Industry Trends

August 2020

See what has been happening in Asia’s petrochemicals, agrochemicals, automotive, bio energy, and mining industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

Ethanol industry evolving in COVID-19 world – from biofuel to hand sanitizer, adapting is necessary, scientists find efficient way to extract REE from acid mine drainage, Clariant expects Romanian sunliquid plant to be online by Q4 2021, and more. Find out what journals and industry experts have been discussing recently.

Latest Industry Articles

Ethanol industry evolving in COVID-19 world – from biofuel to hand sanitizer, adapting is necessary
Biofuels Digest

Being flexible and adapting to a shifting environment is not just about Darwinism, but about survival in a changing world quickly. Green Plains shifted one of their Nebraska facilities to make FCC grade alcohol to be used for producing hand sanitizer.
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Scientists find efficient way to extract REE from acid mine drainage
MINING.com

Researchers at Penn State University developed a two-stage treatment process for acid mine drainage that enabled them to recover higher concentrations of rare earth elements using smaller amounts of chemicals than previously possible.
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Clariant expects Romanian sunliquid plant to be online by Q4 2021
Biofuels Digest

Romania Insider reports Clariant expects to commission its sunliquid plant in Podari by Q4 2021. The EUR140 million facility was expected to be online this year but even so, the company’s CFO says construction is progressing well.
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Covid-19 to reduce global lead production by 5.2% in 2020
Mining Technology

Global lead production is expected to decline by 5.2% to 4.5 million tonnes (Mt) in 2020. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in late December 2019 significantly impacted the mining industry in the first half of 2020, and continues to do so.
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Scientists build THz IC using photonic topological insulators
Electronics Weekly

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore and Osaka University scientists have built a Terahertz wireless chip using photonic topological insulators.
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Production of sustainable smart packaging based on cassava starch and anthocyanin by an extrusion process
Science Direct

Smart packaging based on cassava starch and anthocyanin was developed by extrusion. The increase of anthocyanin content resulted in sheets more colored.
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New lithium battery charges faster, reduces risk of device explosions
ScienceDaily

Cell phone batteries often heat up and, at times, can burst into flames. In most cases, the culprit behind such incidents can be traced back to lithium batteries. Despite providing long-lasting electric currents that can keep devices powered up, lithium batteries can internally short circuit, heating up the device.
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Indonesia Picks Up Allies In WTO Palm Fight
Biofuels Digest

In Indonesia, the Palm Oil Monitor reports that Indonesia has picked up a number of allies in its battle with the EU over the bloc’s ban of palm oil in its renewable energy scheme.
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Anode material for safe batteries with a long cycle life
ScienceDaily

Researchers investigated a highly promising anode material for future high-performance batteries – lithium lanthanum titanate with a perovskite crystal structure (LLTO). Researchers can improve the energy density, power density, charging rate, safety, and cycle life of batteries without requiring a decrease of the particle size from micro to nano scale.
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Suez to acquire Lanxess’s RO membrane portfolio
Filtration + Separation

Suez has signed an agreement with German specialty chemicals company Lanxess to purchase its reverse osmosis (RO) membrane portfolio. The acquisition includes the membranes, raw materials and production facility in Bitterfeld, Germany, with all employees.
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Indonesia moving up the mining value chain
MINING.com

Government policy in Indonesia will remain focussed on moving the mineral industry up the value chain in the coming years, and the mining industry will increasingly lose dominance as a driver of Indonesia’s mineral exports, according to Fitch Solutions‘ latest report.
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