to ban polystyrene foam products from 2027
Iranpolymer/Baspar Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced a nationwide restriction on polystyrene foam items, effective 1 January 2027. The measure covers the making, import, supply, sale and use of these products, widely referred to as “styrofoam” or “takeaway packs”.…
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Is sustainability really sustainable?
Iranpolymer/Baspar Like most people in this industry, I genuinely want to do the right thing for the environment and protect the world for future generations. However, the question I keep coming back to is not, “what’s the overall goal?” because…
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Lamipak teams up with Blue Yonder to boost global supply chain performance
Iranpolymer/Baspar Global supply chains are becoming increasingly complex, driving companies to adopt intelligent, autonomous solutions that can anticipate, analyze and rapidly resolve issues across their multi-enterprise network. That’s why Lamipak is teaming up with Blue Yonder to gain end-to-end visibility,…
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