PET bottles

Opinion: Why innovation in chemical recycling matters more than ever

Iranpolymer/Baspar After decades of incremental progress, the plastics industry finds itself at a turning point. For years, society has dealt with end-of-life plastic by simply landfilling or incinerating it, if not simply letting it fly in the wind or float…

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Opinion: Improving efficiency in plastics extrusion

Iranpolymer/Baspar Dr. Stieglitz, where can efficiencies still be improved in plastics extrusion? There are four key factors for us: the use of materials, the line speed, the use of energy and the use of recyclates. The biggest driver is the…

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What is blow moulding?

Iranpolymer/Baspar  PET Technologies manufactures two-stage stretch blow moulding machines for PET bottle production. But what do these words actually mean? What is “two-stage”? What is “blow molding”? The company dives into the world of blow moulding to understand what it is, what types…

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Clearpoint Recycling, Enviroo sign exclusive feedstock supply and polymer off-take deal

Iranpolymer/Baspar  UK-based, independent recycling and waste management company Clearpoint Recycling has announced the signing of an exclusive contract with specialist polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycler Enviroo. Under the agreement, Clearpoint Recycling is responsible for supplying material to Enviroo’s new waste plastics recycling…

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US PET bottle recycling rates hit ‘highest level’ in 2023

Iranpolymer/Baspar Recycling rates for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles in the US hit their “highest levels” in 2023, as reported in the National Association for PET Container Resources’ (NAPCOR) 2023 PET Recycling Report. In 2023, the US PET bottle collection rate hit…

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Bormioli Pharma and Chiesi partner to introduce Carbon Capture PET bottles

Iranpolymer/Baspar Bormioli Pharma has partnered with research-focused biopharmaceutical company Chiesi for the supply of Carbon Capture polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. The bottles will be used for packaging a medication that is intended for prophylaxis and treatment of various types of rhinitis. They…

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Fossil-free future: UPM drives sustainability transformation of the rubber industry

Iranpolymer/Baspar UPM, whose history goes back 150 years to the origins of the Finnish forest industry with pulp and paper production, is using its vast experience in forestry and forest products to transform materials for a fossil-free future. The company is starting up its wood-based biorefinery later in…

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HELIX™: Recycled PET resin from PET REFINE TECHNOLOGY

Iranpolymer/Baspar  PET REFINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., a member of the JEPLAN Group, has branded its recycled PET resin as HELIX™, a product that utilizes proprietary PET chemical recycling technology*1. The company also launched a website to showcase the products from prominent Japanese…

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HERMA expands range of wash-off self-adhesive materials

Iranpolymer/Baspar  According to the EU’s Directive on Single-Use Plastics, a recycled content of 25% should be achieved for single use beverage bottles by 2025 and the bar is even raised to 65% for 2040. Reliable recycling processes that provide high-quality…

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Engineering and design of tethered PET beverage caps

Iranpolymer/Baspar Origin Materials, a technology company with a mission to enable the world’s transition to sustainable materials, revealed engineering and design innovations in its manufacturing of tethered PET caps, the first tethered PET caps ever made. “The EU Single-Use Plastic…

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Defossilising the chemical industry: Role of chemical recycling

Iranpolymer/Baspar At the Renewable Materials Conference 2024 organised by nova-institute, the overarching theme this year was the defossilisation of the chemicals and materials industry. The industry is one that is heavily dependent on fossil fuels, with currently 88% of the…

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RecyClass updates design for recycling guidelines

Iranpolymer/Baspar RecyClass has updated its design for recycling guidelines following testing it commissioned earlier this year. The new version includes a restructuring of the decorations sections in order to clarify the impact of inks and labels on recycling. The guidelines now include a…

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Henkel wash-off adhesive gains CHI certification for PET recycling

Iranpolymer/Baspar  German adhesives company Henkel has received certification from the cyclos-HTP Institute (CHI) for its water-based acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive, Aquence PS 3017 RE, confirming its compatibility with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cycling processes. The certification recognises the adhesive’s ability to not negatively affect…

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US consumer recycling dips; call grows for legislative support

Iranpolymer/Baspar  New statistics show post-consumer plastics recycling falling slightly in the United States as recovery of two flagship resins stumbled in 2022. A newly issued report from a trio of groups shows the country recycled a little more than 5 billion pounds…

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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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Unfil aims to tackle problem of plastic waste with help from Lindner

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Lindner, a manufacturer of high-performance synthetic and recycled fibres, has decided to tackle the problem of waste plastics. They collect used plastics, including PET bottles, especially near the coasts of developing countries and regions, ensuring that plastics do not…

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Iranian researchers: Conversion of Polymeric bottles to thermal insulations

Iranpolymer-According to Baspar report, by increasing the production capacity of polymeric bottles and different challenges of recycling, Iranian researchers were guided to find a method for recycling them and finally they suggested production of special foam from this material that will…

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New report shines a light on recycling automotive plastics

 It was about three years ago that Kendra Martin first attended an automotive event as an employee of the Society of the Plastics Industry Inc.

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