plastic waste
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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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Covestro reaches new chemical recycling milestone
Iranpolymer/Baspar Raw materials producer Covestro is advancing the implementation of its chemical recycling technology to pilot scale, the company has announced in a 16 August statement. Its specific chemolysis process, adapted to polycarbonate, has been shown to be robust at…
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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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Teknor Apex joins Cyclyx as consortium’s newest member
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Teknor Apex has become the newest company to join consortium-based plastic feedstock management company Cyclyx. The U.S.-based company produces products like vinyl, thermoplastic elastomers, nylon, and colorants. As a member of Cyclyx, it will be able to take part in…
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Around 60% of plastic in oceans is floating at the surface, say Dutch scientists
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Scientists from the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands developed a new numerical model to estimate the amount of plastic in the ocean. They found that the largest fraction of plastic mass is located at the ocean surface,…
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Chemical recycling makes sense whenever mechanical recycling falls short
Iranpolymer/ Baspar In its ‘Let’s talk about Chemical Recycling” series, the Plastics and Rubber Machinery division of the German VDMA association talks to experts and stakeholders active in the chemical recycling space. Here, Michael Ludden, managing director of Sutco Recycling GmbH stresses…
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Applied Testing of Recycled Plastic in Road Pavement Materials
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Researchers at the University of Missouri are using recycled materials including plastic waste in experimental replacements for traditional asphalt pavement. In partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation, the research team has recently created a real-world test road…
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Chemical recycling needs ‘a leap of faith’
Iranpolymer/ Baspar In its ‘Let’s talk about Chemical Recycling” series, the Plastics and Rubber Machinery division of the German VDMA association talks to experts and stakeholders active in the chemical recycling space. According to Matthias Scheibitz, head of Sustainability Strategy…
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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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UPM Biochemicals and Selenis Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Sustainable PETG
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Finland’s UPM Biochemicals and Portugal-based Selenis, a subsidiary of the IMG Group, have formed a strategic partnership to produce sustainable PETG (polyethylene terephthalate glycol) resin that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into plastic applications. Highly-transparent and FDA-approved…
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Corporate giants can now offset plastic footprint with plastic credits
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Africa Carbon & Commodities (ACC), an organisation driving sustainable solutions for environmental challenges in Africa, today announced the Deekali Plastic Project in Senegal has become the first plastic credit project in Africa to meet the requirements for registration…
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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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Prevented Ocean Plastic’s new mission: 25 by 2025
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Among the commitments and statements made last week on World Oceans Day, one in particular stood out. Bantam Materials UK, the supplier of Prevented Ocean Plastic in Europe, announced a particularly ambitious new mission, namely the opening of…
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Global Chemical Companies Announce Hub for Plastic Waste Processing Research
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Seven members of the Low Carbon Emissions Technology initiative (LCET), BASF, Covestro, Dow, Mitsubishi Chemical, ABIC, Solvay and Lyondell Basell, signed an agreement with the independent research organization TNO, establishing a research hub in the Netherlands. Activities at…
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Bausano, Wintech partner on recycling solution
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A collaboration between Bausano, the Italy-based manufacturer and supplier of customised extrusion lines for plastics processing, and Wintech, a Chinese plastics machinery company producing, amongst other products, rotary injection moulding machines, has resulted in the development of a…
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Trending now: Plastic is the new black
It was fashion’s biggest night and plastics stole the show thanks to actress Emma Watson’s pantsuit made from recycled plastic bottles. Designer Calvin Klein and Livia Firth, environmental activist and founder of Eco Age Ltd., collaborated together on the black…
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