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all phases of the project, from project
sanction to steady state operations.

Metso provides sustainable tech-
nology and equipment for all ore types,
including the critical minerals required
for the energy transition. Metso’s solu-
tions for battery minerals cover the
entire lithium, nickel, and cobalt pro-
duction chain – from the mine to battery
materials and black mass recycling –
with project scopes ranging from
equipment packages to plant deliveries ium-ion battery chemicals production, of lithium from various lithium sources
and related services. For high-end lith- Metso’s expertise covers the extraction up to battery-grade lithium salts.
LONG-TERM PROCUREMENT
Covestro inks deal to source circular raw materials

from Encina

German polymer major, Covestro, ing chemically recycled, circular-based Benzene and toluene are important
and Encina, a US-based producer of raw materials for Covestro, a major raw materials in Covestro’s manufac-
ISCC PLUS certified circular chemi- step in the company’s journey towards turing processes used for the produc-
cals, have reached a long-term supply full circularity. It also helps reduce tion of methylene diphenyl diisocya-
agreement for chemically recycled, cir- scope 3 emissions for Covestro and its nate (MDI) and toluene diisocyanate
cular feedstock derived from post-con- customers. (TDI), respectively. MDI and TDI are
sumer end-of-life plastic. critical raw materials used to produce
“The ability to source raw materi- rigid and flexible polyurethane foams.
Specifically, Encina will supply als from used plastics for the manufac- Benzene can also be used for the syn-
Covestro with benzene and toluene ture of our products makes a decisive thesis of phenol and acetone – raw
pending the completion of Encina’s contribution to realising our vision of materials for making polycarbonate
world-scale production facility, anti- a circular economy. This is because plastics.
cipated to come online at the end of such raw materials not only enable the
2027. reuse of used plastics, but also have a Encina’s proprietary catalytic tech-
lower carbon footprint, which leads to nology produces circular feedstock
Building upon previous sustaina- more sustainable end products,” said with a lower carbon footprint compared
ble sourcing efforts, this marks the first Dr. Thorsten Dreier, Chief Technology to those based on fossil fuels and an
major procurement agreement involv- Officer at Covestro. exceptionally high yield.
Dover acquires car wash chemicals firm, Transchem

Diversified American conglome- Headquartered in Ontario, Trans- “With Transchem, OPW can
rate, Dover, has completed the acqui- chem, is known for its high-perfor- now offer its customers and channel
sition of Transchem Group, a leading mance cleaning and chemical solutions, partners a broader set of chemical
supplier of car wash chemistry and as- including the premium Turtle Wax Pro products that deliver excellent
sociated solutions in North America. product line, True Vue 2 chemical man- wash performance and water re-
Transchem is now part of OPW’s agement systems, ClearWash water claim technology that reduces water
Vehicle Wash Solutions business (OPW reclaim systems, and Digital Mosaic, usage and lowers operators’ costs,”
VWS) within Dover’s Clean Energy & a technology platform that enables car said Mr. Keith Moye, Vice Presi-
Fuelling segment. Terms of the transac- wash operators to manage subscription dent and General Manager of
tion were not disclosed. and loyalty programmes. OPW VWS.

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