A group of international researchers have discovered new properties in magnonics-based two-dimensional materials. The results will be used to further enhance information technologies with respect to energy consumption, space and speed.

Lanxess has teamed up with BP to produce green plastics by making use of sustainable raw materials. Under the terms of the agreement, BP will supply sustainably produced cyclohexane to the Lanxess’ production site in Antwerp, Belgium to produce the high-performance plastic polyamide 6 which is used in the automotive industry as well as in the electrical and consumer goods sectors.

Shell has plans to build a 820,000-tons-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, in the Netherlands. Once complete, the facility is expected to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel.

Haiwan Chemical has awarded a technology contract and license agreement to KVT for the world´s largest Glycerine based Epichlorohydrin production complex. Scheduled to be built in Qingdao, China, KVT will license its Epiprovit closed loop technology to the facility.

The Qingdao Intermediate Court in China has passed a verdict in favor of FMC Corporation in the chlorantraniliprole patent infringement case against the agricultural chemical company Rainbow. The court has ordered Rainbow to compensate FMC for damages and immediately stop manufacturing, selling, offering to sell and using chlorantraniliprole.

Agilyx’s existing patent for chemical recycling of polystyrene has now been expanded to include all waste plastics. The company’s depolymerization technology is capable of breaking down all waste plastic polymers into their respective discrete monomers.

Under the terms of the agreement, Dow will design and engineer a new 10,000 ton per year market development unit at its Terneuzen site in the Netherlands. The development unit will make use of Haldor Topsoe’s PureStep technology to purify pyrolysis oil feedstock from waste plastics and advance the technology for industrial-scale purification of circular feedstocks to develop circular plastics.

Arkema and Polymem have won the American Chemical Society Team Innovation Award for the development of specialized water ultrafiltration membranes made from Kynar PVDF resins. The membranes support a circular economy and proves beneficial for wastewater treatment.

With the extension of its subsidiary Synova in Normandy, Total Energies is doubling its mechanical recycling production capacity for recycled polymers, to meet growing demand for sustainable polymers from customers, such as Automotive Manufacturer (Auto OEM) and the construction industry.

PROCESS Worldwide brings to you the ‘Top 10 plant engineering projects of October 2021’ from all over the world. Right from the Rotating Olefins Cracker technology advancing the energy transition of olefin production to Ineos investing more than 2 billion dollars on green hydrogen projects in Europe, find out all the projects making headlines here.