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Plastics Machinery Shipments Decline in Second Quarter
Iranpolymer/Baspar Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) released second quarter 2024 shipment data for primary plastics machinery in North America, covering injection molding and extrusion machinery. The estimated shipment value of $224.8 million marked a 15.4% decrease…
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Eco-friendly flame-retardant plastics
Iranpolymer/Baspar LG Chem has developed an eco-friendly flame-retardant material that resists burning. On 12th, LG Chem announced that its PFAS-Free flame-retardant PC/ABS* material, made from recycled plastics, received the V-0 rating in the standard flame-retardant test UL 94 for UL…
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Recycling medical waste, a feasible option?
Iranpolymer/Baspar The incineration of single-use plastic consumables and devices in laboratories after just one use leads to the waste of high-quality plastic materials, and hence to the waste of valuable resources. It was an observation that led the Clinical Microbiology…
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New thermoplastic composite wins lightweighting award
Iranpolymer/Baspar Braskem and Weav3D, in partnership with the Clemson Composites Center at Clemson University, have been named first place winners of the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award’s Future of Lightweighting category. Awarded annually, the Altair Enlighten Award honours the greatest sustainability…
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High stability and long service life for batteries
Iranpolymer/Baspar The demand for plastics that can be integrated into existing material combinations to achieve a highly effective thermal management system has increased by leaps and bounds in recent years. The reason for this is batteries and charging systems are…
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HERMA expands range of wash-off self-adhesive materials
Iranpolymer/Baspar According to the EU’s Directive on Single-Use Plastics, a recycled content of 25% should be achieved for single use beverage bottles by 2025 and the bar is even raised to 65% for 2040. Reliable recycling processes that provide high-quality…
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(2023) The 18th IranPlast International Exhibition
Iranpolymer/Baspar The 18th IranPlast International Exhibition IranPlast International Exhibition seeks to provide a basis for the prosperity of the domestic plastic industry market and facilitate the global marketing process and the presence of this part of the country’s industry in…
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Making a Play With PHA
Iranpolymer/Baspar The drive toward sustainability is requiring North American processors — especially those serving the disposable packaging markets — to give more consideration to their material choices. Whether driven by their brand owner customers or internal demands or goals, molders…
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Mura Technology wins grant to develop sustainability models for Hydro-PRT
Iranpolymer/Baspar UK-based chemical recycler Mura Technology and the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) at the University of Warwick are collaborating to boost commercial opportunities for Mura’s Hydro Plastics Recycling Technology (PRT). The partners secured a grant of an undisclosed amount for…
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Specialty Chemicals Market revolutionizes multiple industries
Iranpolymer/Baspar According to the latest BCC Research study, the demand for “Specialty Chemicals Integrated Across Multiple Vertical Applications: Global Markets” is estimated to increase from $1.3 trillion in 2023 to reach $1.7 trillion by 2029, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9% from 2024…
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Plastics recycling on show in the Middle East
Iranpolymer/Baspar The PRS brand – short for Plastics Recycling Shows – is a burgeoning phenomenon. What started as a small pilot show in Amsterdam in 2017 has today grown into a global name that is recognised around the world. Sustainable…
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste reduced 80,000 tonnes of waste in 2023
Iranpolymer/Baspar The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) has published its 2023 progress report. The Singapore-based industry Alliance said it reduced 79,801 tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste in 2023, bringing its cumulative impact to 118,580 tonnes since it started operations in…
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Dow’s Silicone Innovations: Powering the Future of Automotive Technology
Iranpolymer/Baspar In recent years, Southeast Asia has seen a significant surge in support for the new energy vehicle industry. As the region’s automotive industry chain and supporting infrastructure have become more robust, the economic advantages of setting up factories in…
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INVISTA completes its polymer site expansion
Iranpolymer/Baspar INVISTA Nylon Chemicals (China) Co. announced that it has completed the expansion of its nylon 6,6 polymer site at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). The site expansion, at a total investment of 1.75 billion RMB (240 million USD),…
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TotalEnergies Corbion signs PLA distribution deal in Japan
Iranpolymer/Baspar TotalEnergies Corbion announced it signed a distribution agreement for Luminy PLA in Japan. Nagase, a Kyoto-based chemical trading firm, will sell the bioplastics in Japan. The companies will also collaborate on material properties research and development to develop new applications that…
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Mars projects it will also miss 2025 target
Iranpolymer/Baspar Brand owner Mars says the design and infrastructure changes that are needed to meet its recycling goals are “taking longer than we anticipated” – and that it will miss certain goals it set for 2025. When it signed onto…
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Coveris presents innovation in plastic and paper-based packaging at FachPack 2024
Iranpolymer/Baspar At the upcoming FachPack 2024 exhibition, Coveris brings its No Waste vision to the next level by introducing a range of sustainably designed films, laminates, fibre-based and premade packaging. Fully in line with its No Waste strategy, Coveris fully supports the ESG…
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DataBeyond supplies technology for 300,000 tonnes PET bottle sorting
Iranpolymer/Baspar DataBeyond, a China-based company specialised in AI and optoelectronic sorting equipment, announced it is partnering with New Ruibang Fiber Technology, a producer of recycled hollow polyester staple fibre (PSF). The companies are building eight PET bottle sorting lines, each with…
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Engineering and design of tethered PET beverage caps
Iranpolymer/Baspar Origin Materials, a technology company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, revealed engineering and design innovations in its manufacturing of tethered PET caps, the first tethered PET caps ever made. “The EU Single-Use Plastic…
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Sweden scientists develop medical plastics chemical recycling technology
Iranpolymer/Baspar Scientists at Chalmers University in Sweden have developed a chemical recycling technology that promises to close the loop on medical plastics. The vast majority of medical plastic waste today gets landfilled or incinerated and the small share that gets recycled…
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