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BIO-BASED OFFERING
Clariant and OMV aim to reduce carbon footprint

of ethylene & EO derivatives

Clariant and Austrian oil, gas & research findings, adopt a Life Cycle
petrochemicals group, OMV, have Assessment (LCA) methodology for
announced their intended collaboration unified approaches and define detailed
for the supply of ethylene with a lower CO reduction roadmaps. This will
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carbon footprint. include the joint analysis of collaboration
potential for the Ethanol-to-Ethylene
“We are continuously working on (E2E) technology.
solutions for our customers’ journeys
towards the use of lower carbon foot- OMV started its own renewable and
print ethoxylates and this cooperation circular production of chemicals and
is an important step forward to reach application base for ethylene oxide chemical feedstock at its refinery in
this goal,” said Mr. Christian Vang, and derivatives, and we are dedicated Burghausen, Germany, back in 2021,
Business President Care Chemicals and to enabling sustainable transformations and recently at its refinery in Schwe-
Americas, Member of the Executive for our customers as well as for OMV. chat, Austria. OMV has been steadily
Steering Committee at Clariant. “Renew- By fostering the supply of circular increasing the production capacities
able low-carbon footprint ethylene feedstock, we are reinforcing our com- of sustainable products, achieving a
from OMV will enable us to grow our mitment to a circular economy and sus- capacity of 200-ktpa. Based on cur-
bio-based ethylene oxide (EO) deri- tainability,” said Ms. Daniela Vlad, rent forecasts, OMV expects to reach
vatives portfolio, as well as strengthen Executive Vice President Chemicals a sales volume of around 1.4-mtpa by
the supply chain with production in and Member of the Executive Board of 2030 and 2-mtpa thereafter. OMV is
Europe, for Europe,” he added. OMV. targeting a 30% reduction of absolute
GHG emissions in Scope 1 and 2, and
Since 2022, Clariant has been sup- Clariant and OMV plan to explore a 20% reduction in Scope 3 by 2030
plying its global customers with seg- and develop new strategies to meet in comparison to 2019. By gradually
regated bio-based ethoxylates through sustainability targets in the ethylene switching over to low-carbon businesses,
Clariant India Glycols Specialty Com- supply chain. As part of this coopera- OMV is striving to achieve net zero
pany Ltd. (CISC). “There is a broad tion, both companies will share their by latest 2050.

PROJECT ANNOUNCEMENT
Invista to restart hexamethylene diamine production

at Canadian site

Invista, the US-based producer of of applications, such as automotive, plant, said Mr. Murton. Company offi-
chemical intermediates, polymers and industrial, apparel and consumer goods. cials said construction could start upon
fibres, has revealed plans to invest ap- regulatory approval, and the HMD
proximately CAD23-mn ($17-mn) in Mr. Matt Murton, the Maitland plant plant could begin production in the first
the re-commissioning of hexamethy- manager, said the company is restarting quarter of 2025.
lene diamine (HMD) assets at its Mait- production of HMD after shuttering
land, Ontario, Canada, site. those operations at the site following a The project announcement was
2009 company consolidation. made by Mr. Francis Murphy, Invista
HMD is a key ingredient in the President and CEO, during remarks to
production of nylon 6,6, a high-perfor- The decision to restart HMD in local employees as part of a celebration
mance polymer that is used in a variety Maitland follows the closure of a Texas marking 20 years as a Koch company.

168 Chemical Weekly August 13, 2024

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