raw material

Robust demand to drive rubber market in 2025

Iranpolymer/Baspar The global rubber market is driven by various end-use industries whose robust growth will be sustained in 2025. The global rubber market size, valued at US$ 46.95 billion in 2023, is expected to expand at a compound annual growth…

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Promaplast and AMI join forces for Greenplast 2025

Iranpolymer/Baspar Following the success of the first edition in 2022, which saw the participation of 170 exhibitors across a net area of 6,000 square metres, attracting over 20,000 visitors from 55 countries, Greenplast – the international trade show and conference dedicated to…

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Gunze unveils Purewrap thin film for frozen food packaging

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Gunze, a manufacturer of plastic films and engineering plastics, has announced the launch of two new types of its ultra-thin and tough blown film Purewrap. The new additions include FS35NB and FS40NB, both of which are said to be compatible…

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Creative business ideas for a sustainable future

Iranpolymer/Baspar A year on from the first load of waste plastic entering the depot, CEO Sky Li reflects on the challenges Clearfield Envirotech were faced with when striving for excellence within the recycled plastic industry. Q. Could you give us a bit…

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A microbial plastic factory for high-quality green plastic

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Engineered bacteria can produce a plastic modifier that makes renewably sourced plastic more processable, more fracture-resistant and highly biodegradable even in seawater. The Kobe University development provides a platform for the industrial-scale, tunable production of a material that holds…

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Innovative double bubble polyethylene-based shrink film solution

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Shantou Mingca Packaging Co Ltd and ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Research & Development Co., Ltd (ExxonMobil) announced an innovative double bubble Polyethylene-based Shrink Film (PEF) solution, the next generation of Polyolefin Shrink Film (POF), created using ultra-low density ExceedTM XP…

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Plastics & Rubber Vietnam 2024 returns in March

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Accompanying the plastics and rubber industry in Vietnam for over a decade, the 11th edition of Plastics & Rubber Vietnam exhibition will take place from March 13th -15th, 2024 at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC), District 7,…

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PBT: BASF declares force majeure after a supplier fails

Baspar / IranPolymer When it comes to engineering thermoplastics, the world is getting a little smaller: After the extended delivery times in February, BASF has now declared a force majeure on PBT with immediate effect – both for base polymers…

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Raw material markets in the USA: Bumpy restart of polymer production

Baspar / Iranpolymer  After the massive outages caused by the onset of winter in large parts of the USA, there are obviously delays in restarting refineries, petrochemical complexes and the downstream polymer production lines. A renewed delivery of US products…

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Ineos Styrolution: higher prices for ABS specialties and ASA

IranPolymer / Baspar For January 1, 2021 Ineos Styrolution (Frankfurt) has announced higher prices for ABS specialties (brands “Novodur” and “Novodur HH”) and ASA (“Luran S”). In Europe, the company intends to raise prices by EUR 350 / t each.…

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