renewable energy

Zero greenhouse gas emissions for Perstorp’s Waspik site

Iranpolymer/Baspar To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Perstorp Waspik has taken several steps including replacing all fossil fuel forklift trucks with electric ones and all lighting with LED. Additionally, all the natural gas used for heating has been replaced by biogas,…

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Dow launches bio-attributed elastomers for flooring applications

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Dow has announced the launch of its first bio-attributed material for flooring applications. The elastomer is an addition to Dow’s Engage REN Polyolefin Elastomers (POE) product portfolio introduced in 2022. The flooring innovation will be used to manufacture carpet tile backing…

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Special Supplement: Innovations from key industry players unfold at CHINAPLAS 2024

Iranpolymer/Baspar CHINAPLAS 2024, Asia’s major exhibition is set to highlight industry-leading innovations from major players in the plastics and rubber industries. From 23-25 April, the doors of the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Hongqiao, Shanghai open wide as…

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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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Recycling Program Announced for Nylon 3D Printed Parts

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  Sculpteo, a 3D printing service provider and part of BASF chemical company, announced a new take-back program, branded “RE-cycleo”, that will recycle 3D printed parts returned by its customers. Clients will be able to send nylon PA11 and PA12…

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Turkey: Wind turbine construction increases by 7 percent

Baspar / Iranpolymer The share of renewable energy sources in Turkey’s energy mix is ​​expected to increase by 5 percentage points to 40 percent this year. At just over 10,000 MW, wind energy accounts for around a tenth of the…

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