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BUSINESS NEWS

DSM Engineering Materials partners with Renault to Coperion supplies plant for
create industry’s most lightweight and decomplexed chemical recycling of PMMA
Plug-in hybrid vehicle fuel tank

operion is supplying a com-
Cplete system for the chemi-
cal recycling of PMMA (polym-
ethyl methacrylate) to Renov8, a
subsidiary of just right® based in
JAFZA, Dubai, one of the leading
manufacturers in plastics process-
ing and manufacturing, specializing
SM Engineering Materials a careful balance of materials and in sustainable solutions.
Dannounces its successful design to maximize fuel efficiency. The Coperion system for the
partnership with Renault to create Traditionally, fuel tanks were made of chemical recycling of PMMA will
an industry-first lightweight solution steel to prevent volatile compounds be installed at the KEZAD Poly-
for hybrid vehicle fuel tanks. By from escaping, but these tanks add mers Park in Abu Dhabi, which is
using Akulon® Fuel Lock, DSM’s significant weight to the vehicle. among the most popular vertically
high-performance low-carbon- Hybrid vehicles enable the use of integrated Polymers downstream
footprint PA6 material, the fuel smaller fuel tanks, making a polymer manufacturing eco-systems in the
tanks can be produced with a blow solution more viable, but high-density region. It will thermally convert
molding monolayer construction polyethylene (HDPE) still requires PMMA into liquid rMMA in a con-
that significantly reduces weight and multilayer structures with complex tinuous process. The system in-
cost without compromising safety or additional features to prevent
risking additional emissions. The fuel permeation, and withstand the cludes material handling, two ARW
tank is designed and manufactured extended periods of internal pressure discharge agitators with discharge
by DSM Engineering Material project inherent to Plug-in hybrid vehicles. screws and two Smart Weigh Belt
partners RM Technologies and Following the successful development (SWB) feeders, as well as a ZSK 92
MTS France. This innovative step of the world’s first Automotive fuel Mc18 twin screw extruder with 92
forward underlines DSM Engineering tank in polyamide commercialized on mm screw diameter, a vacuum sys-
Materials’ commitment to enabling the Alpine A110, DSM Engineering tem and a condenser. Key compo-
e-mobility that is safer, lighter, and Materials continued its partnership nents of the system are produced
more sustainable. with RM Technologies, MTS France in-house by Coperion.
Minimizing weight to maximize and Renault to create once again Nilesh Jain, founder of Renov8,
efficiency an industry-first solution for the visited Coperion at its booth 14/
As e-mobility continues to develop, Renault CAPTUR E-Tech Plug-in- B19 at K 2022 to sign the con-
regulations and standards are evolving Hybrid, drawing on its portfolio tract. The conclusion of the con-
alongside the industry. European of high-performance materials to
Union regulations set a maximum complement Renault’s fuel systems tract was preceded by extensive
CO2 emission rate of 95 g/km for engineering expertise. tests on the chemical recycling of
passenger cars, which necessitates PMMA at Coperion’s Test Center.

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