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Innventure to commercialise VTT’s chemical recycling technology

Iranpolymer/Baspar A few weeks after partnering with Dow, technology commercialisation platform Innventure announced it has acquired exclusive rights to licence VTT’s thermochemical conversion technology for plastic waste. Technology licencing will be handled by Refinity, an Innventure subsidiary established for the purpose. VTT, the Technical…

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Dow launches bio-attributed elastomers for flooring applications

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Dow has announced the launch of its first bio-attributed material for flooring applications. The elastomer is an addition to Dow’s Engage REN Polyolefin Elastomers (POE) product portfolio introduced in 2022. The flooring innovation will be used to manufacture carpet tile backing…

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Dow launches new grades with up to 100% recycled content

Iranpolymer/Baspar Dow has added two new grades to its Revoloop portfolio of recycled resins. The US-based chemicals company is launching the new LDPE grades at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE), happening next week in Amsterdam. For the first time, the…

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Dow: Cracker failure in Terneuzen reaches styrene and polyols

Baspar / Iranpolymer The failure of two of the three crackers that Dow (Midland, Michigan / USA) operates at the Terneuzen site in the Netherlands, which has since been confirmed, has consequences for a number of other plants and also…

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Polyurethane: Shortage with March maintenance at BASF and Sadara

Baspar / Iranpolymer  No relief is expected for the polyurethane landscape in Europe in the coming weeks, although TDI has recently shown signs of a turning point. Polyols, on the other hand, are scarce – and also more expensive –…

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