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PARTNERSHIP RECOGNITION
Lummus and Element Six join hands for PFAS destruction Arkema CEO Thierry Le Henaff named ‘2024 ICIS

Lummus Technology, a process CEO of the Year’
technology provider, and Element Six
(E6), a specialist in the manufacturing
of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) Information provider, ICIS, has chemicals and materials,” said Mr. Jeff
diamond solutions and part of the announced Mr. Thierry Le Henaff, Skelton, CEO of ICIS.
De Beers Group, have announced an Chairman and CEO of France-based
exclusive global partnership to address Arkema, as the winner of the ‘2024 Mr. Le Henaff has made key
the challenge of per- and poly-fl uoro- ICIS CEO of the Year Award’ for acquisitions to boost the company’s
alkyl substances (PFAS) destruction. outstanding achievement. growth profi le, including US-based
Dow’s fl exible packaging laminating

PFAS are a large range of synthetic The award is unique in the chemical adhesives business (2024, close pend-
fl uorinated organic compounds that have industry as the winner is selected based ing) and a majority stake in South
been produced and widely used in indus- on a vote among industry CEOs in the Korea-based PI Advanced Materials
trial applications and consumer products ‘ICIS Top 40 Power Players’ – a global serving advanced electronics and e-mobi-
since the 1930s. Commonly referred to as ranking of leaders driving the greatest lity (December 2023). Arkema is also
‘forever chemicals’, PFAS do not natu- positive impact on their companies investing in start-ups with potentially
rally break down in the environment and the chemical industry, published in disruptive technology. In April, the
and can cause serious health problems in ‘ICIS Chemical Business’. company agreed to acquire a majority
high exposure cases, including cancer, stake in Austria-based Proionic, which
decreased immunity, and infertility. Con- In selecting the winner, each of is developing ionic liquids to enable
sequently, government agencies across destroy these chemicals, safeguarding destruction of long and short chain PFAS. leaders was asked to vote for three the next generation of solid lithium-ion
the world including in the US, UK, public health and protecting our envi- Free-standing BDD electrodes, as individuals based on achievements in “Arkema’s Thierry Le Henaff is batteries.
Europe, Australia and the Middle East are ronment for future generations.” opposed to metal electrodes plated with profi tability/shareholder value, ESG engineering one of the most ambitious
taking steps to regulate these compounds’ BDD, enable the high current densities (Environmental, Social and Gover- transformations in the chemical indus- Mr. Le Henaff has been Chair-
presence in drinking water and everyday The partnership combines Element that destroy short-chain PFAS. nance), Innovation (technology, product, try through M&A and innovation, man & CEO of Arkema since the
consumer products. Six’s patented boron-doped diamond Ms. Siobhán Duffy, CEO, Element Six, business process) and success in M&A/ positioning the company as a leader in company’s stock market listing in
(BDD) electrochemical oxidation tech- stated that the diamond-based electro- portfolio management. higher margin and growth speciality 2006 when it was spun off from Total.
“Destroying and eliminating PFAS nology with Lummus’ patented elec- chemical solution will help address the
from water is an important global chal- tro-oxidation technology and system critical global problem of PFAS. “I want ELECTRIC MOBILITY
lenge,” said Mr. Leon de Bruyn, Presi- integration for water and wastewater to give huge credit to the Element Six and Westwater inks graphite anode material offtake deal
dent and CEO, Lummus Technology. treatment. Lummus and Element Six Lummus teams who have relentlessly
“By combining our technologies, we have tested their combined techno- tackled many technical challenges over with Stellantis
are uniquely positioned to offer effi - logies using free-standing BDD elec- the last 10 years to deliver this outstand-
cient, scalable and viable methods to trodes, which resulted in successful ing technology,” she added. Westwater Resources, an American to purchase, on an annual basis, a quan- South Korea’s SK ON, Westwater has
EU imposes provisional anti-dumping duty on Chinese battery-grade natural graphite company, tity of product equal to a percentage of now secured off-take agreements for
has announced the execution of a their forecasted volume.
100% of its Kellyton phase 1 capacity.
titanium dioxide binding off-take agreement with Fiat “The contract with FCA is an Kellyton plant, and with these two off-
With over $120-mn invested in its
Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), an elec-
The European Commission recently In cosmetic products, it is used as a In view of the initial conclusions of the tric vehicle (EV) manufacturer and part important achievement for Westwater take agreements in place, Westwater is
adopted an implementing regulation white colour additive or as a UV fi lter. investigation, the Commission has decided of the Stellantis group of companies. and a key step in the process of securing proceeding to secure debt fi nancing to
imposing an anti-dumping duty on to impose provisional measures in order the remainder of construction fi nancing complete construction.
titanium dioxide (TiO ) from China. This measure follows a complaint to avoid further damage caused to the EU Westwater will supply natural for Kellyton phase 1 construction,” said
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fi led at the end of September 2023 industry. The provisional customs duty graphite anode material from its Kelly- Mr. Frank Bakker, President and CEO “We remain focused on securing
TiO is used in a range of industrial before the European Commission and ranges from 14.4% to 39.7% and takes the ton Graphite Plant located near Kelly- of Westwater Resources. additional supply agreements for our
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and consumer products such as paints, the investigation opened subsequently. form of a security deposit until defi nitive ton, Alabama, to FCA’s battery partner expanded phase 2 volume,” noted
coatings, paper, plastics, rubber, The Commission had already made measures are adopted, or not. The duties plants located within the US. Under the With this binding agreement and the Mr. Jon Jacobs, Westwater’s Chief
textiles, pharmaceutical products, etc. imports of TiO subject to registration. are applicable for a period of six months. terms of the deal, FCA will be obligated previously announced agreement with Commercial Offi cer.
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