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CLEAN FUEL
MHI and Taiwan Fertilizer join up to explore fuel

ammonia value chain in Taiwan

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries contribute to achieving
Ltd. (MHI) has entered into a Memo- a carbon-neutral society.
randum of Understanding (MoU) with In March 2022, the
Taiwan Fertilizer Co. Ltd. (TFC) to Taiwanese government
conduct a joint pre-feasibility study announced its climate
that will explore the establishment of target to achieve carbon
an ammonia value chain in Taiwan. neutrality by 2050, with a
focus on reducing carbon
Under this MoU, MHI and TFC will emissions and promot-
assess facilities and economic feasibi- ing the adoption of less
lity of the fuel ammonia value chain, carbon intensive fuels.
including ammonia receiving, storage, To achieve this, TFC is
handling, and delivery to power plants, Ammonia serves as an efficient promoting the use of blue ammonia
as well as using ammonia as a fuel for carrier for transporting hydrogen and and green ammonia as a fuel in Taiwan,
power generation. Through this study, can also be directly combusted without as demonstrated by its importation of
both companies aim to lay a strong producing CO . The establishment of a Taiwan’s first low-carbon ammonia
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foundation for a robust ammonia value comprehensive ammonia value chain, in June 2023 and establishment of an
chain in Taiwan. from production to utilisation, can greatly Ammonia Energy Division in January 2024.

COLLABORATION
Primient gets Synonym on board to upgrade its

biomanufacturing infrastructure

Primient, a US-based firm making the site, as well as expanding current proving ground to grow with support.”
plant-based, renewable ingredients, capacity and significantly expanding
and Synonym, a biomanufacturing the downstream processing unit. Mr. Edward Shenderovich, CEO
infrastructure developer, have announced of Synonym, added, “Thousands of
a partnership to accelerate bioproduct Once completed, the joint Primi- companies in the precision fermenta-
innovation and commercialisation. ent Synonym facility will provide a tion sector have used our digital tools,
full suite of wrap-around services for and we understand the steep barriers
The partnership seeks to seamlessly companies using precision fermenta- to entry to bring bioproducts to mar-
leverage both Primient’s and Syno- tion ready to launch new product con- ket. Synonym has consistently deve-
nym’s expertise and assets, providing cepts from the lab to commercial scale. loped solutions that support companies
the comprehensive infrastructure and The project, called ‘iPROOF’ (Pilot throughout their scale-up journeys,
support needed to launch new product Research Operations Optimisation and we are thrilled to take a major step
concepts from the lab to commercial Facility) is partially funded through a forward by expanding our offerings
scale. US government grant. to include capacity at the demonstra-
tion scale. By combining our expertise
The first project of the partnership Mr. Jim Stutelberg, CEO of Primi- in development and financing with
will be at Primient’s Decatur, Illinois ent, said, “Our partnership with Syno- Primient’s manufacturing excellence
facility. The initial scope of work will nym will make a material difference for and scale, we are enabling customers to
focus on re-commissioning and up- companies trying to break the biobased transition seamlessly from concept to
grading existing fermentation assets at barrier by providing a scalable, data-led commercialisation”.

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