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The Exolon Group produces polycarbonate sheets for solar race car
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The Exolon Group is supporting Team Sonnenwagen Aachen, a team of students from RWTH and FH Aachen. As part of construction of the fourth generation of the “Covestro Adelie” solar race car, the Exolon Group has provided 10-millimetre-thick Exolon polycarbonate sheets used in the production of the…
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Chemical recycling needs ‘a leap of faith’
Iranpolymer/ Baspar In its ‘Let’s talk about Chemical Recycling” series, the Plastics and Rubber Machinery division of the German VDMA association talks to experts and stakeholders active in the chemical recycling space. According to Matthias Scheibitz, head of Sustainability Strategy…
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TotalEnergies, Aramco, Sabic demonstrate successful production of certified circular polymers
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Pyrolysis oil derived from the chemical recycling of non-sorted plastic waste has now, for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa been utilised as feedstock for the production of ISCC+ certified circular polymers. The pyrolysis…
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UPM Biochemicals and Selenis Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Sustainable PETG
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Finland’s UPM Biochemicals and Portugal-based Selenis, a subsidiary of the IMG Group, have formed a strategic partnership to produce sustainable PETG (polyethylene terephthalate glycol) resin that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into plastic applications. Highly-transparent and FDA-approved…
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Tailor-made compounds aims to offer solutions for the automotive industry
Iranpolymer/ Baspar E-mobility plus the continuing trend towards lightweight construction mean that the demands made on the performance properties of thermoplastics for automotive applications are constantly increasing. A broad portfolio of tailor-made material developments from TechnoCompound has been tuned into…
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Corporate giants can now offset plastic footprint with plastic credits
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Africa Carbon & Commodities (ACC), an organisation driving sustainable solutions for environmental challenges in Africa, today announced the Deekali Plastic Project in Senegal has become the first plastic credit project in Africa to meet the requirements for registration…
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From linear to circular- What role does the plastics industry have to play?
Iranpolymer/ Baspar According to a report by ‘Circular’, there are multiple challenges to turn a linear plastics economy into a fully circular economy. According to ‘Plastics Uncovered: Optimizing the Recycled Plastic Value Chain’ there are six key takeaways from its…
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Freudenberg develops ETU-free compound for cross-linking polymers
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Freudenberg’s new development for the vulcanization of chloroprene rubber eliminates the need for ethylene thiourea (ETU) as an accelerator – while still meeting the strict requirements of the automotive industry. With this, the company claims it follows its…
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TotalEnergies wood pellet packaging made from 50% recycled materials
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The TotalEnergies Premium Wood Pellets are now packed in high- performance polyethylene bags incorporating 50% post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials. The new packaging is composed of a core layer of rPE2206, a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) grade made of 100%…
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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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