recycled plastics
- 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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Ultra-Poly recycles car bumper covers into new compounds
Iranpolymer/Baspar Plastics recycler Ultra-Poly, based in Pennsylvania, USA, has launched what it claims is a ‘first-of-its-kind bumper recycling programme’. The recycler, who, as a member of the PLASTICS Industry Association was one of several who worked on the End of…
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Republic Services and Ravago in Partnership to Build Recycling Capacity
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Republic Services, an provider of environmental services, and Ravago, a polymer recycling and distribution company, announced the creation of Blue Polymers, an innovative partnership that will help advance circularity in the plastics industry. Blue Polymers is developing a network…
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Recyclers under pressure as downward price trend continues
Iranpolymer/ Baspar European recycled standard thermoplastics prices declined further in June and the downward price pressure has continued into July. Recycled plastics prices are under severe pressure because of persistent weak demand caused by the economic stagnation throughout Europe and…
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Ravago, Republic form post-consumer plastics JV
Iranpolymer/ Baspar In a major recycling deal, Republic Services Inc. and Ravago Group have formed Blue Polymers LLC, a joint venture that will build and operate plants to generate 100 percent post-consumer resins. The joint venture will make high density…
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Coca-Cola debuts first 100% rPET bottle in India
Iranpolymer/ Baspar In a first for the country, Coca-Cola India recently launched a new 1-litre bottle made from 100% recycled PET for its packaged drinking water brand Kinley. The use of recycled material in food contact applications had previously been…
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Five sustainable plastics research projects granted £6 million in funding
Iranpolymer/ Baspar Five new projects, each of will be led by UK universities and span three years, have been announced. Each project is aimed at supporting a more sustainable plastics system and helping the UK move towards a circular plastics…
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Recyclers feeling the strain as prices tumble
Iranpolymer/ Baspar The European recycled plastics market is under severe pressure because of extremely low demand and lengthening supply. While some recycling plants have been shut down, most others are operating at reduced rates in order to avoid excess stocks…
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Sustainable packaging key to a circular economy
Baspar/Iranpolymer A recent market report released by IDTechEx assessing the market for sustainable packaging took an in-depth look at the aspects influencing its use and that play a role in advancing circularity. As the report notes, plastic consumption, which is expected…
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