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Plast Eurasia returns to Istanbul
Iranpolymer/Baspar The 32nd edition of Plast Eurasia Istanbul will return to Istanbul from November 22 to 25. Taking place at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Centre, the exhibition brings together plastic industry experts showcasing a wide variety of products, including…
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Bioplastics Week is back
Iranpolymer/Baspar The exciting part of plastic sustainability is that there are so many environmental and social impacts to spotlight. Bioplastics, for instance, offer unique solutions to the portfolio of sustainable solutions within the plastics industry. Biobased and/or biodegradable bioplastics, while…
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Wittmann Battenfeld to present its new EcoPower B8X at Fakuma 2023
Iranpolymer/Baspar WITTMANN BATTENFELD will present its new EcoPower B8X to trade visitors at Fakuma 2023 from October 17 to October 21 at its booth 1204 in hall B1. In comparison to its predecessor, the company claims that this new machine stands…
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Envalior works with EPOCA to develop gardening tools made from recycled fishing nets
Iranpolymer/Baspar Envalior has announced it has supported the Italian based manufacturer EPOCA S.p.A. to deliver SEALOVE, a gardening tool collection manufactured from Akulon RePurposed, a versatile polyamide, made from recycled fishing nets. Sustainability is imperative for EPOCA — the company, located…
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Chase Plastics works on project to recycle ocean LDPE plastic
Iranpolymer/Baspar Chase Plastics is partnering with ancillary equipment manufacturer Summit Systems and Ocean Integrity to recycle ocean-recovered Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE). Ocean Integrity is a global enterprise working on recovering ocean plastics. Once recycled, the resultant rPE will be available…
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Lego ditches plans to make bricks from recycled PET
Iranpolymer/Baspar In a PR blow to the plastic recycling industry, Lego has abandoned its plans to switch to recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for its bricks, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. In 2021, the world’s largest toymaker announced it was testing…
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Microban launches Ascera: a new antimicrobial technology
Iranpolymer/Baspar Microban International has announced its latest technology – Ascera. This patent-pending, next generation antimicrobial technology “uses an active ingredient inspired by nature*, and is designed for use in olefinic polymers and solvent-based coatings. Ascera is sustainable, metal free and it is claimed…
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Needs, capacities of downstream petchem industries to be identified in IranPlast expo
Iranpolymer/Baspar The managing director of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said on Saturday that the needs and export capacities of downstream petrochemical industries are going to be identified in the 17th International Exhibition of Plastic, Rubber, Machinery, and Equipment (Iran…
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Stopping microplastics at the source
Iranpolymer/Baspar New technology aimed at addressing the problem of microfibres from launrdy being released into the environment in washing machine wastewater was unveiled 31 Aug. at appliance industry conference IFA in Berlin. Developed by Cleanr, a new greentech venture based…
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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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