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VTT is spinning out its patented Olefy chemical recycling technology, which is claimed to extract more then 70% of virgin grade plastics and chemical raw material components from plastic waste in a single step. The institute says it can reduce the cost of recycling. www.vttresearch.com


Repsol has appointed Quimidroga Maroc as its exclusive distribution partner for its PP com- pounds range in Morocco. The move follows its recent decision to build a new PP compound production plant in the country, in partnership with Ravago, which will come into operation in mid-2023. www.repsol.com www.quimidroga.com


BASF’s additives to carry carbon data


BASF can now offer plastic additives customers product carbon footprints (PCFs) for a number of antioxidants and light stabilisers as a premium service within its Valeras portfolio. Using proprietary digital tools and validated calcula- tions, BASF said it can now provide cradle-to-gate PCFs comprising total green- house gas emissions that occur from extraction of resources through the manufacturing of precursors to manufacture of the final chemical product. “With this digital solution,


we create greater transpar- ency with high quality PCFs to enable [our customers] to satisfy their customer


Above: BASF can now provide product carbon footprint data for key polymer stabilisers


requests and validate sustainability claims for creating low-carbon plastics,” said Dr Achim Sties, Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals Europe, BASF. “We are committed to


Coperion wins battery contract Two Coperion ZSK Mc18 twin


screw extruders will form part of a high-performance automotive battery cell production facility planned by Cellforce, a joint venture between Porsche AG and Customcells. The new plant is expected to open in 2024. The two Coperion


extruders will be equipped with Coperion K-Tron feeders and will be used for continuous production of battery compounds used in the Customcells pouch batteries. The two lines will be able to produce a variety of formulations. Martin Doll, Business Segment Manager for Chemical Applications and


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Batteries at Coperion, said: “We are pleased that Coperion has been given the opportunity to contrib- ute to this project with our twin screw extruders,


Two Coperion ZSK extruders will be compounding EV battery materials at Customcells in Germany


feeders and material handling systems, thereby doing our part to move the energy revolution forward a bit.” �www.coperion.com


increasing the sustainability of plastics along the entire polymer value chain and are taking the next step as the first additives producer to offer a broad range of PCFs to the market,” he said. �www.basf.com


Unipetrol acquires


Remaq Orlen Group has signed an agreement to acquire the Italian-Czech mechanical recycling company Remaq. The acquisition through its Unipetrol division will see Orlen Group reach almost 10% of its 2030 strategic target for recycling capacity. “In line with the Orlen


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Group’s strategy, we target up to 400,000 tonnes of plastic and natural waste recycling capacity by 2030,” said Daniel Obajtek, President of PKN Orlen. �www.orlen.pl


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