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Barrier PBT for Monolayer Film Extrusion and Thermoforming
Baspar/Iranpolymer A new PBT from BASF is said to close the gap between two key challenges faced by the packaging market: the trend towards monomaterial solutions and recycling of packaging as simple and efficient as possible. Ultradur Barrier B6560 M2 FC TF is…
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PLA recycling is focus of new partnership
Baspar/Iranpolymer Three companies – TotalEnergies Corbion, Posco International and Esol- have announced a new partnership established specifically to advance PLA recycling in South Korea. Over the coming years, the companies will work to develop the PLA recycling infrastructure and technology…
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Sustainable packaging key to a circular economy
Baspar/Iranpolymer A recent market report released by IDTechEx assessing the market for sustainable packaging took an in-depth look at the aspects influencing its use and that play a role in advancing circularity. As the report notes, plastic consumption, which is expected…
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Shining a light on helical polymers
Baspar / Iranpolymer Due to their singular properties and the functionality attributed to their unique scaffolding, helical polymers are of particular interest to the scientific community. There are specific points along the polymer chain of these compounds where the sense…
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The project of the composite cabin of the subway driver
Baspar / Iranpolymer At the end of 2021, studies for the construction of a city train or subway driver’s wagon were started at Wagon Pars Mapna Company, which led to the design and finalization of this wagon in the following…
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Logistics: “Putin-free” route from China to Europe sought
Baspar / Iranpolymer Despite the years of activity on the New Silk Road, the rigor of the political repression systems in China and Russia has not changed. European logistics groups in particular are therefore eager to look for alternative and…
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Russia: The plastics industry is preparing for tough times
Baspar / Iranpolymer Russia’s petrochemical industry will face difficult times again in 2023 due to ever-slumping export figures, a lack of spare parts due to sanctions and weak domestic demand. At least that was the core thesis put forward by…
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PureCycle: First European chemical recycling plant announced
Baspar / Iranpolymer The recycling specialist PureCycle Technologies (USA) wants to build its first European plant for the recycling of polypropylene in the “NextGen District” of the port of Antwerp in the coming year 2024. The listed US company stated…
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Engel: Ten percent shorter dry cycle time
Baspar / Iranpolymer In high-speed applications, the time it takes for the injection molding machine to open and close the mold is a significant component of the cycle time. Like a robot arm, the movable mold clamping platen of the…
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Russia: Domestic plastics production and exports to China collapse
Baspar / Iranpolymer From January to August, Russia exported significantly fewer polymers to China than in the same period last year. According to Peter Bazurow, Director General of the Russian Association of Plastics Processors RUSAPP (Russia), the export volume of…
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Recycling: New EU regulations for plastics that come into contact with food
Baspar / Iranpolymer New rules for the use of recycled plastics in food packaging have been in force across the EU since October 10, 2022. There is still a transition period until mid-2023, but a number of plastics recyclers and…
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Petra Cullmann, Executive Director Messe Düsseldorf, Interview with Baspar Magazine
Baspar / Iranpolymer K exhibition is being held for the 70th year now. How did it feel to hold this exhibition after a long pandemic? Petra Cullmann: K 2022 comes at precisely the right point in time to provide the…
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Scientists Create Extremely Strong Stretchable Electrode for Wearable Devices
Baspar/Iranpolymer Professor Runwei Li’s group at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) has devised a nano-liquid-metal-based extremely powerful stretchable electrode (NHSE) for a variety of electronic skin (e-skin) applications, including human healthcare monitoring and…
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New Light-Driven Catalysts Facilitate Manufacturing Processes
Baspar/Iranpolymer Chemical reactions powered by light are extremely helpful to chemists who are developing new methods to make pharmaceuticals and other beneficial compounds. Exploiting this light energy necessitates photoredox catalysts, which can capture light and convey the energy to a…
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Color-Stable Polyamide Shines in Electromobility Applications
IRANPOLYMER/ BASPAR The new flame-retardant PA66 is colored bright orange, a hue in high demand in the auto industry. High-voltage components are usually exposed to significant and repetitive temperature fluctuations, which normally lead to strong discoloration in conventional polyamides (PAs).…
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Turkey: Wind turbine construction increases by 7 percent
Baspar / Iranpolymer The share of renewable energy sources in Turkey’s energy mix is expected to increase by 5 percentage points to 40 percent this year. At just over 10,000 MW, wind energy accounts for around a tenth of the…
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Russia sanctions hit Plastic Industry with varying degrees of severity
Baspar / Iranpolymer Good news has been in short supply since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began. After the atrocities in the Kiev suburb of Bucha, the EU has now decided on further sanctions against the aggressor. The extent…
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Composites: Further price increases for resins towards the end of the year
Baspar / Iranpolymer The resin producers are turning the price screw every month. Polynt (Italy) wants to make unsaturated polyester and vinyl ester resins more expensive at the turn of the year due to higher costs for energy and CO2…
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Borealis buys minority stake in Bockatech
Baspar / Iranpolymer For an unspecified amount, the polyolefin group Borealis (Vienna / Austria) bought a minority stake in Bockatech (Wyton / Great Britain), a technology provider for the production of sustainable packaging solutions. The investment is intended to deepen…
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