Plastics Industry

Clean Industrial Deal overlooks contribution of plastics, says Plastics Europe

Iranpolymer/Baspar Industry association Plastics Europe has welcomed the EU’s Clean Industrial Deal but warns it risks overlooking  the ‘essential contribution’ of the plastics industry. “The EU is demonstrating the ambitious political leadership necessary to restore its competitiveness, but policymakers cannot afford to…

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Eclectic color trend forecasted for the Plastics Industry

Iranpolymer/Baspar Avient Corporation announced the launch of ColorForward™ 2026, its annual color trend forecasting tool for the plastics industry developed to support the design of impactful aesthetics for new consumer products. ColorForward 2026, created by the ColorWorks™ team at Avient,…

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Two-stage process for energy-efficient plastic recycling

Iranpolymer/Baspar Austrian Federal Minister for Labour and Economy, Martin Kocher, presented the award in Vienna. The State Award honours Austria’s most innovative companies, and the jury recognised ENGEL’s contribution as a groundbreaking transformation in the recycling process. In their statement,…

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CHINAPLAS launches “Spotlight on Malaysia: Buyer Program”

Iranpolymer/Baspar To further promote the innovations and applications of plastics and rubber technology, Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. (Adsale), the organizer of CHINAPLAS, one of the world’s leading plastics and rubber trade fairs, proudly announces its debut initiative, the “Spotlight on…

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FCS pioneers in full solutions for injection molding

Iranpolymer/Baspar Fu Chun Shin (FCS) demonstrated its tech leadership in the plastic injection molding industry by exhibiting a range of innovative technologies last TaipeiPLAS, including the AS outward toggle IMM, all-electric IMM, all-electric multi-component IMM, and the FB-C, a sandwich…

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CLF: Pushing the boundary of plastics injection machineries capacity

Iranpolymer/Baspar At the recent Taipei PLAS 2024, Chuan Lih Fa (CLF) made a significant impact by showcasing three of its most advanced plastic injection molding machines: the outward toggle tube plastic injection molding machine (TWII), the co-injection multicolor plastic injection molding machine…

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Questions for Alexandra Megally, sustainability manager at Cabot

Iranpolymer/Baspar 1. Black masterbatches are notoriously difficult to recycle because carbon black pigments are not detectable by standard near-infrared (NIR) optical sorting systems. What is Cabot doing to address this problem? Traditionally, carbon black has been used to enhance the…

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EPRO’s four key mission areas for a circular economy

Iranpolymer/Baspar Following over twenty years of EPRO and its members promoting plastics circularity, the association is driving the initiative on a global scale. “We are dedicated to transforming the plastics industry towards a truly circular model,” said Mike Jefferson, EPRO’s managing director. “Our…

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Arburg wants to inspire a new generation of plastic professionals at Fakuma

Iranpolymer/Baspar At Fakuma 2024, Arburg hopes to inspire school and university students, as well as early-career professionals, to join the plastics industry. Its career-focused campaign – called “Mold your dreams, mold your future” – will be held on its stand on…

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Industry-leading solutions for the circular economy

Iranpolymer/Baspar The global plastics industry is at a pivotal moment as it transitions to a more sustainable, circular economy. With increasing consumer demand for more recyclable packaging and regulations tightening, producers in the UAE and around the world need innovative…

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The true colours of Glazpart

Iranpolymer/Baspar Plastic injection moulder Glazpart emphasises the growing consumer demand for aesthetic appeal in home products and how offering customised colour options sets it apart from competitors. When it comes to keeping customers and in particular consumers satisfied, then proposing plastic products…

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Suzano and Behn Meyer announce partnership for production of sustainable rubber

Iranpolymer/Baspar São Paulo, Brazil – The world’s largest market pulp producer, Suzano S.A. and leading German chemical distribution company, Behn Meyer Group announce a new partnership to supply sustainable additives to the European rubber market. As part of the collaboration,…

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Floreon secures GBP 250 million to scale up bioplastics technology

Iranpolymer/Baspar The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), a UK-based tech and sustainable materials accelerator, has announced a GBP 250 million investment into the bioplastics developer Floreon, a spin-out technology from the University of Sheffield. Floreon makes proprietary compounds based on…

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PLASTICS Names McGwire Winner of 2024 William R. Carteaux Leadership Award

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has named Tad McGwire, president of Industrial Heater Corp., as the winner of the William R. Carteaux Leadership Award. This award, named after the late CEO of PLASTICS, Bill Carteaux, recognizes unity, dedication, perseverance and selflessness,…

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Sun Chemical at Chinaplas 2024

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Sun Chemical will showcase its sustainable pigment solutions for the plastics industry under the theme of ‘Experience. Transformation.’ during Chinaplas 2024. Together with its parent company, DIC Corporation, Sun Chemical extends its business footprint to the Asia-Pacific with an…

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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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Bioplastics Week is back

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The exciting part of plastic sustainability is that there are so many environmental and social impacts to spotlight. Bioplastics, for instance, offer unique solutions to the portfolio of sustainable solutions within the plastics industry. Biobased and/or biodegradable bioplastics, while…

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New hybrid PET/F polymer successfully moulded into preforms

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  Origin Materials, Inc., a leading carbon negative materials company based in Sacramento, California and Canada-headquartered Husky Technologies, an injection moulding supplier of equipment and services to the plastics industry, have joined forces on the development and commercialisation of…

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Made Smarter whitepaper aims to accelerate SME plastics manufacturers to net zero

Iranpolymer/ Baspar Made Smarter has launched a whitepaper to help SME manufacturers in the plastics industry accelerate their net zero plans: ‘Decarbonisation through Digitalisation: manufacturing made smarter and greener with technology’ The free-to-download document from the government-backed and industry-led technology…

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Setback or shock: when will plastics demand bounce back from coronavirus?

IRANPOLYMER/BASPAR The plastics industry entered the new decade on an optimistic note. The US-China trade war was pointed towards resolution, concerns over the fallout of Brexit had abated and demand expectations had improved following a lacklustre 2019. Then the coronavirus…

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