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Syensqo introduces its Ryton polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) coating grade

Iranpolymer/Baspar “With this innovative Ryton solution, we are responding to an industry trend that focuses on more easily applied high-performance coatings with a smaller health, safety and environmental (HSE) footprint,” said Hong Chen, Principal Research Scientist at Syensqo. “Building on…

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Lego launches tyres made with recycled materials

Iranpolymer/Baspar As Lego continues its search for sustainable alternatives to virgin plastic, the Danish toy maker has launched tyres made from recycled materials sourced from old fishing nets, ropes, and engine oil. The material is a blend of styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene created by mechanically recycling…

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Evertrak partners Sumitomo Corporation of Americas to expand its reach in North America

Iranpolymer/Baspar Evertrak manufactures its railroad ties using recycled plastics. This reduces the railroad industry’s environmental impact and makes railroad infrastructure more sustainable. “Evertrak glass fibre reinforced polymer composite railroad ties are engineered to deliver value, safety and sustainability for the railroad industry,” said Tim…

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Circular Plastics Challenge open for entries focused on AI

Iranpolymer/Baspar The third edition of the Circular Plastics Challenge is now open for entries. The competition aims to change young people’s perception of the plastic industry and help attract new talent to an ageing industry. This year, solutions should leverage…

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Highland Plastics introduces antimony-free Kelvinite 2100 FRPP

Iranpolymer/Baspar As China, which accounts for 48% of the world’s antimony supply, enforces its export restrictions, manufacturers reliant on antimony-containing flame-retardant polymers face the prospect of significant supply chain disruptions and cost increases. Kelvinite 2100 offers an immediate, sustainable, and…

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Syensqo expands polymer production capacity

Iranpolymer/Baspar By expanding production of its Udel polysulfones (PSU) sulfone polymers at its Marietta, Ohio facility by more than 25%, Syensqo is ready to meet the growing demand for innovative materials in critical life science markets. This production boost supports…

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ELIX Polymers chemically recycled products with sustainable feedstocks

Iranpolymer/Baspar  All of ELIX’s Circular Economy activities come under the E-LOOP brand name, with two strategic programmes from ELIX Sustainable Portfolio Solutions: Circular Plastics and Responsible Innovation. E-LOOP CR products are manufactured with sustainable and certified raw materials that incorporate…

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Sidel EvoFILL PET – the ultimate answer to enhanced water quality in a reduced footprint

Iranpolymer/Baspar  With the EvoFILL PET, packaging solutions leader Sidel has taken a further step forward with its filling innovations. The space-saving filler can handle high production speeds of up to 90,000 bottles per hour (bph) with a footprint that is…

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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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Grocery Chain Will Transition to PEF for Store Brand Packaging

Iranpolymer/Baspar Albert Heijn, the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands, will use Avantium’s 100% plant-based and circular material PEF (polyethylene furanoate) for various forms of packaging. Refresco produces Albert Heijn’s new fruit juice bottle made out of PEF. This will be…

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Are plastics really the enemy in our fight to save the planet?

Iranpolymer/Baspar  A better future can be achieved with a more responsible and sustainable relationship with plastic, according to a new book which seeks to discuss and dispel some of the myths and inaccuracies surrounding this versatile material. ‘Plastics – Just…

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Coveris to launch recycle-friendly monomaterial solutions for packaging

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The theme of this year’s exhibition, from 13-16 November, is sustainability. Formpeel P is the latest addition to Coveris’ portfolio of sustainable materials, which also includes Formpeel T, Flexopeel T and Cleerpeel, and provides the same functionality and safety…

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Microban launches Ascera: a new antimicrobial technology

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Microban International has  announced  its latest  technology – Ascera. This patent-pending, next generation antimicrobial technology “uses an active ingredient inspired by nature*, and is designed for use in olefinic polymers and solvent-based coatings. Ascera is sustainable, metal free and it is claimed…

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Pacur selects Eastman’s Eastar Renew for medical device packaging

Iranpolymer/Baspar  Wisconsin-based custom sheet extruder Pacur will use Eastman’s Eastar Renew 6763 to produce rigid, thermoformed, sterile barrier medical device packaging, the company has announced. The materials in the Eastman Renew polymer portfolio are manufactured with ISCC certified circular content…

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KraussMaffei and partners to bring injection moulded bike to Fakuma 2023

Iranpolymer/Baspar  The new Lion Bike by Marcel Kittel and Tony Martin, both former professional cyclists have produced a bike series that makes kids even more visible on their bikes and it claims that ensures more sustainability in manufacturing. The frame…

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Circular plastics producer Encina collaborating to deliver ‘world class’ water treatment plant

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  Enica, a producer of ISCC+ circular chemicals from end-of-life plastics, announced today an agreement with global water treatment expert Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions, which will engineer, deliver, operate, and maintain a water treatment system for the Encina Point Township…

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Reflection: Green buildings are a work in progress

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  If there’s one sector that has needed to pull up its socks when it came to sustainability, it was the building construction industry. The World Green Building Council has estimated that the energy required to construct and operate…

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TotalEnergies, Aramco, Sabic demonstrate successful production of certified circular polymers

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  Pyrolysis oil derived from the chemical recycling of non-sorted plastic waste has now, for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa been utilised as feedstock for the production of  ISCC+ certified circular polymers. The pyrolysis…

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UPM Biochemicals and Selenis Form Strategic Alliance to Develop Sustainable PETG

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  Finland’s UPM Biochemicals and Portugal-based Selenis, a subsidiary of the IMG Group, have formed a strategic partnership to produce sustainable PETG (polyethylene terephthalate glycol) resin that will accelerate the introduction of renewable, sustainable forest-sourced materials into plastic applications. Highly-transparent and FDA-approved…

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Spring Water Bottler Opens rPET Facility

Iranpolymer/ Baspar  CG Roxane announced the official opening of its second in-house recycled PET plant in Benton, TN. The plant will process recycled PET flakes into pellets and mold new bottles, in support of the company’s shift to manufacturing bottles for…

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