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One stop PVC compounds shop for the circular economy

Iranpolymer/Baspar PVC compounding remains Benvic’s ‘bread and butter’ business. In recent years, they have made great strides in refining and improving their core offering; developing tailor made compounds and increasing the customer product value through. Using post-consumer PVC recyclate presents…

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New thermoplastic composite wins lightweighting award

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Braskem and Weav3D, in partnership with the Clemson Composites Center at Clemson University, have been named first place winners of the 2024 Altair Enlighten Award’s Future of Lightweighting category. Awarded annually, the Altair Enlighten Award honours the greatest sustainability…

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DataBeyond supplies technology for 300,000 tonnes PET bottle sorting

Iranpolymer/Baspar DataBeyond, a China-based company specialised in AI and optoelectronic sorting equipment, announced it is partnering with New Ruibang Fiber Technology, a producer of recycled hollow polyester staple fibre (PSF). The companies are building eight PET bottle sorting lines, each with…

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Scaling Up Sustainable Solutions for Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials

Iranpolymer/Baspar The transition to efficient and sustainable systems for energy and transportation infrastructure demands stronger and lighter materials. Often, engineers are compelled to turn away from traditional homogeneous materials in favor of composites. “Fiber-reinforced composites have revolutionized a variety of…

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Recycled Polyolefins Close Year Up From Fall Lows

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Pledges to incorporate recycled polymer materials did not translate into increased prices for the commodity in 2023, with prices generally falling for all grades and types of reclaimed and reprocessed materials. According to weekly reports from Oil Price Information Service…

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Advanced inhaler mask solutions

Iranpolymer/Baspar Inhaler masks are essential for delivering life-saving medications and treatments directly to the lungs. They are the bridge between patients and the relief they seek from conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and respiratory infections. These masks,…

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Arizona City Will Try Out 3D Printers That Recycle in Pilot Program

Iranpolymer/Baspar The City of Surprise, Arizona, will host a pilot program that will collect used plastic waste items and use them to print on-demand plastic commodity products using equipment from Automedi, a UK-based fabricator of 3D printing machines. The program will…

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LyondellBasell, Pigeon use bio-based plastic for nursing bottles

Iranpolymer/Baspar LyondellBasell and Pigeon Singapore have partnered to advance sustainable research and development efforts in baby nursing bottles. The partnership aims to transition away from using 100% virgin polypropylene resins in the production of Pigeon nursing bottles. Pigeon is introducing…

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Polymer innovations for global resource security

Iranpolymer/Baspar Headquartered in Oman, OQ showcases its diverse expertise as an energy transition enabler across various markets. Excelling in polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE), catering to both flexible and rigid packaging solutions, OQ has announced two major product launches designed to…

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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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LightCycle

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The LightCycle project aims to advance the recycling of glass-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite waste, particularly polypropylene (PP) from post-consumer sources and shredded PP UD tapes. This innovation involves injection molding compounding with inline quality control to efficiently recycle these materials.…

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Thermoplastic Elastomers With Recycled Content for Automotive Applications

Iranpolymer/ Baspar Avient announced the launch of the Resound REC, thermoplastic elastomers with post-consumer recycled content. The new grades for automotive interior applications are formulated for comparable performance to traditional TPEs. The Resound REC 7310 product series meets common automotive original…

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New screw from KraussMaffei delivers improved performance according to research

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  According to KraussMaffei, physical foaming of thermoplastics (MuCell) saves money, energy and resources. After intensive development work, KraussMaffei is presenting the new HPS-Physical Foaming universal screw for MuCell applications. Lightweight solutions with a smaller CO2 footprint  KraussMaffei says…

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LyondellBasell: Acquisition of a PP compounding facility in Malaysia

Baspar / Iranpolymer The plastics manufacturer LyondellBasell (LYB, Houston, Texas / USA) has acquired all shares in the compounder PolyPacific Polymers (Port Klang / Malaysia). The Malaysian company with production capacities for polyolefin compounds will now be renamed, announced LyondellBasell.…

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China: Good offer depresses prices for standard thermoplastics

Baspar / Iran polymer The prices of most standard thermoplastics in the Chinese market fell in April in light of the trend towards market length. The polypropylene market in particular was characterized by oversupply. Two new plants went into operation…

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Six trends impacting the global automotive plastics market in the new decade

BASPAR/ IRANPOLYMER Plastics have improved the performance, structure and safety of automobiles, and they are a major contributor to lightweighting and, thus, enable fuel efficiency and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Consequently, the automotive plastics market has emerged as…

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WITTMANN BATTENFELD presenting the first machine of its highly dynamic EcoPower Xpress series at the K 2016

Under the motto “be smart”, WITTMANN BATTENFELD is showcasing its first all-electric high-speed machine model at the K 2016 in Düsseldorf from 19 to 26 October in hall 16, booth D22.

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Dyna-Purge introduces compound for polypropylene color changes

The Dyna-Purge Division of Shuman Plastics Inc. (Depew, NY) has introduced Dyna-Purge A for polypropylene (PP) color changes.

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MILACRON: Commercial production of PP-EVOH-based “Klear Can” begins / First transparent cans containing fruit to become available in Q1 2017

By Q1 2017 at the latest, the first-to-market clear plastic can will hit supermarket shelves. Developed by Milacron, the “Klear Can” technology is claimed to be “the first truly transformational innovation in the canned food preservation industry’s nearly 200-year history.” 

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Akro-Plastic highlighting lightweight design at K 2016

At this year’s K Show, German manufacturer of engineering plastic compounds Akro-Plastic has opted to focus on the highly topical theme of lightweight design, the guiding factor for the company when it comes to product development.  

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