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News from Abroad                                                              News from Abroad


 SKILL DEVELOPMENT  HYBRID AMMONIA PROJECT
 AkzoNobel installs hydrogen-powered spray booth   Pupuk Indonesia to collaborate with Toyo and Itochu

 at new automotive training centre  on green ammonia project

 Dutch  paints  major,  AkzoNobel,
 has  announced  installation  of  hydro-  Indonesian  state-owned  fertiliser   ammonia plant with a process techno-
 gen-powered  spray  booths  at  a  new   holding company, PT Pupuk Indonesia,   logy designed and built by Toyo in the
 automotive training centre in Belgium.   has unveiled the ‘Green Ammonia Initia-  2000s.  This  green  ammonia  will  then
 Located  near  Brussels,  the  facility  –   tive from Aceh’ (GAIA), touted as the   be supplied to Itochu as a raw material
 touted to be fi rst-of its-kind in the auto-  “world’s  fi rst  hybrid  ammonia  pro-  for  marine  fuel,  thereby  forming  a
 motive  industry  –  is  part  of  a  multi-  ject”,  during  the  UN  Climate  Change   comprehensive value chain, making it
 million Euro programme to expand and   Summit (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan,   the fi rst of its kind in Indonesia and the
 upgrade the company’s network of more   on November 12, 2024.  expected  to have a positive  impact  world,” he explained.
 than  40  Automotive  Training  Centres   on the national economy.
 (ATCs), located across the globe.  PT  Pupuk  Indonesia  is  partnering     This initiative will also be expanded
       with two Japanese corporations, Itochu   Project  GAIA  will  leverage  the  to other ammonia  plants  under the
 Designed to go beyond local and   Corporation  and Toyo  Engineering  ammonia production capabilities of PT  Pupuk Indonesia Group and to ammonia
 legislative requirements, the new spray   Corporation, for the project.  Pupuk Iskandar Muda (PIM), a subsi-  plants in other countries in the future.
 booth highlights how embracing  the  guignon,  Director  of  the  company’s  repairs workstation. It also has a special   diary  of  PT  Pupuk  Indonesia  in Aceh  Furthermore,  the  project  has  been
 latest technologies  can contribute to  Automotive and Speciality Coatings  air fi ltration system which uses “active   Pupuk Indonesia’s President Direc-  province, combining traditional natural  selected by Japan’s Ministry of Economy,
 more sustainable operations.  The site  business. “By increasing the size of our  carbon”  to  fi lter  any  volatile  organic   tor, Mr. Rahmad Pribadi, explained that  gas-based ammonia with green ammonia  Trade, and Industry (METI) as one of
 itself – which is 30% larger than the one  Belgian  facility  by  almost  a  third,  we  compounds generated in the painting   this collaboration between  the  three  derived from hydrogen produced  the  projects  under the  Global  South
 it’s  replacing  –  has  been  constructed  can  accommodate  more  technology  –  process. An extra high effi ciency particu-  companies will be a signifi cant step in  through water electrolysis.  Future-Oriented Co-Creation Business
 to be BREEAM (Building Research  such as the new spray booth – and train  late air fi lter (HEPA) produces clean air   promoting industrialisation  within the   Expense  Subsidy.  This programme
 Establishment  Environmental  Assess-  more people. We will be able to show  (up to 99%), which is fi ltered back out   country,  particularly  in  the  develop-  “In Project GAIA, Pupuk Indonesia  provides subsidies to 13 future-oriented
 ment Method) certifi ed, further demon-  bodyshop personnel how the latest tech-  into the atmosphere.  A wide range of   ment  of  green  ammonia,  which  is  will produce green ammonia using an  projects in ASEAN.
 strating  AkzoNobel’s  commitment  to  nologies can reduce carbon emissions,  training programmes is offered by the   BIODEGRADABLE ALTERNATIVE
 reducing  carbon emissions  across the  lower drying times and consume less  ATCs,  including  application  training,
 full value chain by 2030.  energy, helping to drive the industry in  product and system training, and training   Milliken & Company investing in chitosan specialist,
 a more sustainable direction,” he added.  in new digital colour processes. There’s a
 “The industry of the future requires   particular emphasis on quality improve-  Tidal Vision
 painters of the future who are fully   The hydrogen-powered combi spray  ment, process improvement and repairs
 conversant with the latest technologies  booth  is  fully  equipped  for  tradition-  to radar capable vehicles, as well as the   US-based diversifi ed manufacturer,  sibly sourced materials with biodegrad-  mentary strengths to expand the use of
 and techniques,” said Mr. Patrick Bour-  al  repairs  and  includes  an  all-in-one  new generation of electric vehicles.  Milliken  &  Company,  has  announced  able properties in multiple applications.  chitosan-based  chemistries  into  new
       its investment and partnership with  This is made possible by Tidal Vision’s  applications  on  a  global  scale.  By  re-
 EXPANSION  Tidal Vision, the only commercial-scale  proprietary  technologies  that  trans-  placing non-biodegradable alternatives
 Ube raising capacity of high-purity nitric acid   US-based  manufacturer  of  chitosan,  a  form  chitosan  into  high-performance  at  scale,  we  are  driving  meaningful
                                         chemistries.
       biodegradable industrial biopolymer.
                                                                          environmental impact,” said Mr. Craig
 for semiconductor applications  “This strategic partnership  will   “We recognise the growing demand   Kasberg, CEO of Tidal Vision.
 Japan’s  Ube  Corporation  has  an-  capacity  by  about  30%  compared  to  and abroad, and has maintained a high   accelerate the introduction of biodegrad-  for responsible solutions that meet the
 nounced  plans to increase  production  the  current  level.  In  recent  years,  the  market share in Japan.  able chemistries  across the markets  highest  standards  of  performance  –   The initial development phase, namely
 capacity  of  high-purity  nitric  acid  at  market for high-purity nitric acid, used   that Milliken serves and is the latest in  and creating a path to offering biode-  the  Front-End  Engineering  Design
 its  Ube  Chemical  Factory  (Ube  City,  for semiconductor cleaning and in the   The company said it will “continue   a series of investments made as part of  gradable  technologies  represents an  (FEED),  of  Project  GAIA,  started  in
 Yamaguchi  Prefecture)  to  meet  grow-  etching process, has been experiencing  to increase its capacity in a timely man-  Milliken’s  ventures  programme,”  said  important  step  in  that  direction,”  said  August  2024.  Simultaneously,  Pupuk
 ing demand.   continuous  growth,  the  company  in-  ner in response to growing demand for   Mr. Halsey Cook, President and CEO  Ms. Cindy Boiter, EVP and President of  Indonesia, Itochu, and Toyo will establish
 formed. Since the start of production in  high-purity chemicals in line with dig-  at Milliken.  Milliken’s Chemical Business.  a joint venture, with the fi nal investment
 The  new  plan  comes  after  the  ex-  1986, Ube has gradually increased its  italisation of society, and will promote   decision  (FID)  expected  to  be  reached
 pansion of manufacturing equipment in  capacity  in response to  the  expansion  expansion  of  its  specialty  business,   Milliken said the move will help   “Tidal Vision is thrilled  to partner  in the fi rst half of 2025, and commercial
 early FY2024, and will further increase  of the semiconductor market in Japan  including high-purity ammonia water.”  increase availability of reliable, respon-  with Milliken, combining our comple-  operations targeted for 2027.

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