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Exxon commits to large scale chemical recycling
ExxonMobil said last month it plans to build its first large-scale, chemical recycling facility for plastic waste at Baytown, Texas, US. The company said the planned capacity for the plant will be 30,000 tonnes/ yr, although it added that rapid expansion is possible “if effective policy and regulations that recognise the lifecycle benefits of advanced [chemical] recycling are implemented”. The investment an- nouncement follows the validation of ExxonMobil’s initial trial of its proprietary process for converting plastic waste into raw materi- als. To date, it has recycled more than 1,000 tonnes of waste and has demonstrated the capability of processing 50 tonnes/day.
“We’ve proven our
proprietary advanced recycling technology in Baytown, and we’re scaling up operations to supply certified circular polymers by year-end,” said Karen McKee, President of ExxonMobil Chemical. ExxonMobil has plans in place to add 500,000 tonnes/yr of such capacity by the end of 2026 across multiple sites. It is collabo- rating with Plastic Energy on a chemical recycling plant at Notre Dame de Gravenchon in France that will process 25,000 tonnes/yr of plastic waste when it starts up in 2023. Other sites are being evaluated in the Nether- lands, the US Gulf Coast, Canada and Singapore. n Meanwhile, Dow has set itself the target of enabling
1m tonnes/yr of plastic to be collected, reused or recy- cled directly or through partnerships by 2030 and for all of its products sold into packaging applications to be reusable or recyclable by 2035.
An initial agreement with
Fuenix Ecogy has been expanded to include construction of a second plant at Weert in the Netherlands that will process 20,000 tonnes/yr of waste plastic to pyrolysis oil feedstock for use at Dow’s site at Terneuzen. Dow has also finalised an agreement with Gunvor Petroleum to purify pyrolysis oil from plastic waste, with supply of cracker-ready feedstock to begin in 2021. �
www.exxonmobil.com �
www.dow.com
IN BRIEF...
Germany’s Brückner Maschinenbau, a major manufacturer of film- stretching lines, has placed an order with Coperion for more than 50 ZSK Mc18
twin-screw extruders.
Covering screw diameters ranging from 70 to 177 mm, the machines will be integrated into plants for production of flexible BOPET packaging films in China.
www.coperion.com
Under a newly-signed strategic partnership, BP is to supply renewable cyclohexane produced from rapeseed oil or biomass to the Lanxess production site at Antwerp in Belgium. Cyclohexane is a precursor in production of PA6. The companies say the sustainable origin of the material is certified accord- ing to ISCC Plus rules.
www.lanxess.com
Axiom opts for one-step LFT production
Canadian injection moulder Axiom Group has increased its long fibre thermoplastics capabilities with a 1,300 tonne Injection Moulding Compounder system from KraussMaffei.
Working together with the University
of Toronto, Axiom said it plans to use the single-step compounding and moulding technology to develop new materials and parts for electric vehicle
(EV) applications. The machine is located at its Markham facility and first parts, using carbon fibre, will be in testing before the year end. �
www.axiomgroup.ca
Wieland connects with Domo PA6
Germany’s Wieland Electric has selected Domo Chemicals’ Domamid 6LVGT85 PA6 grade in place of PA66 for production for three-pole GST18i3 and five-pole GST18i5 installation connectors for its Gesis electrical distribution system. Domamid 6LVGT85 is a low-viscosity PA6 grade formulated for injection moulding and
certified flame retardant to UL94 V2 at 0.75mm, matching the performance of the PA66 grade previously used for the connector shell parts. “The PA66 substitution has provided multiple benefits, such as good flow and fast crystallisation, which have also resulted in better processability and cycle time reduction,” said Andrea Rizzo, Sales Manager at Domo Engineered Materials. �
www.domochemicals.com
10 COMPOUNDING WORLD | November 2021
Wieland switched from PA66
to a Domo FR PA6 for these connectors
www.compoundingworld.com
IMAGE: DOMO CHEMICALS
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