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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Hungary appoints new NOVA and Enerkem partner to find new way to
Managing Director recycle plastic waste

ozsef Nemes has been appointed as the new Managing
JDirector of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery
Hungária Kft with immediate effect. He succeeds Andras
Borszeki, who headed up the Group's Hungarian
subsidiary since its formation in 2015. Nemes is a trained
mechanical engineer and recently moved from an
Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer to
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Hungary. Having worked in the
plastics industry for 12 years, Nemes has extensive
expertise in quality management and production. The
company believes the Hungarian subsidiary will also
benefit from his broad processing automation skillset as
Chemicals and plastic resins producer NOVA Chemicals
well as his application technology knowledge. Siegfried
has partnered with waste to renewable fuels and
Köhler, Senior Director Corporate Salesat Sumitomo (SHI)
chemicals producer Enerkem to find a new way to
Demag said: "Jozsef Nemes is a widely recognised and
recycle plastic waste. The two companies have
respected expert in injection moulding machinery, and is
entered a joint development agreement. As part of
well known in the Hungarian market.
this agreement, the parties will conduct research on
advanced recycling technology for hard-to-recycle
municipal waste. The aim is to produce ethylene at
full commercial scale using waste such as plastics,
household waste, and construction materials. NOVA
Chemicals president and CEO Todd Karran said: “We
are excited to work with Enerkem to create
innovative, sustainable solutions for a plastics circular
economy. “Our R&D teams will collaborate to develop
game-changing technology to push the boundaries for
recycling waste to create new feedstocks and bring
value to the environment, economy and society. NOVA
Chemicals has pledged to make 100% of plastics
packaging re-used, recycled or recovered by 2040. It
His appointment as Managing Director will enable us to also remains committed to achieving 100% plastics
continue our consistent growth trajectory in Hungary, packaging that is recyclable or recoverable by
which includes further expanding our service support 2030.Karran added: “This research is one of the ways
and local consulting competence to domestic plastic NOVA Chemicals is innovating to recapture the value of
moulders.” Nemes explains: "Strategically, we will plastic products and create a world free of plastic
continue to support our customers providing the very waste. Working together, we can shape a world that is
better tomorrow than it is today.” Headquartered in
best machine and application technology, automation
Montréal, Québec, Canada, Enerkem produces
and customer service, enabling our Hungarian
renewable methanol and ethanol from non-
customers to succeed in all aspects of production.
recyclable, non-compostable municipal solid waste at
Selling Sumitomo (SHI) Demagmachines and systems
full commercial scale. Enerkem CEO and CFO
marks the beginning of a mutually beneficial long-term
Dominique Boies said: “We are delighted to team up
partnership. Our customers can be assured that our with NOVA Chemicals to collaborate on new
systems will deliver a sustainable competitive technology for waste-to-ethylene feedstock to solve
advantage, facilitating the highest possible production one of the world's most pressing environmental
output whilst maintaining the best component quality.” issues.”

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