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Unfil aims to tackle problem of plastic waste with help from Lindner
Iranpolymer/Baspar Lindner, a manufacturer of high-performance synthetic and recycled fibres, has decided to tackle the problem of waste plastics. They collect used plastics, including PET bottles, especially near the coasts of developing countries and regions, ensuring that plastics do not…
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Ultra-Poly recycles car bumper covers into new compounds
Iranpolymer/Baspar Plastics recycler Ultra-Poly, based in Pennsylvania, USA, has launched what it claims is a ‘first-of-its-kind bumper recycling programme’. The recycler, who, as a member of the PLASTICS Industry Association was one of several who worked on the End of…
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Borealis, Borouge unveil automotive products made from post-consumer recycled PP
Iranpolymer/Baspar UAE-based Borouge, a joint venture between Borealis and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), announced it has launched new polypropylene (PP) products for the automotive industry made from up to 70% post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials. The first solution contains 50%…
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Covestro reaches new chemical recycling milestone
Iranpolymer/Baspar Raw materials producer Covestro is advancing the implementation of its chemical recycling technology to pilot scale, the company has announced in a 16 August statement. Its specific chemolysis process, adapted to polycarbonate, has been shown to be robust at…
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New HDPE grade designed for recyclability
Iranpolymer/Baspar ExxonMobil has developed a new HDPE grade specifically designed with machine direction oriented (MDO) PE film applications in mind. ExxonMobil HD7165L has been ‘designed for recyclability’ said the company, to help converters create recyclable mono-material laminates suitable for packaging…
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Braskem, SCG Chemicals form JV to advance Thai bio-based ethylene project
Iranpolymer/Baspar Thailand-based petrochemical company SCG Chemicals and Brazil chemicals group Braskem have announced the signing of a joint venture agreement to create Braskem Siam Company Limited. The aim of the new company will be to produce sugar-cane based bio-ethylene from…
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Plastic waste pilot shows focus on people pays off
Iranpolymer/Baspar When Albert Einstein famously said that ‘We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them’, he probably was not thinking about plastic pollution. Yet the problem of plastic waste and its environmental impact…
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UK government collects GBP 276 million in plastic packaging tax in scheme’s first year
Iranpolymer/Baspar The United Kingdom’s HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) announced this Thursday that it collected GBP 276 million (€323 million) in plastic packaging tax (PPT) receipts in the financial year 2022 to 2023. The PPT was introduced on April 1,…
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SABIC develops bio-based versions of popular resins
Iranpolymer/Baspar Chemicals producer SABIC, is now offering bio-based versions of all NORYL, Flexible NORYL, NORYL GTX and NORYL PPX resin grades to help customers meet increasingly rigorous sustainability goals. It is claimed that, The bio-based versions, formulated with polyphenylene ether (PPE)…
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Scientists develop pineapple stem starch film for packaging fruits and vegetable
Iranpolymer/Baspar A team of scientists from Thailand and Malaysia, led by principal investigator, Associate Professor Taweechai Amornsakchai from Mahidol University, has successfully developed a low-cost and green method to make films prepared from pineapple stem starch (PSS) for food packaging,…
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New partnership for recycling PE film
Iranpolymer/Baspar Fastenal, a U.S.-based industry supplier, and wood-alternative decking company Trex have announced a partnership that will see Trex repurposing Fastenal’s discarded polyethylene (PE) stretch film. PE film, widely used in logistics, stabilises products on pallets to make them safe…
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Renewable energy powers POM depolymerisation in new study
Iranpolymer/Baspar Plastics recycling through depolymerisation has been successfully demonstrated mainly for PET, polystyrene and polylactic acid. Now, a research team at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has shown that electro-chemical depolymerisation of polyoxymethylene, or POM, is also feasible. POM is…
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Pepsi, Nestlé debut first 100% rPET bottles in Thailand
Iranpolymer/Baspar Suntory PepsiCo Beverage Thailand and Mineré, a subsidiary of Nestlé in Thailand, are the first two beverage brands in the Thai market to adopt 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for their plastic bottles. Envicco, a joint venture between Thai…
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The role of biodegradable materials in reducing medical plastics waste
Iranpolymer/Baspar In recent years, the growing concerns over environmental sustainability have prompted a critical examination of the impact of plastic waste on our planet. Nicolle Portilla, marketing manager, ZeroWaste Partnerships and RTS, explores the importance of materials’ roles in reducing medical…
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Kuraray adding production in Texas, Europe; cutting jobs in Indiana
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Japanese materials firm Kuraray Co. Ltd. is moving in two directions at once, adding specialty resin capacity in Texas and Belgium, while cutting jobs in Indiana. In a 9 August news release, officials with Kuraray in Tokyo said…
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Teknor Apex joins Cyclyx as consortium’s newest member
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Teknor Apex has become the newest company to join consortium-based plastic feedstock management company Cyclyx. The U.S.-based company produces products like vinyl, thermoplastic elastomers, nylon, and colorants. As a member of Cyclyx, it will be able to take part in…
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German Retailer’s Packaging Incorporates Digital Watermarking
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Netto Marken-Discount, a German retailer with 4,300 stores, announced its Netto brand products are now Digimarc recycle-ready. Netto food and beverage products have Digimarc watermarks, imperceptible to humans but machine-readable, incorporated into the packaging. The product digitization facilities product scanning…
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LyondellBasell Acquires Producer of Recycled Compounds
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Netherlands-based LyondellBasell announced the completion of its acquisition of the Mepol Group, a manufacturer of recycled technical compounds located in Italy and Poland. The Mepol Group and its subsidiaries will become part of the Advanced Polymer Solutions business unit of LyondellBasell.…
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Around 60% of plastic in oceans is floating at the surface, say Dutch scientists
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Scientists from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands developed a new numerical model to estimate the amount of plastic in the ocean. They found that the largest fraction of plastic mass is located at the ocean surface,…
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Europe lagging behind Asia in plastic recycling and packaging innovation
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A new report by UK-based GovGrant shows that more than 65% of all plastic patents have been developed in Asia over the last two decades, with China and Japan leading the charge. The U.S., Germany, and South Korea…
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