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بهمن- 1402 -3 بهمنFeatured
Lagos bans polystyrene and single-use plastics
Iranpolymer/Baspar The government of the Nigerian state of Lagos has implemented an immediate ban on the use and distribution of polystyrene and other single-use plastics, citing significant environmental concerns. The announcement was made by the state’s Commissioner for the Environment…
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دی- 1402 -19 دیNews
Thermoform packaging market growth and innovations
Iranpolymer/Baspar According to Towards Packaging, the global thermoform packaging market size stood at USD 49.48 billion in 2023, grew to USD 52.20 billion in 2024, and is expanding at a CAGR of 5.9% between 2023 and 2032. Report Highlights: Important…
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Mono-material PP packaging decorated with IML
Iranpolymer/Baspar A touch of pioneering vision by SFA packaging. A pinch of love by JOZO. A drop of recycling advice by CIRCPACK by Veolia and a dash of innovation by MCC Verstraete. Proudly introducing a pioneering recipe for success for…
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مهر- 1402 -17 مهرNews
Is graphene the silver bullet for plastic recycling woes?
Iranpolymer/Baspar If it feels like you’ve been hearing about recycling plastic all of your life, you might be right. The first plastic recycling mill was built in 1972[1], about the same time as the Environmental Protection Agency was formed. But…
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شهریور- 1402 -18 شهریورNews
Montachem International partners with seaweed- based resin maker Loliware
Iranpolymer/Baspar At the Plast international plastics show in Milan, plastic resin distributor Montachem International and materials science company Loliware debuted their seaweed-based resins today, an event marking Loliware’s entrance into Europe’s $3.5 billion bio-resin market. Loliware’s materials are the first…
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مرداد- 1402 -22 مردادNews
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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Europe lagging behind Asia in plastic recycling and packaging innovation
Iranpolymer/ Baspar A new report by UK-based GovGrant shows that more than 65% of all plastic patents have been developed in Asia over the last two decades, with China and Japan leading the charge. The U.S., Germany, and South Korea…
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فروردین- 1402 -16 فروردینFeatured
The project of the composite cabin of the subway driver
Baspar / Iranpolymer At the end of 2021, studies for the construction of a city train or subway driver’s wagon were started at Wagon Pars Mapna Company, which led to the design and finalization of this wagon in the following…
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آذر- 1399 -19 آذرNews
Russia: Price increases for standard thermoplastics
IranPolymer / Baspar With overall average demand, Russian prices for all standard thermoplastics rose in November. Polystyrene and PP extrusion types in particular felt the upswing. This is reported by the plastics information industry service (KI, Bad Homburg) in the…
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خرداد- 1395 -18 خردادNews
Microplastics swim back into the spotlight
new study published in Science has found that larval perch, given the choice, prefer microplastics over their natural food source of zooplankton. The researchers, all from Uppsala University in Sweden, demonstrated that larval fish that had been exposed to microplastic…
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