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OCI International and Röhm announce pioneering manufacturing of Methylmethacrylate (MMA) utilizing bio-ammonia.
OCI International (Euronext: OCI), the world’s third largest nitrogen fertilizer and ammonia producer, is supplying Röhm, a number one producer of methacrylates, with bio-ammonia for the manufacturing of methyl methacrylate (MMA), an essential precursor for PLEXIGLAS® – the world’s hottest model of acrylic glass.
This week, OCI International delivered a cargo of bio-ammonia to Röhm in a pioneering step to assist scale back the carbon footprint of important and on a regular basis merchandise that depend on MMA, together with compounds for vehicles, airplane home windows, constructing, glazing and dental merchandise. The partnership demonstrates the viability of decrease carbon ammonia in industrial processes, supporting downstream decarbonization to different industries and finally finish shoppers.
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The supply of OCI International’s bio-ammonia to Röhm was witnessed by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands as half his tour of hydrogen tasks within the area, demonstrating the hydrogen hall connecting Port of Rotterdam to different areas and inland ports, similar to duisport, to provide hydrogen merchandise into Europe.
OCI International is the one producer of ISCC PLUS licensed bio-ammonia in Europe and the US. OCI’s bio-ammonia makes use of biomethane from waste and residues of organic origin in addition to biodegradable fraction of business and municipal waste as feedstock.
The result’s a GHG discount of >70% in comparison with standard gray ammonia manufacturing, which makes use of a fossil-based feedstock (benchmark considers an ammonia carbon footprint of two.66 kgCO2e/kg).
Ahmed El-Hoshy, CEO, OCI International stated:
OCI is already main the business in scaling up the provision of renewable and decrease carbon ammonia and methanol at our 9 amenities globally, within the US and Europe and, by Fertiglobe, our strategic partnership with ADNOC, the MENA area.
“This supply of our bio-ammonia reveals our pivotal position in creating the hydrogen hall to allow the provision of decrease carbon ammonia throughout Europe, from the Port of Rotterdam. By partnerships with different business leaders like Röhm, we’re capable of proceed to make first-moves and show the case for decrease carbon merchandise in current worth chains, and we’re excited concerning the alternative now we have forward of us to work with different industrial prospects to do that.”
“The commercial sector represents round 20% of the worldwide ammonia market at the moment. By changing this sector to decrease carbon ammonia, we may help to create a future that enables for the continued manufacturing of important downstream merchandise in a sustainable means.”
Hans-Peter Hauck, COO at Röhm stated:
Röhm as a world producer of methylmethacrylate merchandise similar to PLEXIGLAS® is dedicated to its formidable local weather agenda and targets to realize a GHG discount of 30% by 2030.
“Ammonia is a central feedstock for the manufacture of those methacrylic merchandise similar to Plexiglas, Degalan and Degaroute roadmarkings. We due to this fact are excited to affix this partnership and take a big step in the direction of the decarbonization of our processes and merchandise.”
“A low carbon various of ammonia produced from biogas permits us to fabricate in our ISCC PLUS licensed vegetation Methacrylate based mostly monomers, molding compounds and resins, with the intention to ship sustainable merchandise and options for our prospects within the industries we serve. We’re dedicated to driving the sustainable transformation ahead and are satisfied that this modification can solely be efficiently completed by partnerships and shut cooperation alongside the worth chain.”
OCI and Röhm have shared values round sustainability and breaking new floor of their respective sectors. Earlier this 12 months, OCI International introduced it had begun supplying bio-ammonia within the meals and drinks sector, supporting the manufacturing of decrease carbon wheat and barley malt. OCI can be tripling capability at its ammonia import terminal in Rotterdam in readiness for elevated demand for decrease carbon ammonia to assist new markets, similar to use as a transport gas and within the energy sector.
Röhm produces MMA at its European websites in Worms and Wesseling in addition to within the USA and China. At its Bay Metropolis website in Texas, the corporate is presently constructing a MMA plant, the place it is going to introduce its new manufacturing expertise LiMA that may allow the manufacture of methacrylate monomers with a considerably decrease product carbon footprint and improved environmental affect.
Along with new manufacturing applied sciences, Röhm additionally launched an environmentally-friendly product vary “professional Terra” that’s based mostly on recycled high-performance supplies with a diminished carbon footprint.
Highlights:
OCI International is supplying Röhm with ISCC PLUS licensed bio-ammonia in an business first for Methylmethacrylate manufacturing
OCI International’s bio-ammonia can obtain a GHG discount of >70% in comparison with standard gray ammonia
The partnership demonstrates OCI International and Röhm’s environmental management within the ammonia manufacturing and downstream manufacturing industries and permits MMA and PLEXIGLAS® manufacturing from renewable biobased feedstocks
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OCI International and Röhm announce pioneering manufacturing of Methylmethacrylate (MMA) utilizing bio-ammonia, November 15, 2023