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Mocom launches recycled compounds for automotive translucent applications
Iranpolymer/Baspar Germany-based compounder of thermoplastics Mocom has added light diffusing and light guiding mechanically recycled compounds to its Alcom product portfolio, in what it claims is a world first. The Alcom LD (light diffusing) and LG (light guiding) Eco lines are…
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Pacur selects Eastman’s Eastar Renew for medical device packaging
Iranpolymer/Baspar Wisconsin-based custom sheet extruder Pacur will use Eastman’s Eastar Renew 6763 to produce rigid, thermoformed, sterile barrier medical device packaging, the company has announced. The materials in the Eastman Renew polymer portfolio are manufactured with ISCC certified circular content…
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Montachem International partners with seaweed- based resin maker Loliware
Iranpolymer/Baspar At the Plast international plastics show in Milan, plastic resin distributor Montachem International and materials science company Loliware debuted their seaweed-based resins today, an event marking Loliware’s entrance into Europe’s $3.5 billion bio-resin market. Loliware’s materials are the first…
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KraussMaffei and partners to bring injection moulded bike to Fakuma 2023
Iranpolymer/Baspar The new Lion Bike by Marcel Kittel and Tony Martin, both former professional cyclists have produced a bike series that makes kids even more visible on their bikes and it claims that ensures more sustainability in manufacturing. The frame…
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HASCO’s Steamrunner aims to produce injection moulded parts cost-effectively
Iranpolymer/Baspar The Streamrunner is an additively manufactured hot runner with ‘maximum design freedom.’ HASCO claims that with this technology the flow channels can be optimally designed in rheological terms by completely avoiding sharp edges and areas with poor throughflow properties.…
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The 17th IranPlast International Exhibition of Plastics, Rubber, Machinery and Equipment
Iranpolymer/Baspar The 17th 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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Italian Packaging Company Will Use Recycled PET From Food Trays to Produce New Film
Iranpolymer/Baspar AMB Spa, a packaging producer based in Italy, will use PET flakes from Indoraa’s PET tray recycling operations in its food-grade packaging film. The partnership between AMB and Indorama is aimed at diverting 150 million post-consumer trays from landfill or…
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SABIC’S STAMAX™ 30YH570 RESIN IS FIRST POLYMER TO EARN A UL VERIFIED MARK FOR THERMAL RUNAWAY PROTECTION OF EV BATTERY SYSTEMS
Iranpolymer/Baspar SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today announced that its STAMAX™ 30YH570 resin has earned the UL Verified Mark from Underwriters Laboratories. This 30 percent glass fiber-reinforced copolymer resin, a featured product offered under the company’s BLUEHERO™…
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SABIC’S INNOVATIVE SOLUTION WINS 2023 R&D 100 AWARD
Iranpolymer/Baspar SABIC has been named a winner of the 2023 R&D 100 Award, a global science and innovation competition, for its innovative solution, demonstrating how the company is continuing to invest in technology and innovation across multiple industries to help…
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Neste Announces Agreement to Produce Bottles Using Renewable & Recycled Material
Iranpolymer/Baspar Neste announced a collaboration that will bring its RE, a polyethylene terephthalate derived from renewable and recycled material, to bottle production. The cooperation between Neste, Suntory, and Mitsubishi will enable the production of PET resin on a commercial scale. Neste RE is Neste’s…
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TM Robotics’ guide to sustainable injection moulding
Iranpolymer/Baspar According to the Journal of Clean Production, injection moulding may be responsible of up to 90 per cent of the Global Warming Potential (GWP) created by the entire mould lifecycle, mainly caused by energy consumption. Here, Dervish Ibrahim, international sales manager…
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Heinz revamps Tomato Ketchup bottles with fully recyclable caps
Iranpolymer/Baspar This should ensure the whole bottle and the cap can now be recycled in regular kerbside collection. The move means a potential 300 million plastic caps annually can be recycled, instead of ending up into landfill. Heinz said it…
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Berry Global develops 100% recycled PET bottles for luxury water brand
Iranpolymer/Baspar A new ‘luxury artesian’ mineral water is being packaged in a bottle using exclusively 100% recycled PET (rPET) bottles, manufactured by Berry Global. NEUE Water has been consciously conceived for today’s modern, on-the-go lifestyle. As well as its recycled…
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Armstrong Flooring achieves VinylCycle verification
Iranpolymer/Baspar Armstrong Flooring has achieved authentication of an 85% recycled content claim from GECA for its Cove Fillet product as part of the Vinyl Council of Australia’s (VCA) VinylCycle Label. Manufactured in Australia for over 25 years and produced to…
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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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