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SABIC launches two new materials- suitable for compression and injection moulding
Iranpolymer/ Baspar SABIC, a global chemicals producer, has introduced SABIC PP compound H1090 resin and STAMAX 30YH611 resin, two materials that the company says are well-suited for sheet extrusion and thermoforming that offer a unique alternative to traditional sheet metal forming,…
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Custom 3D Printed Parts Made From Bio-based Elastomers
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Erpro 3D Factory has developed an integrated supply chain in Europe to produce custom parts made from Arkema’s bio-based elastomers using selective laser sintering technology. Arkema’s Pebax Rnew elastomers are produced partially from castor beans and have been used…
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The world needs food…and bioplastics, says new report
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A recent report from the Renewable Carbon Initiative shines a new light on the use of biomass for industrial purposes. While the authors in no way seek to downplay the calamitous impact of the global hunger crisis –…
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Services to Help Blow Molders Convert to rPET
Iranpolymer/ Baspar RePETable is the name of a new portfolio of services from Sidel to assist PET stretch-blow molders in overcoming the challenges of including recycled PET (rPET) in their production. RePETable comprises a choice of services from optimizing bottle design for…
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Five sustainable plastics research projects granted £6 million in funding
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Five new projects, each of will be led by UK universities and span three years, have been announced. Each project is aimed at supporting a more sustainable plastics system and helping the UK move towards a circular plastics…
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New office chair delivers on both design and sustainability
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Mocom, a polymer compounder based in Germany, and Orangebox, a UK-based manufacturer of workplace furniture, have launched a new version of Orangebox’s “Do” chair. The new version called “Do better”, is made with recycled content grades supplied by…
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Made Smarter whitepaper aims to accelerate SME plastics manufacturers to net zero
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Made Smarter has launched a whitepaper to help SME manufacturers in the plastics industry accelerate their net zero plans: ‘Decarbonisation through Digitalisation: manufacturing made smarter and greener with technology’ The free-to-download document from the government-backed and industry-led technology…
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DePoly gains funding to expand plastics recycling operations
Iranpolymer/ Baspar According to deep tech company DePoly, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year, but less than 10% are recycled, with the majority entering incineration centers or landfills around the world. To combat this, the company…
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New screw from KraussMaffei delivers improved performance according to research
Iranpolymer/ Baspar According to KraussMaffei, physical foaming of thermoplastics (MuCell) saves money, energy and resources. After intensive development work, KraussMaffei is presenting the new HPS-Physical Foaming universal screw for MuCell applications. Lightweight solutions with a smaller CO2 footprint KraussMaffei says…
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Ski line by Rossignol made using INEOS resins
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The new line is the result of 10 years of research and development at Rossignol. “ISCC-Plus certified REODRIN brings about a 70% reduction in GHG emissions compared to fossil based equivalent. As the world’s first bio-attributed epichlorohydrin, REODRIN…
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Avient Corporation and BASF offering coloured grades of Ultrason high-performance polymers
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Avient Corporation and BASF are collaborating to offer coloured grades of Ultrason high-performance polymers to the global market. The coloured grades feature BASF’s Ultrason polyarylethersulfones (PAES) as a base polymer combined with Avient’s Colourant ChromaticsTM high-temperature colour formulation expertise for…
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Borealis expands circularity portfolio with purchase Rialti S.p.A
Iranpolymer/ Baspar With the announcement that it is acquiring Rialti, one of Europe’s leading producers of mechanically recycled polypropylene (PP) compounds for injection moulding and extrusion, Borealis is once again demonstrating that it is serious about the transition to a…
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Spring Water Bottler Opens rPET Facility
Iranpolymer/ Baspar CG Roxane announced the official opening of its second in-house recycled PET plant in Benton, TN. The plant will process recycled PET flakes into pellets and mold new bottles, in support of the company’s shift to manufacturing bottles for…
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“Sustainable” Halogen-Free Flame-Retardant TPEs for Consumer Electronics
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The reSound Bio biobased and reSound Rec recycled content portfolios of TPEs from Avient have been expanded to a include a new range of halogen-free flame-retardant (HFFR) grades containing recycled and biobased resin. These new grades have been developed to meet the growing demand for…
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UPM, Vaude create bio-based polyester for fleecewear
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Helsinki – UPM Biochemicals and outdoor apparel manufacturer Vaude have joined forces to produce bio-based polyester textile and footwear materials. The partners aim to produce the “first ever” fleece jacket made from polyester materials containing 30% bio-monoethylene glycol,…
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Depolymerisation changes the lifecycle of PET plastics
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A new player in the chemical recycling market has announced that it has secured CHF12.3m in a recent seed funding round. Founded in 2020, Swiss start-up DePoly has developed a universal chemical recycling process that converts mixed post-consumer…
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Injection Molding and Moldmaking Automation in Focus
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Automation of injection molding and moldmaking was framed as essential before the skilled labor shortage exploded, but now, in the face of the yawning skills gap, applying robotics to take on jobs that people are increasingly unwilling to…
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Thought To Be Safe: Replacement PFAS Used in Food Packaging Are Actually Hazardous
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A study recently published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters suggests that the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) once considered safe for use in food packaging break down into toxic PFAS that can seep into our food and environment. In light…
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Counterintuitive Surprise! Weaker Bonds Can Make Polymers 10x Stronger
Iranpolymer/ Baspar By adding weak linkers to a polymer network, chemists dramatically enhanced the material’s resistance to tearing. A team of chemists from MIT and Duke University has discovered a counterintuitive way to make polymers stronger: introduce a few weaker bonds into the material.…
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Masterflex, Remondis enter into strategic collaboration
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Masterflex SE, the connection and hose systems manufacturer based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Remondis Recycling GmbH & Co. KG, located in Essen have announced a new partnership aimed at establishing a circular economy for industrial products made from…
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