circular economy

ELIX Polymers chemically recycled products with sustainable feedstocks

Iranpolymer/Baspar  All of ELIX’s Circular Economy activities come under the E-LOOP brand name, with two strategic programmes from ELIX Sustainable Portfolio Solutions: Circular Plastics and Responsible Innovation. E-LOOP CR products are manufactured with sustainable and certified raw materials that incorporate…

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Thermoform packaging market growth and innovations

Iranpolymer/Baspar  According to Towards Packaging, the global thermoform packaging market size stood at USD 49.48 billion in 2023, grew to USD 52.20 billion in 2024, and is expanding at a CAGR of 5.9% between 2023 and 2032. Report Highlights: Important…

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Opinion: Establishing a New Plastics Value Equation

Iranpolymer/Baspar The world clearly needs a new plastics value equation – one where the utility of plastics is maintained, CO2 emissions are greatly reduced and plastic pollution is prevented. There can be no doubt that plastics-producing and plastics-using corporations are…

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ASTM Standard To Support Sustainable Plastics

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The international standards group ASTM announced it is developing a new standard, designated as WK87117, that will support recovery and recycling of plastics. The proposed standard will cover general guidance, requirements, and terms and definitions to assist in the development, manufacture…

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Alpla, Tönissteiner launch reusable bottle made from 100% rPET

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Packaging specialist Alpla has collaborated with Privatbrunnen Tönissteiner, a mineral water company based in Germany, on the development of a reusable PET bottle made entirely of recycled material. The new bottle, of which the development was worked on by the…

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LightCycle

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The LightCycle project aims to advance the recycling of glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite waste, particularly polypropylene (PP) from post-consumer sources and shredded PP UD tapes. This innovation involves injection molding compounding with inline quality control to efficiently recycle these materials.…

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28th Fakuma in October 2023

Iranpolymer/Baspar The next Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing will take place in Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance from the 17th through the 21st of October, 2023. Key issues include injection moulding, extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing, as well…

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Heinz revamps Tomato Ketchup bottles with fully recyclable caps

Iranpolymer/Baspar  This should ensure the whole bottle and the cap can now be recycled in regular kerbside collection. The move means a potential 300 million plastic caps annually can be recycled, instead of ending up into landfill. Heinz said it…

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Berry Global develops 100% recycled PET bottles for luxury water brand

Iranpolymer/Baspar  A new ‘luxury artesian’ mineral water is being packaged in a bottle using exclusively 100% recycled PET (rPET) bottles, manufactured by Berry Global. NEUE Water has been consciously conceived for today’s modern, on-the-go lifestyle. As well as its recycled…

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Ultra-Poly recycles car bumper covers into new compounds

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Plastics recycler Ultra-Poly, based in Pennsylvania, USA, has launched what it claims is a ‘first-of-its-kind bumper recycling programme’. The recycler, who, as a member of the PLASTICS Industry Association was one of several who worked on the End of…

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Plastic waste pilot shows focus on people pays off

Iranpolymer/Baspar When Albert Einstein famously said that ‘We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them’, he probably was not thinking about plastic pollution. Yet the problem of plastic waste and its environmental impact…

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Pepsi, Nestlé debut first 100% rPET bottles in Thailand

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Suntory PepsiCo Beverage Thailand and Mineré, a subsidiary of Nestlé in Thailand, are the first two beverage brands in the Thai market to adopt 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) for their plastic bottles. Envicco, a joint venture between Thai…

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SABIC produces thermoplastics for record breaking car

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  SABIC, a producer of diversified chemicals, formally highlighted the use of its materials in applications on the GENBETA car, the new holder of the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the fastest speed achieved by a vehicle indoors. The GENBETA…

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How Recycled Plastic is Revolutionizing the Internet Hardware Industry

Iranpolymer/ Baspar The global tech industry is witnessing a revolutionary shift in its manufacturing processes as it embraces sustainability. One of the most significant changes is the incorporation of recycled plastic into the production of internet hardware. This trend is…

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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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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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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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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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Borealis expands circularity portfolio with purchase Rialti S.p.A

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  With the announcement that it is acquiring Rialti, one of Europe’s leading producers of mechanically recycled polypropylene (PP) compounds for injection moulding and extrusion, Borealis is once again demonstrating that it is serious about the transition to a…

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Masterflex, Remondis enter into strategic collaboration

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  Masterflex SE, the connection and hose systems manufacturer based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Remondis Recycling GmbH & Co. KG, located in Essen have announced a new partnership aimed at establishing a circular economy for industrial products made from…

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