OCI World and Röhm announce pioneering manufacturing of Methylmethacrylate (MMA) utilizing bio-ammonia.
OCI World (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 vital precursor for PLEXIGLAS® – the world’s hottest model of acrylic glass.
This week, OCI World delivered a cargo of bio-ammonia to Röhm in a pioneering step to assist cut 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.
The supply of OCI World’s bio-ammonia to Röhm was witnessed by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands as half his tour of hydrogen initiatives 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 World 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 commercial and municipal waste as feedstock.
The result’s a GHG discount of >70% in comparison with typical 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 World stated:
OCI is already main the business in scaling up the availability of renewable and decrease carbon ammonia and methanol at our 9 services globally, within the US and Europe and, via Fertiglobe, our strategic partnership with ADNOC, the MENA area.
“This supply of our bio-ammonia exhibits our pivotal function in creating the hydrogen hall to allow the availability of decrease carbon ammonia throughout Europe, from the Port of Rotterdam. By way of 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 present worth chains, and we’re excited in regards to the alternative we’ve got forward of us to work with different industrial clients to do that.”
“The economic sector represents round 20% of the worldwide ammonia market right now. By changing this sector to decrease carbon ammonia, we may also help to create a future that enables for the continued manufacturing of important downstream merchandise in a sustainable approach.”
Hans-Peter Hauck, COO at Röhm stated:
Röhm as a worldwide 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 subsequently are excited to hitch this partnership and take a major step in direction of the decarbonization of our processes and merchandise.”
“A low carbon different of ammonia made out of biogas permits us to fabricate in our ISCC PLUS licensed crops Methacrylate primarily based monomers, molding compounds and resins, to be able to ship sustainable merchandise and options for our clients within the industries we serve. We’re dedicated to driving the sustainable transformation ahead and are satisfied that this transformation can solely be efficiently achieved 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 yr, OCI World 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 also 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 delivery gasoline 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 at the moment constructing a MMA plant, the place it’ll introduce its new manufacturing expertise LiMA that may allow the manufacture of methacrylate monomers with a considerably decrease product carbon footprint and improved environmental influence.
Along with new manufacturing applied sciences, Röhm additionally launched an environmentally-friendly product vary “professional Terra” that’s primarily based on recycled high-performance supplies with a decreased carbon footprint.
Highlights:
- OCI World is supplying Röhm with ISCC PLUS licensed bio-ammonia in an business first for Methylmethacrylate manufacturing
- OCI World’s bio-ammonia can obtain a GHG discount of >70% in comparison with typical gray ammonia
- The partnership demonstrates OCI World 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 World and Röhm announce pioneering manufacturing of Methylmethacrylate (MMA) utilizing bio-ammonia, November 15, 2023
