polymers

Why use a structural adhesive?

Iranpolymer/Baspar Sometimes known as “chemical joining” to contrast with mechanical joining, adhesive bonding involves an adhesive “hardening” to provide a joint capable of bearing the forces it is subjected to over the product’s lifetime while enduring the associated environmental conditions. An…

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QM Recycled Energy installs a modular waste pre-treatment system

Iranpolymer/Baspar Exclusive to QMRE, the Q20 features a bale shredder, friction cleaner, fines segregation and a wet shredder to help reduce the plastic waste to a suitable size for VIXLA. It also has a sink float tank for the polymers, which are later…

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Chemical plastics recycling is ready to go: Researchers show that it’s all about the stirring

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste are generated worldwide every year. Scientists are working tirelessly on new methods to recycle a large proportion of this waste into high-quality products and thus enable a genuine circular economy. However,…

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Specialty Chemicals Market revolutionizes multiple industries

Iranpolymer/Baspar  According to the latest BCC Research study, the demand for “Specialty Chemicals Integrated Across Multiple Vertical Applications: Global Markets” is estimated to increase from $1.3 trillion in 2023 to reach $1.7 trillion by 2029, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9% from 2024…

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Lummus and MOL announces design phase for advanced recycling unit

Iranpolymer/Baspar Lummus Technology and MOL Group announced the commencement of the design phase for the first Lummus Advanced Waste Plastic Recycling unit. The first plant, which will be located at MOL Petrochemicals Co. Ltd. in Tiszaújváro, Hungary, will have a processing capacity…

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Exciting applications for marine degradable, bio- and CO2-based PISOX polymers

Iranpolymer/Baspar Researchers at the Industrial Sustainable Chemistry (ISC) group at the Van ‘t Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences have developed a new class of bio- and CO2 based PISOX polymers with surprising properties and applications. In a paper published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry…

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Production site for silicone specialties in the Czech Republic

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Wacker Chemie AG plans to further expand its silicone specialties business and is reorganizing its production operations in Europe. A new production site for silicones is to be built in Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic. The main drivers…

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A novel sandwich-structured composite from biopolymers for building envelope applications

Iranpolymer/Baspar A new sandwich-structured composite has been developed from the surface layers of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and the interlayer of polylactic acid and cellulose microfibers. The biodegradable cellulose microfibers can be modified chemically with a sol-gel process to improve the compatibility between natural reinforcement and the…

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Citroniq, Lummus finalise green polypropylene agreements

Baspar/Iranpolymer  Process technology and energy expert Lummus Technology and Citroniq Chemicals, a producer of carbon-negative materials, have finalised their commitment to establish bio-polypropylene production in the US. The two companies, who had signed a letter of intent for the projects in April,…

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Positive Plastics goes beyond the surface with latest update

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Friedrichshafen, Germany — The Positive Plastics team — the three material experts behind the Positiv Plastics initiative launched two years ago at Fakuma 2021 — returned with its third sample kit in 2023. For the first time, this year’s offering…

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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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Arkema opens an Innovation Center in Korea

To support its growth in Asia, Arkema is strengthening its research network by opening an Innovation Center in Korea. 

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