plastic bottles

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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Abu Dhabi Mobility exchanges plastic bottles for bus trips

Iranpolymer/Baspar Abu Dhabi Mobility, a government-owned transportation company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), allows its customers to take the bus for free as a reward for recycling their plastic bottles. The incentive-based plastic bottle recycling initiative that was launched…

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ARCH’s recycled fibre made from 100% PET bottles gains SGS Green Mark

Iranpolymer/Baspar Testing, inspection and certification company SGS has awarded textile manufacturer ARCH the SGS Green Mark for its Magnif-ECO recycled fibre. With its mission to create a better future through sustainable textile innovation, ARCH sought SGS Green Mark certification to verify that…

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Ipswich council joins ‘In The Loop’ Hubbub scheme to boost recycling on-the-go

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The bright, colourful bins are part of an on-street recycling initiative to improve recycling on-the-go, with eye catching designs encouraging residents and visitors to recycle their plastic bottles and cans when out and about. The eight new bins feature…

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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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Polyplastics launching initiative to recycle engineering plastics

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  Polyplastics,  global supplier of engineering thermoplastics, has launched the DURACIRCLE  initiative for recycling engineering plastics. The company claims that this effort applies to a wide variety of sustainable solutions that contribute toward achieving a 100% recycling rate for engineering plastics, without…

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Breakthrough coating makes shampoo bottles good to the last drop

Now researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered a way to create the perfect lining inside plastic bottles to let soap products flow freely. 

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