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ENERGY TRANSITION and chlorine dioxide generator exper- The new site in Mato Gross do Sul and global logistics solutions provide
Eni moves closer to begin work on Italy’s third biorefi nery tise help keep customers’ operations generates green hydrogen, which is our customers with a signifi cant ope-
used to manufacture hydrogen peroxide rational advantage. Our strategy is
running smoothly.
as an extension of Nouryon’s product to continue to expand in the paper,
Italian oil and energy major, Eni, duction capacity of 500,000 tonnes per Nouryon has been successfully ope- offerings. board, and tissue markets, by deli-
has announced that it is set to begin year. Completion is expected by 2026. rating its sustainable ‘Integrated Manu- vering speciality chemicals that enable
construction pending remaining govern- facturing Model’ in Brazil since 2005. “Over the past nearly 20 years, we our customers to produce pulp, which
ment approvals on the operator’s The conversion of the Livorno Currently, it operates six such sites in have adapted our Integrated Manufac- is then converted into everyday pro-
previously proposed project to convert industrial site, follows other successful the country which offer on-location turing Model to meet our customers’ ducts,” said Ms. Ann Lindgärde, Senior
its idled 84,000-bpd conventional crude conversions in Porto Marghera and sodium chlorate and/or chlorine dioxide needs. Our world-class application Vice President, Renewable Fibers at
oil refi nery in Livorno, Tuscany, on Gela over the past decade. These pro- production. knowledge, optimised supply chain Nouryon.
Italy’s northwestern coast, into what will jects are part of Eni’s decarbonisation
become the country’s third biorefi nery. Culture, the Italian National Institute of strategy, which aims to achieve carbon CLOSING THE LOOP
Health, and Tuscany’s regional govern- neutrality by 2050 and to increase sub-
Following start of on-site prepara- ment based on an environmental impact sidiary Enilive’s bio-refi ning capacity LyondellBasell’s new German centre to recycle
tory works that began earlier this year, assessment for the development the from the current 1.65-million tonnes/
formal construction activities for the company submitted in November 2022. year to over 5-million tonnes/year by automotive and appliance plastics
Livorno industrial-site conversion and 2030.
biorefi ning project will begin as soon as Approved for fi nal investment LyondellBasell is investing in a new
Italy’s Ministry of the Environment and decision (FID) by Eni in January 2024, Eni had become the fi rst global closed-loop preparation centre in Lich,
Energy Security (MOEES) – in consul- the proposed transformation project operator to convert two of its conven- Germany. This new recycling centre
tation with local authorities – issues the will involve construction of three new tional refi neries into biorefi neries – it brings the collective expertise of a service
fi nal single–authorisation and related biorefi ning plants designed to process fi rst began producing biofuels in 2014 provider, a university supporting the pro-
building permit, Eni said. various biogenic feedstocks – mainly by processing vegetable oils and bio- cess and analytics used and Lyondell-
vegetable waste and residue – to pro- mass waste into renewable diesel Basell’s dedicated team.
Without specifying a timeframe for duce hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) following conversion of its former
when it expects to receive the permit, diesel, HVO naphtha, and bio-LPG. 80,000-bpd refi nery in Porto Marghera, The closed-loop preparation centre
Eni said this last regulatory hurdle fol- followed by transformation of the supports the LyondellBasell integrated
lows previous project approvals granted The refi nery, which will use Eni’s 105,000-bpd Gela refi nery on the hub strategy, bringing together existing
by the MOEES, Italy’s Ministry of Ecofi ning technology, will have a pro- southern coast of Sicily in 2019. assets with new advanced sorting and
recycling capabilities to create operational
PULP BLEACHING scale, reduce cost and capture value from
Nouryon expands sodium chlorate capacity in Brazil plastic waste. This new centre marks a Advanced Polymer Solutions Europe at facturers in achieving their sustainability
signifi cant leap in waste processing capa-
bilities for durable goods, such as automo- LyondellBasell. targets. This closed-loop preparation cen-
Nouryon, the Dutch speciality tive and white good appliance parts. The tre ensures that valuable plastic materials
chemicals fi rm, has announced it has requirements for recycling durable goods The recycling centre employs mecha- are kept in circulation, reducing reliance
commenced operations at its new once they’ve reached their end-of-life are nical recycling to transform end-of-life on virgin resources and enabling products
‘Integrated Manufacturing Model’ site complex. The materials need to be stripped automotive and appliance plastics, such as with a lower carbon footprint compared
in Ribas do Rio Pardo, Mato Grosso of any paint, metal and other additives to bumpers and trim, into high-quality recy- to virgin products,” added Mr. Erik Licht,
do Sul, Brazil, which includes the pro- get to a plastic suitable for a high-quality cled materials. These recycled materials Director New Business Development of
duction of hydrogen peroxide, sodium feedstock. will be incorporated into the Lyondell- Advanced Polymer Solutions Europe at
chlorate, and chlorine dioxide. Basell’s CirculenRecover product range, LyondellBasell.
“These efforts are unlocking new offering more sustainable solutions based
The investment, designed in part- ways of recycling durable goods into new on recycled content for demanding appli- The Lich recycling centre is expected
nership with a long-term customer in materials for high-quality applications. cations in the automotive and white goods to reach commercial scale in the fourth
Brazil, signifi cantly increases Nouryon’s By investing in sorting, recycling and sectors, including structural parts, interior quarter of 2024. This investment aligns
total sodium chlorate capacity avail- Nouryon has a long history of tailor-made onsite facilities, inclu- the development of proprietary recycling components, and visible applications. with the company’s goal to produce and
able to the market, and supports the designing and building full-scale ding the management of essential raw technologies, we are taking signifi cant market at least 2-million metric tons of
growing pulp and paper industry in the ‘Integrated Manufacturing Model’ materials needed in pulp production. steps towards a sustainable future,” said “We are excited to support auto- recycled and renewable-based polymers
region. sites which provide customers with Nouryon’s pulp bleaching services Mr. Frank Nöltgen, Vice President of motive and durable white goods manu- annually by 2030.

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