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1402-03-28
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SABIC Gets 2023 ACC Sustainability Leadership Award
Iranpolymer/ Baspar SABIC received a 2023 Sustainability Leadership Award for Exemplary Achievements in Circularity by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), recognizing the company’s pioneering collaborations to bring ocean bound plastic (OBP) back into a circular material. Next to Product Safety, Innovation…
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1402-03-24
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Dubai to host inaugural edition PRS ME&A
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Following the runaway success of the PRSE in Amsterdam, serving the European recycling industry, the Plastic Recycling Show Middle East & Africa will now open in Dubai this year for the first time. PRS ME&A will take place…
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1402-03-21
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Plastics Technical Conference Returns to Penn State Behrend
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Held annually on the Penn State Behrend campus in Erie, Penn., the Innovation and Emerging Plastics Technologies Conference will return this month (June 21-22; Burke Center). Over two days, attendees will have the chance to attend keynote addresses each morning,…
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1402-03-21
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PET imports impact EU recycled content targets
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A major increase in PET imports threatens the competitiveness of the EU’s industry, along with its objective to improve the waste management of plastics. PET imports doubled between 2021 and 2022, reaching 1.9Mt, driven by increased demand for…
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1402-03-21
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New film packaging material is 100% recyclable and VOC free
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A trio of Japanese companies has announced the joint development of a mono-material film packaging materials and manufacturing process that, say the companies, offering 80% lower CO2 emissions compared to conventional materials and that are completely free of…
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1402-03-16
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Carbios, Indorama Ventures to build world’s first PET biorecycling plant
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Biotech company Carbios and Bangkok-based chemical giant Indorama Ventures, a global sustainable chemical producer, have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture for the construction of the world’s first PET biorecycling plant in…
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1402-03-16
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Bekum Acquires Thermoplastic Pultrusion Machinery Business
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Bekum Maschinenfabriken GmbH in Germany has acquired the long-fiber thermoplastic (LFT) pultrusion business of ProTec Polymer Processing GmbH, also in Germany. Bekum has retained the previous technical managing director of the insolvent ProTec company, along with experienced employees in…
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1402-03-09
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Record-breaking! About 250,000 Visitors CHINAPLAS Full of Business Opportunities in the Fairground
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The largest ever CHINAPLAS was successfully concluded at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, PR China on April 20. The show results were impressively indicating a great surge with 3,905 exhibitors from 38 countries and regions around…
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1402-03-08
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Hybrid GRIPS 2023 event recognises sustainable innovation
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The Global Research Innovation in Plastics Sustainability (GRIPS) conference this year welcomed 1,000 delegates to the Coventry Building Society Arena, with a live stream available for online viewers. The free-to-attend event, organised by Innovate UK KTN and hosted…
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1402-03-08
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Global Chemical Companies Announce Hub for Plastic Waste Processing Research
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Seven members of the Low Carbon Emissions Technology initiative (LCET), BASF, Covestro, Dow, Mitsubishi Chemical, ABIC, Solvay and Lyondell Basell, signed an agreement with the independent research organization TNO, establishing a research hub in the Netherlands. Activities at…
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1402-03-06
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Recycling Program Announced for Nylon 3D Printed Parts
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Sculpteo, a 3D printing service provider and part of BASF chemical company, announced a new take-back program, branded “RE-cycleo”, that will recycle 3D printed parts returned by its customers. Clients will be able to send nylon PA11 and PA12…
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1402-03-06
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CJ Biomaterials Teams with Dongil Platech to Develop PLA/aPHA Drinking Straw
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Bioplastics manufacturer CJ Biomaterials has teamed up with South Korea-based Dongil Platech, manufacturer of drinking straws, to develop a bioplastic straw made of a blend of PLA and amorphous polyhydroxyalkanoates (aPHA). This will be the first straw of its kind…
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1402-03-06
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Airmould technology enables efficient production of lightweight components
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Airmould technology, a process by which nitrogen is injected into a mould cavity partly or completely filled with melt to form an internal cavity structure has long been available from Wittmann Battenfeld, the company that developed and patented…
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1402-03-06
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Bausano, Wintech partner on recycling solution
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A collaboration between Bausano, the Italy-based manufacturer and supplier of customised extrusion lines for plastics processing, and Wintech, a Chinese plastics machinery company producing, amongst other products, rotary injection moulding machines, has resulted in the development of a…
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1402-03-02
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Nova goes global with resins for BOPE-HD film
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Nova Chemicals Corp. now has resins used to make biaxially oriented high density polyethylene (BOPE-HD) film available on a global level. Officials with Nova in Calgary, Alberta, said that films made with the resins are an alternative to…
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1402-02-30
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Investment in sustainable packaging continues to climb
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A new report, ‘Sustainable Packaging in Europe: shows that the material choices made by the European packaging industry are changing at a rapid pace. The report was commissioned by Aquapak, the company behind Hydropol, a water-soluble, biodegradable polymer…
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1402-02-30
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Upcycling PP with peroxide masterbatches
Baspar/Iranpolymer According to the Federal Environment Agency, around 3.33 million tonnes of plastic waste were recycled or reused as raw materials in Germany in 2019. More than 38 per cent of this was polypropylene (PP). Yet recycling this PP comes with…
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1402-02-30
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Vinyl Institute Announces First Round of Awards From Recycling Grant Program
Baspar/Iranpolymer The Vinyl Institute trade association announced the award of its first round of funding through the Viability recycling grant program. Grants through Viability for PVC recycling projects support the purchase of equipment, advanced recycling research and development, educational programs, and…
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1402-02-24
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3D-printed polymer substrate coated with photocatalytic film developed for efficient water purification
Baspar/Iranpolymer A research team led by Prof. Zhang Dun from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) has developed a novel in-situ growth, bismuth oxyiodide (BiOI) film on a 3D-printed polymer substrate through successive ion layer…
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1402-02-24
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TPE Made with 50% PCR Derived from End-of-Life Tires
Baspar/Iranpolymer A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) made of 50% post-consumer recycle content derived from end-of-use tires while maintaining the look, feel and processing of a typical petrochemically derived TPE has been introduced by Prism Worldwide of Kirkland, Wash. Company sources confirm that this…
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