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REDUCING SCOPE 3 EMISSIONS
Solvay using biogenic CO from Air Products in soda ash
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and bicarbonate production in France

Belgian chemicals firm, Solvay, is improved supply reliability, the com- By integrating biogenic CO into our
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reducing scope 3 greenhouse gas emis- pany said. About half of the Dombasle processes, we are making our supply
sions by incorporating biogenic CO plant’s purchased CO needs are now chain more robust and environmentally
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sourced from Air Products into its soda met by regionally sourced, renewable responsible,” said Mr. Anton Daniëls,
ash and bicarbonate production plant CO , derived from bioethanol fermen- Solvay’s Chief Procurement Officer.
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in Dombasle, France. The initiative is tation byproducts. This transition not
expected to result in a reduction of only supports Solvay’s climate objec- The Dombasle initiative follows the
4,000 tons of CO emissions annually. tives but also strengthens supply security successful implementation of biogenic
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by diversifying sourcing away from CO sourcing at Solvay’s La Rochelle
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With traditional ammonia-based ammonia-linked production. plant and is now being extended to the
sources for CO supply becoming Rosignano site in Italy. These efforts
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more challenging due to energy market “This collaboration with Air Pro- reflect Solvay’s broader strategy to de-
fluctuations and decarbonisation efforts, ducts is a concrete step in our jour- carbonise its operations, with its stated
the move to biogenic alternatives of- ney to reduce scope 3 emissions and ambition to reduce scope 3 emissions
fers both environmental benefits and secure more sustainable operations. by 20% by 2030.

Ineos Hull site’s fuel switch to hydrogen slashes emissions

by 75%

UK’s chemicals major, Ineos has The hydrogen is sourced on-site
completed a major £30-mn ($40-mn) from existing steam methane reformers
investment at its Hull manufacturing (SMRs). These machines use steam to
site, converting the facility to run on split methane under high temperatures
clean-burning hydrogen instead of into a syngas of H and carbon mon-
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natural gas, resulting in a 75% cut in oxide (CO), the latter of which is a key
carbon emissions. building block for acetic acid. The Hull
upgrade is one of several major de-
The Hull site is the largest producer carbonisation projects underway across
of acetic acid, acetic anhydride and Ineos sites, including Grangemouth and
ethyl acetate in Europe. Köln.
Akzo Nobel plans sale of decorative paints units in Asia after

India deal
Dutch paints major, Akzo Nobel, of the group’s adjusted core earnings of the review in South Asia in October
plans to focus on its business-to-busi- in 2024. 2024. At the time, it called the region
ness offering in Asia during the next “ripe for consolidation” and said it
phase of its portfolio review, after the “Our aim is to be a market leader would explore options including part-
$1.6-bn sale of its India unit in June, its in everything that we do, and wherever nerships, joint ventures, mergers and
CEO Greg Poux-Guillaume was quoted we’re not, we have to reassess,” he said. divestitures. It now intends to apply
as saying in a Reuters report. It will do the strategic framework used in India
this by increasing investments in coat- Akzo Nobel, which sells decorative to other businesses and assets across
ings, while selling off some decorative paints to consumers and professionals Asia, with a focus on disposals rather
paints units in the region, he said. Per- and specialised coatings used by many than acquisitions, Poux-Guillaume told
formance coatings made up 62 percent industries, had launched the first phase analysts in a post-earnings call.

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