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CONSORTIUM APPROACH PLASTIC CIRCULARITY

12 companies to demonstrate full value chain from Amcor & NOVA Chemicals in pact for mechanically

biogenic CO to polymer recycled PE
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A resource effi cient solution to chain, a high level of expertise and First, the one-step electrochemical con- Amcor, a global leader in develop- Amcor to purchase Syndigo rPE resin, Stephan, president of Amcor Flexibles
convert biogenic carbon dioxide (CO ) experience will be required from the version of CO to oxalic acid, followed ing and producing responsible packag- manufactured at NOVA Chemicals’ North America. “Incorporating rPE into
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emissions from wastewater treatment partners over the next four project years. by reduction to glycolic acid; and sec- ing solutions, has announced a Memo- fi rst mechanical recycling facility in fl exible packaging fi lms helps brand
plants into bio-based polymers for the At fi rst, the global group ACCIONA ond, the polymerisation of glycolic acid randum of Understanding (MoU) with Connersville, Indiana, which is projec- owners meet voluntary commitments
packaging industry, is the aim of a (Spain), together with Aqualung Car- into PLGA. In this Avantium will work leading polyethylene producer NOVA ted to be in operation as early as 2025. on recycled content targets, reduce
consortium termed HICCUPS (Highly bon Capture company (Norway) and closely together with research partner Chemicals Corporation for the pur- The recycling facility was announced greenhouse gas emissions, and keep
Innovative technology demonstration research partners SINTEF (Norway) VTT (Finland), who will be responsi- chase of mechanically recycled poly- in July as a signifi cant expansion of plastic waste in the economy and out of
for bio-based CO capture and utiliza- and FUNDITEC (Spain) will be res- ble for the downstream water removal ethylene resin (rPE) for use in fl exible NOVA Chemicals’ Circular Solutions the environment.”
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tion for production of bulk plastics ponsible for CO capture and the of the glycolic acid, so that the dried packaging fi lms. Increasing the use of business.
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applications) funded by the EU Horizon purifi cation process of the CO present glycolic acid can be further polyme- rPE in fl exible packaging applications NOVA Chemicals plans to expand
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Europe project with a grant of €5-mn. in the biogas produced during wastewater rised by Avantium. is an important element of Amcor’s “This is an exciting opportunity its recycling footprint across North
treatment. They will build a demonstra- commitment to support packaging cir- for us to supplement our rPE supply in America over the next several years to
The aim of the project is to demon- tion plant at wastewater treatment faci- WALKI (Finland) and Tecnopack- cularity. support of our target to achieve 30% help reach its ambition of 30% share of
strate the entire value chain from bio- lity operated by ACCIONA’s in Spain, aging (Spain), both working in pack- recycled material usage across our total PE sales from products containing
genic CO captured to the fi nal appli- considering the average characteristics aging material production, will look The supply agreement would enable global portfolio by 2030,” said Mr. Fred recycled content.
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cation of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) of the gas stream produced during into applications of PLGA, especially BIOFUEL CATALYSTS
(PLGA). PLGA is a polymer with ex- anaerobic digestion of wastewater for the consumer market. They will use
cellent water and gas barrier properties, sludge using Aqualung’s patented their industrial pilot plants to produce Vynova Group plans new plant for alcoholate production
fully biodegradable and completely membrane technology. real PLGA packaging materials and test
made from renewable feedstock, which it for various criteria, such as extrusion Vynova Group, part of the Inter- rently produces sodium and potassium tions, but predominantly in the pro-
makes it a promising candidate for the The Dutch renewable chemistries performance and liquid & gas barrier national Chemical Investors Group alcoholates exclusively for Evonik duction of biodiesel. With the planned
replacement of fossil polyethylene. manufacturer and project coordinator, properties. The HICCUPS project was (ICIG), plans to invest a high dou- through its subsidiary Lülsdorf Func- investment, Vynova Group will ensure
Avantium, will use two of its innova- launched in September 2023 and will ble-digit million euro amount in the tional Solutions GmbH (LFS). Due to the continuous supply of the European
To demonstrate the entire value tive technologies that can be combined: run until the end of August 2027. construction of a plant complex for the regulatory requirements (UN Minamata market from local production.
production of all common sodium and Convention on Mercury), the LFS
Air Products to build Europe’s largest blue hydrogen potassium alcoholates at the Lülsdorf alcoholate production facilities will Vynova Group already operates a
site in Germany. have to be closed at the end of 2027. smaller production plant for sodium
plant methylate at its subsidiary MSSA in La
ICIG acquired the Lülsdorf site Alcoholates, also known as alkox- Rochelle (France) with a capacity of
Air Products has announced it will captured CO will be transported to from Evonik earlier this year and cur- ides, are used in a variety of applica- 20,000-tpa.
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build, own and operate a carbon capture depleted gas fi elds in the North Sea, FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT
and carbon dioxide (CO ) treatment and permanently stored.
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facility at its existing hydrogen plant in IFF products to be available on BASF’s virtual platform
Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The facility Air Products is working hard to fur-
is expected to be on-stream in 2026, ther decarbonise its own activities and IFF and BASF have announced help overcome formulation challenges. time, resources, and costs in the early
and the resulting blue hydrogen pro- those of its customers by realising plans a collaboration between the Pharma ZoomLab enables customers to predict phases of formulation development
duct to serve ExxonMobil’s Rotterdam to make green hydrogen available from Solutions divisions of both compa- advanced formulations based on the while minimizing ingredient waste.
refi nery and additional customers via ing hydrogen plant and ExxonMobil’s imported renewable energy in the port of nies, to onboard IFF’s leading product properties of their active ingredients
Air Products’ hydrogen pipeline net- Rotterdam refi nery. The plant will be Rotterdam. The project is being under- brands in pharmaceutical excipients and target dosage profi les. It also allows In the fi rst phase of the collabora-
work system. This will be the largest connected to the Porthos system, a con- taken as part of long-term agreements into BASF’s Virtual Pharma Assistant them to make customizations, offering a tion, IFF’s Avicel microcrystalline cel-
blue hydrogen plant in Europe once sortium developing a CO transport & with ExxonMobil and the Dutch State. platform – ZoomLab. The platform is range of ingredients to choose from – in- lulose (MCC) and super disintegrant
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operational. storage system in the Netherlands a science-based digital tool designed to cluding IFF’s excipients. Customers will Ac-Di-Sol croscarmellose sodium will
which recently reached fi nal investment ExxonMobil aims to achieve net- rapidly and accurately predict the best receive data-driven guidance in choos- be available to users in ZoomLab’s
The carbon capture retrofi t will decision. Along with CO from other zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions excipients needed for the development ing the optimal formulation to suit their Excipient Database and throughout its
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capture CO from Air Products’ exist- industries in the port of Rotterdam, the from its operated assets by 2050. of new pharmaceutical formulations to needs in minutes, saving them valuable various modules.
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