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sorted processed feedstock. The ad- are consumed as a fuel, however, the net zero GHG emissions.
vanced recycled feedstock produced MoReTec technology enables the py- These differentiating advantages pro-
by the MoReTec facility will be used rolysis gas to be recovered as well, vide a carbon footprint advantage as
for the production of polymers sold contributing to the production of well. The recovery of pyrolysis gas
by LYB under the CirculenRevive polymer and displacing fossil-based as feedstock, lower energy demand,
product line for use in a wide range feedstocks, which lowers direct CO2 electrical heating design, displace-
of applications, including medical and emissions. ment of fossil-feedstocks, and recov-
food packaging.
In addition, the proprietary catalyst ery of waste plastic from incineration
The MoReTec difference technology lowers the process tem- or landfill result in a significantly low-
perature, reduces energy consump- er carbon footprint compared with
The MoReTec technology produces
pyrolysis oil and pyrolysis gas. Pyroly- tion and improves yield. With lower fossil-based processes. This makes
sis oil is a substitute for fossil-based energy consumption, the process can MoReTec a unique value proposition.
materials used in polymer produc- be powered by electricity, including
tion. Typically, pyrolysis gas streams electricity from renewable sources at

Lithoz expands multi-material Additive Manufacturing with investment in
Amarea Technology

supplied by Amarea Technology is
dispensed drop by drop. Due to the
nanolitre volume, the drops solidify
in a fraction of a second, consider-
ably speeding up the entire build pro-
cess. Thanks to the selective droplet-
based AM technology, parts are said
to achieve a considerably higher level
of accuracy, density and surface qual-
ity than parts produced with Material
Extrusion (MEX) processes, for ex-
ample. This allows a material change
to take place every 200 μm so that
highly functionalised components can
be additively manufactured.
ithoz has made a strategic financial up to six different materials in a single Beyond that, it is also possible to
Linvestment in Amarea Technology build. exactly define requested porosities
(Courtesy Lithoz GmbH) at any selected position within the
This Multi Material Jetting (MMJ) pro-
Lithoz GmbH, based in Vienna, Aus- cess is hoped to unlock new multi- component. More than twenty-five
tria, has announced that it has made dimensional combinations of various different materials have already been
a strategic financial investment in Am- ceramics, metals, polymers and com- introduced to the MMJ production
area Technology, Dresden, Germany. posites in both individual parts and technique, with the portfolio continu-
Amerea Technology is a spin-off of functionally graded components. ously growing, while important pa-
Fraunhofer IKTS, the largest ceramics Inspired by Low Pressure Injection rameters such as filling levels, poros-
applied research institute in Europe, Moulding, the high-filled thermo- ity, gradient, layer height and density
and has developed an Additive Manu- plastic base material developed and can be freely and specifically defined.
facturing process that is able to use

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