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utilising domestic forest residues based able and flexible pathway to produce
on Licella’s technology. circular chemicals and sustainable fuels
from hard-to-recycle waste streams and
The MCG Group is studying ways biomass – exactly the kind of innova-
to diversify its raw materials with a tion needed to build a stable supply
view to increasing the scale of its chemi- platform for green chemicals. By part-
cal recycling facilities in the future. nering with Licella at this pivotal stage,
With this investment, the MCG Group including supporting its efforts with
will deepen its collaboration with the Japanese consortium on sustain-
Licella, aiming for the implementa- and expansion of the business. Cur- able aviation fuel production, we are
tion of oil conversion technology using tis Schickner, President of DEV, said, helping to accelerate the transition to a
waste plastics and biomass as feedstock “Licella’s Cat-HTR platform offers a scal- low-carbon, circular economy.”
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Air Liquide’s new molybdenum plant in South Korea

to support semiconductor firms

French industrial gases firm, Air Liquide already has a production unit in
Liquide has started up a molybdenum operation since 2023 in Japan and will
manufacturing plant in Hwaseong, open another manufacturing plant in
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. The the United States by the end of 2025 to
company said the plant is “the largest support the upcoming wave of demand.
in the world” and will supply semicon-
ductor firms with its Subleem branded Ms. Armelle Levieux, member of
advanced materials. Air Liquide’s Executive Committee,
Emerging as a promising replace- notably supervising Electronics acti-
Air Liquide said its Subleem offer ment for the traditional chip manufac- vities, stated, “Our strategic presence
has been developed and qualified in turing material tungsten, the molyb- in key semiconductor hubs, combined
close collaboration with semiconduc- denum “revolution” enables the next with our unique innovation know-how,
tor chips manufacturers. This offering generations of advanced memory and allows us to rapidly develop and bring
includes a portfolio of ultra-high purity logic chips driven by AI applications. to the market breakthrough technolo-
solid molecules and first-of-its-kind gical solutions crucial for next-gene-
proprietary distribution systems, sup- In addition to this new high-volume ration chips. This approach enables
porting the semiconductor industry’s manufacturing plant in South Korea, Air Liquide to maintain its leadership
major upcoming shift towards molyb- currently supplying Subleem to two position in advanced materials for the
denum. early adopters of molybdenum, Air semiconductor industry.”
SCZone, Nile Plastic Recycling plan new PET recycling

facility in Egypt

The Suez Canal Economic Zone of 10,000-sq.m. and provide about 500 The Nile Plastic Recycling project
(SCZone) and Nile Plastic Recycling direct job opportunities. Its production inked the first contract in November 2024
Company in Egypt have signed an agree- capacity will stand at 20-ktpa of pro- to establish a factory to recycle polyethy-
ment to establish a new polyethylene cessed plastic waste, with 70% of the lene terephthalate (PET) bottles into
terephthalate (PET) recycling facility in production allocated for export to for- recycled materials (rPET) suitable for
the Sokhna Integrated Industrial Zone. eign markets. This supports the state’s food use, with initial investment amounted
objectives to increase industrial exports to $20-mn, providing 500 jobs. The first
With an additional investment of and enhance the added value of phase is expected to commence opera-
$15-mn, the project will cover an area Egyptian recycled products. tions in the first half of 2026.

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