carbon footprint

Amcor utilises recycled plastic for skincare stick applicator

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Amcor selects recycled plastic from its proprietary CleanStream technology for a skincare stick applicator for sports brand Decathlon. By choosing Amcor’s 25 ml stick, Decathlon is demonstrating its commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. With 87% rPP, each applicator offers…

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Emirates Biotech launch its new PLA biopolymers line

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The product launch marks the start of Emirates Biotech’s pre-marketing across the Middle East, providing customers with the opportunity to source locally stocked PLA quickly and with smaller minimum order volumes. This should make it easier for regional converters,…

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Monument Chemical launches its Poly-CO2 line

Iranpolymer/Baspar The company’s new line of PCE polyols can be used to make high-performance polyurethanes for furniture and mattresses, automotive parts, apparel and footwear, coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers. Incorporating carbon at the molecular level can lead to performance benefits…

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Exclusive Report by Baspar / From Bio-Based Polymers to Smart Composites: Material Innovations Unveiled at K2025

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The K 2025 International Exhibition ,held from October 16 to 23, 2025, in Düsseldorf, Germany, once again stood as the world’s largest and most influential exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries. For eight days, the Messe Düsseldorf fairgrounds became…

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CelluForce unveils bio-based barrier coating

Iranpolymer/Baspar CelluForce has introduced CelluShield, a bio-based barrier coating designed for recyclable flexible packaging while maintaining product protection and shelf life. CelluShield is produced from renewable cellulose and formulated as a water-based coating. With strong oxygen and moisture barrier properties,…

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Reusable bottles traceability made possible by innovative QR codes

Iranpolymer/Baspar  In late 2022, as part of its global ‘World Without Waste’ initiative, The Coca Cola Company announced its intentions to have at least 25% of all its beverages across its portfolio of brands be sold in refillable or returnable…

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Kautex Textron wins BEV battery housing contract

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Kautex Textron GmbH & Co. KG (Kautex), a Textron Inc. company, announced it has received an order from a leading automotive OEM for a full-BEV thermoplastic composite lower battery housing unit. The lower housing is part of the company’s…

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STADLER deliver sorting plant for Stockholm Vatten och Avfall

Iranpolymer/Baspar Designed to process 50 tons of waste per hour, the new facility is equipped with fully automated sorting lines that recover organic waste from household garbage, as well as plastic and metals accidentally mixed in the residual material arriving…

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Scanfill and Sulapac push the green transition in packaging

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Scanfill and Sulapac have joined forces to help thermoformers across Europe meet their customers’ increasing sustainability requirements while preserving the integrity of both product quality and manufacturing performance. The Degrafoil Flow 1.7 by Scanfill is made of Sulapac Flow 1.7…

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Polyplastics to highlight sustainability goals and new materials at K 2025

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The company will unveil its latest advancements in the DURAFIDE polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) technology, as well as launch new materials in the DURAST fine powders lineup and deliver the latest update on its new TOPAS cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) plant in Leuna, Germany. Polyplastics…

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TotalEnergies Corbion releases life cycle assessment for Luminy® PLA

Iranpolymer/Baspar TotalEnergies Corbion releases new Luminy® PLA life cycle assessment (LCA) results, highlighting major progress in low-carbon bioplastics.  The newly published whitepaper and supporting materials reveal that Luminy® PLA delivers up to 85% lower carbon footprint than conventional plastics and…

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AMCOR: Fully recyclable wet wipe packaging developed in collaboration with Fedrigoni

Iranpolymer/Baspar Packaging manufacturer Amcor (Zurich, Switzerland; www.amcor.com) has teamed up with speciality paper manufacturer Fedrigoni (Verona, Italy; www.fedrigoni.com) to launch a fully recycle-ready flexible packaging solution for wet wipes. The product pairs Amcors AmPrima Plus flow wrap with Fedrigonis patented semi-rigid label…

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Can post-industrial recycled polypropylene be used in reusable food packaging?

Iranpolymer/Baspar  For decades, plastics have been the preferred material for food packaging, combining mechanical strength, barrier properties and transparency at a cost-effective price. However, most plastic packaging follows a linear model—designed for single use—resulting in vast amounts of post-consumer waste…

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Trinseo and MagREEsource collaborate to innovate high-value recycling solutions

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Trinseo Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer Han Hendriks (left) signs a memorandum of understanding with MagREEsource CEO Eric Petit (right) on March 26. “The technologies from Trinseo and MagREEsource are complementary, and we believe that value chain collaborations are…

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Traceability along the entire value chain: transparency in circular packaging

Iranpolymer/Baspar The pressure to develop environmentally compatible and resource-efficient packaging has increased tangibly. At the same time, global supply chains require greater transparency along the value chain in order to ensure that the origin of the materials, their processing and…

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FOAMO brews in eco cup market

Iranpolymer/Baspar Every aspect of R&D to full scale production and commercialisation of the FOAMO cups and lids manufacturing process was meticulously defined by the Birmingham-based family business. Designed, engineered and manufactured entirely in the UK on two dedicated Sumitomo (SHI) Demag…

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Ascend achieves full chemical recycling of nylon 6/6

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Philadelphia — Ascend Performance Materials has achieved full chemical recycling of nylon 6/6 materials. Ascend reached that milestone in mid-2024 at its production site in Pensacola, Fla., Chief Technology Officer Vikram Gopal said March 4 at Antec 2025 in Philadelphia.…

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Polyplastics launches new eco-friendly PLASTRON ︎LFT

Iranpolymer/Baspar This delivers low density, high specific rigidity, high impact strength and excellent damping for various applications, including audio components (speaker diaphragms) and housings of industrial components. The development of PLASTRON LFT RA627P reinforces Polyplastics’ commitment to reduce the environmental impact of…

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Arkema achieves a milestone in its coatings products portfolio carbon footprint reduction

Iranpolymer/Baspar Colombes, France – Arkema has set the groundwork for carbon footprint reduction across its Coating Solutions value chain in 2024, with a unique global approach as it achieves multiple Mass Balance ISCC PLUS certifications in the US, Europe and…

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Advanced polycarbonate copolymer resins for chemical resistance

Iranpolymer/Baspar SABIC introduced its new LNP™ ELCRES™ CXL polycarbonate (PC) copolymer resins featuring exceptional chemical resistance. These specialty materials are well suited to help customers in the mobility, electronics, industrial and infrastructure markets address increased exposure to harsh chemicals that can cause…

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