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Chlorophyll Water and rePurpose Global link on ocean plastic recovery
Iranpolymer/Baspar Bottled water provider Chlorophyll Water has joined forces with plastic action platform rePurpose Global to recover ocean plastic. Through the new partnership, the sale of each bottle of Chlorophyll Water leads to the recovery of the equivalent of one…
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Orion S.A. installs tyre pyrolysis oil tanks to boost carbon black production
Iranpolymer/Baspar Orion S.A., a global specialty chemicals producer, is installing multiple tyre pyrolysis oil tanks at its plant in Jaslo, Poland – the company’s latest move toward boosting production of circular carbon black. The tanks will serve as reception points…
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Dow launches new grades with up to 100% recycled content
Iranpolymer/Baspar Dow has added two new grades to its Revoloop portfolio of recycled resins. The US-based chemicals company is launching the new LDPE grades at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), happening next week in Amsterdam. For the first time, the…
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Selenis produces high-quality rPET from Circ’s recovered Terephthalic Acid
Iranpolymer/Baspar Selenis has successfully produced recycled PET chips from terephthalic acid provided by Circ, a Virginia-based textile-to-textile recycler. The chip was produced via a multiple-batch campaign at Selenis’ pilot plant in San-Giorgio, Italy. Using inputs recovered from polycotton textile waste, the high-quality PET…
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Shorter cycle times and maximum flexibility in elastomer processing
Iranpolymer/Baspar As leading developer and manufacturer of injection molding machines, the Austrian machine builder ENGEL, headquartered in Schwertberg, will showcase its expertise in elastomer processing at the German Rubber Conference (DKT) from July 1 to 4, 2024, in Nuremberg. By presenting two…
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Oerlikon HRSflow boosts precision in hot runner injection moulding
Iranpolymer/Baspar The new T-Flow HRS Control Units from Oerlikon HRSflow, presented at NPE 2024, increase the precision and reliability of temperature control in hot runner injection moulding. Modular in design, there are three models, configurable to multiples of 6 zones.…
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Enhanced color design and development solution for more sustainable textile
Iranpolymer/Baspar Archroma introduced COLOR MANAGEMENT+, an enhanced color design and development solution that helps textile and fashion brands and mills work together for improved economic and environmental sustainability. Archroma COLOR MANAGEMENT+ incorporates the industry’s largest off-the-shelf color atlas selection, market-leading…
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Advanced Packaging Association wants polyamide recognised as recyclable
Iranpolymer/Baspar An international consortium in the polyamide packaging value chain has founded the Advanced Packaging Association (APA). BASF, Ube, Envalior, Domo Chemicals, and Grupa Azoty ATT Polymers are the founding members of the Brussels-based association. The project started off in 2023 when the…
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Fraunhofer to investigate use of recycled plastics in demanding applications
Iranpolymer/Baspar The Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF) wants to widen the applications of recycled plastic to technical, high-value applications. Such applications include plastic components for the automotive, commercial vehicle, or white goods industries, for example. Whilst…
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BASF drives circular economy for plastics at PRSE 2024
Iranpolymer/Baspar BASF will participate in Plastics Recycling and Sustainability Conference Europe (PRSE) 2024 to showcase its initiatives and solutions for promoting a circular plastics economy. Taking place on June 19-20 at RAI Amsterdam, the conference will serve as a platform…
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Injecting innovations for efficient and sustainable production
Iranpolymer/Baspar The injection moulding sector is one of the most dynamic segments of the plastics industry owing to the breakthrough solutions that have been developed by companies producing injection moulding machinery. With going global as the mantra that drives innovations in…
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Breaking down bioplastics: The biodegradability conundrum
Iranpolymer/Baspar Only nine per cent of all plastic produced worldwide is ever successfully recycled, meaning most ends up in landfill. Therefore, the need to develop and rollout bioplastic alternatives that biodegrade in natural conditions is intensifying. Here, Dr. Ashlee Jahnke, head of…
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Syensqo PARA resin selected to manufacture Artiphon musical instrument
Iranpolymer/Baspar Syensqo has announced that Nashville-based Artiphon company has chosen Ixef polyarylamide (PARA) resin for moulding the housing and keypad of Chorda, a novel electronic musical instrument. The unique capacitive sensor board of the device required a material capable of matching the tactile nature of…
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UPM to supply Artigo with renewable functional fillers for rubber flooring
Iranpolymer/Baspar Artigo, an international rubber flooring company, will produce their next-generation flooring collections from 2025 with UPM BioMotion Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF). By incorporating UPM Biochemicals’ RFF, Artigo has achieved CO2 footprint savings of up to 0.5 kg CO2e/square metre and managed to reduce the weight by…
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First Reflections of NPE2024
Iranpolymer/Baspar Over the next three or four months, we will get into the nitty-gritty of what was on display last month in Orlando at NPE2024. For now, suffice to say that trends such as sustainability, recycling, energy efficiency, automation, smart machinery/artificial…
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Floreon secures GBP 250 million to scale up bioplastics technology
Iranpolymer/Baspar The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), a UK-based tech and sustainable materials accelerator, has announced a GBP 250 million investment into the bioplastics developer Floreon, a spin-out technology from the University of Sheffield. Floreon makes proprietary compounds based on…
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CSRC partners with SHEICO to establish largest eco-friendly carbon black plant in North America
Iranpolymer/Baspar Taipei City, Taiwan – The board of directors of CSRC group approved a plan to partner with Eco Infinic Co., Ltd., a Thailand subsidiary of SHEICO group. The partnership aims to invest in the recovered carbon black (rCB) business…
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Freepoint Eco-Systems develops flagship plastic recycling plant near Ghent
Iranpolymer/Baspar elgium – Freepoint Eco-Systems develops a state-of-the-art recycling plant for discarded plastic waste on the left bank of the Ghent-Terneuzen Canal in Belgium. The concession agreement with North Sea Port was signed today. Upon completion, this will be one of…
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PET bottle made from enzymatic recycling
Iranpolymer/Baspar CARBIOS and L’OCCITANE en Provence, a long-term partner of CARBIOS, present a bottle in transparent PET made entirely from enzymatic recycling for a shower oil from the Amande range. In collaboration with converter Pinard Beauty Pack, this bottle exemplifies…
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BioBTX to build first renewable aromatics plant in Delfzijl
Iranpolymer/Baspar Netherlands – BioBTX has raised more than 80 million euros to build its first commercial plant. This investment will enable BioBTX’s innovative technology to be scaled up at the PETRA Circular Chemicals Plant in Delfzijl. In this plant, plastic waste…
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