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ENSURING CIRCULARITY ing Procurement and Construction (EPC) Tecnimont. The plant will replace the in 2026, this plant will also allow to fully
Germany’s Südpack acquires majority stake in chemical activities is expected by the end of June older units for the ammonium nitrate at exploit the upstream ammonia produc-
2024, Maire added.
site, signifi cantly reducing the present tion facility, recently built by Tecnimont
and started up in 2020 in the same indus-
greenhouse emissions thanks to state-
recycling fi rm, Carboliq The EPC contract was awarded for of-the-art abatement systems improving trial site, located in the Aswan Gover-
German fl exible fi lm manufacturer, an overall value of $300-mn, of which the overall energy effi ciency and envi- norship, in Upper Egypt, thus improving
Südpack, has acquired a majority stake approximately $220-mn pertains to ronmental standards. Once in operation the economic return of the complex.
in Carboliq, the Germany-based chemi- ENSURING CIRCULARITY
cal recycler, which is a subsidiary of
engineering fi rm Recenso, specialised Toyo Seikan and Idemitsu launch demo project
in resource recovery systems.
for chemical recycling of plastic scrap
With the acquisition of additional
stake, effective from January 2, 2024, Japanese fi rms – Toyo Seikan ing process of plastic products at the products and fuel oils, and verify the
Südpack has expanded its involvement Group Holdings and Idemitsu Kosan – plants of Toyo Seikan Group. Chemi- feasibility of recycling plastic scrap
in Carboliq, in which it had already have announced the joint start of a cal Recycle Japan will convert this material. In the future, Idemitsu aims
invested in 2021. demonstration test on the recycling of raw material using its technology into to produce renewable chemicals and
plastic scrap materials. oil. Through a series of these initia- renewable fuel oil with its oil refi ning
Südpack has announced the
appointment of Mr. Dirk Hardow as the
new Managing Director of Carboliq.
Mr. Hardow is also Südpack’s func- on a process of Catalytic Tribochemi- tolerance, the technology is also suit-
tional fi lms and compounds business cal Conversion (CTC) – a one-stage able for converting fl exible packaging
unit manager and is responsible for direct liquefaction process, that in- and highly complex multi-layer fi lms
the development and implementation volves the combined application of into oil, in addition to contaminated,
of closed-loop models. thermal, catalytic and mechanochemi- mixed, or other plastics.
cal mechanisms. CTC is applied at
Südpack claimed that it is now the atmospheric pressure and at process Pilot projects are undergoing at
only manufacturer of fl exible fi lms temperatures below 400°C. The pro- the Carboliq subsidiary at Ennigerloh,
with direct access to capacities for cess, during which almost no gases near Münster (Germany), where
chemical recycling. “We believe quite are formed, produces a high ratio of Recenso operates an industrial-scale pilot
profoundly in the benefi ts of chemical oil, which is collected in a condensing plant. Complex laminated packaging Chemical Recycle Japan, a sub- tives, Idemitsu Kosan will confi rm the and petrochemical equipment, using
recycling technology compared to other system. Briquettes, suitable for roast fi lms from Südpack have been success- sidiary of Idemitsu Kosan, will source availability of using this generated oil the oil derived from conversion of the
oiling processes,” said Mr. Hardow. fi ring applications, are made from the fully regenerated into what Recenso the plastic scrap from the manufactur- as a raw material for petrochemical plastic scrap materials.
“In terms of energy consumption and residues. describes as a ‘high quality liquid
the processing window for a broad resource suitable for the production of NON-FOSSIL FUEL
range of recyclables, Carboliq tech- The main advantage of the tech- new virgin quality polymers’, distribu- Tokuyama setting up pilot plant for development
nology offers signifi cant advantages nology over other pyrolysis processes, ted under the name ‘Circular Liquid
in comparison to other processes from according to Südpack, is its fl exibility Resource’ (CLR). Under continuous of black pellets
our point of view,” he added. regarding infeed materials, which do operation, the pilot plant is currently
not necessarily have to be based on designed to provide an output of
The Carboliq technology is based polyolefi ns. Due to its high feedstock approximately 10,000-tpa. Japan’s Tokuyama Corporation has non-fossil fuels at its factory’s ing forward. Through the use
announced that it would license a tech- captive power plants, which of this pilot plant, Tokuyama
Tecnimont to start engineering works for KIMA nology from Dutch fi rm, Yilkins Drying have high GHG emissions. plans to produce high-qua-
lity black pellets from inedible
Solutions BV, to construct a pilot plant The company is aiming to
fertiliser project in Egypt for the development of biomass-derived reduce GHG emissions by raw materials to ensure stable
30% by fi scal 2030 compared
black pellets at its factory.
procurement,” the company
to fi scal 2019. “In light of the global trend explained. The biomass fuel pilot plant
Italian conglomerate, Maire, has advance payment and the authorisation Chemical Industries Company). The The company has positioned the toward decarbonisation, internationally is planned to be completed by October
announced that its engineering & construc- to start engineering for a nitric acid and project was awarded in June last year. in-house development of black pellets certifi ed biomass fuels are expected to 2025 and expected to have a production
tion company, Tecnimont, has received ammonium nitrate plant of KIMA (Egyptian The notice to proceed with full Engineer- as an initiative in its efforts to switch to experience tight supply and demand go- capacity of 500 kg per hour.

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