Plastics

Australia needs EU-style plastic tax, research group says

Iranpolymer/Baspar An Australian research group has called for a European Union-style levy on virgin plastic packaging to raise funds to find alternative materials to plastics. The Australia Institute is a Canberra-based public policy think tank conducts research on a broad…

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First Reflections of NPE2024

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Over the next three or four months, we will get into the nitty-gritty of what was on display last month in Orlando at NPE2024. For now, suffice to say that trends such as sustainability, recycling, energy efficiency, automation, smart machinery/artificial…

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Important milestone Plastic2Chemicals project Indaver

Iranpolymer/Baspar Belgium – Indaver has successfully made the first products at its new pre-treatment facility in Willebroek. Pretreatment of plastic waste streams is essential in the recycling process, especially for plastics that cannot be mechanically recycled, the company says. Indaver wants…

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Eastman and deSter partner on reusable airline drinkware

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Serviceware and food packaging developer deSter and speciality materials company Eastman have linked to introduce reusable in-flight drinkware to the airline industry. The packaging uses Tritan Renew, a speciality plastic manufactured with recycled molecular copolyester. The development process breaks down plastic…

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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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Dow develops polyolefin elastomer-based leather alternative for the automotive market

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Dow has formulated a breakthrough option of polyolefin elastomers (POE) based artificial leather – a solution to address the automotive industry’s need to shift towards increasingly animal-free product alternatives to leather. The POE alternative leather option has been commercialized…

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Recycled engineering polymer market demands and action plans

Iranpolymer/Baspar the waste and the end-use markets for recyclate. With an evaluation of the evolving legislative environment, it allows for visibility on the current and future status of the market. The regulatory landscape for plastics recycling is a critical driving force…

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Injection Molding Shipments Continue Slide, Extrusion a Bright Spot

Iranpolymer/Baspar The Plastics Industry Association’s (PLASTICS) Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES) released third-quarter shipment data for primary plastics machinery in North America, with total shipment value down 1.5%  to $345.8 million from the previous quarter’s revised figure of $351.0 million.…

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Germany joins initiative to clean up ghost gear in oceans

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Many people visualise marine litter as unsightly plastic debris in the form of bottles, caps, plastic bags and other waste drifting in huge gyres in the oceans. Just as dangerous and far less visible is what’s known as ‘ghost…

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Are plastics really the enemy in our fight to save the planet?

Iranpolymer/Baspar  A better future can be achieved with a more responsible and sustainable relationship with plastic, according to a new book which seeks to discuss and dispel some of the myths and inaccuracies surrounding this versatile material. ‘Plastics – Just…

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PLASTICS Report Shows Strong Global Demand for Plastics

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) released its annual Global Trends report during a press briefing and keynote address at the Plastimagen trade show in Mexico City. Presented by PLASTICS’ Chief Economist Perc Pineda, the report found that while global trade volume…

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Artificial intelligence speeds the discovery of more sustainable, higher-performing polymers

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Great chemists have discovered ways to combine carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen into all manners of plastics: leak-proof food packaging, heat-resistant car parts, durable personal protective equipment—the list is long. The real challenge for a material scientist in the…

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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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The 17th IranPlast International Exhibition of Plastics, Rubber, Machinery and Equipment

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The 17th IranPlast International Exhibition IranPlast International Exhibition seeks to provide a basis for the prosperity of the domestic plastic industry market and facilitate the global marketing process and the presence of this part of the country’s industry in…

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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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The Exolon Group produces polycarbonate sheets for solar race car

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  The Exolon Group is supporting Team Sonnenwagen Aachen, a team of students from RWTH and FH Aachen. As part of construction of the fourth generation of the “Covestro Adelie” solar race car, the Exolon Group has provided 10-millimetre-thick Exolon polycarbonate sheets used in the production of the…

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From linear to circular- What role does the plastics industry have to play?

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  According to a report by ‘Circular’, there are multiple challenges to turn a linear plastics economy into a fully circular economy. According to ‘Plastics Uncovered: Optimizing the Recycled Plastic Value Chain’ there are six key takeaways from its…

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Record-breaking! About 250,000 Visitors CHINAPLAS Full of Business Opportunities in the Fairground

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  The largest ever CHINAPLAS was successfully concluded at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, PR China on April 20. The show results were impressively indicating a great surge with 3,905 exhibitors from 38 countries and regions around…

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Russia: The plastics industry is preparing for tough times

Baspar / Iranpolymer Russia’s petrochemical industry will face difficult times again in 2023 due to ever-slumping export figures, a lack of spare parts due to sanctions and weak domestic demand. At least that was the core thesis put forward by…

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