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COLLABORATION
Aramco, Carbon Clean, and Samsung announce

new carbon capture technology demo project

Saudi energy giant, Aramco, in part-
nership with UK-based Carbon Clean
and Samsung E&A, have teamed up
to demonstrate a new, highly efficient
carbon capture technology.

This technology demonstration is
designed to deploy Carbon Clean’s
‘CycloneCC’ technology to capture
CO from natural gas turbine exhaust
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streams containing approximately 4% CO .
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The modular ‘CycloneCC’ unit has
a 50% smaller footprint compared to
conventional carbon capture processes.
If successful, the ‘CycloneCC’ tech- high performance carbon capture in an data on its performance. Mr. Cheon
nology is estimated to reduce the total industrial setting where space is typi- Hong Park, Executive Vice President
installed cost of carbon capture systems cally limited.” Mr. Ali A. Al-Meshari, and Head of Sustainable Solutions
by up to 50% compared to conventional Aramco’s Senior Vice President of Division at Samsung E&A, added, “With
systems, while maintaining high Technology Oversight & Coordination, the successful execution of the demon-
performance and process efficiency noted, “If successful, this demonstra- stration, I hope that Samsung E&A contri-
even at low CO concentrations. tion will pave the way for the wider butes to Aramco’s carbon reduction
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deployment of this technology with ambition, including future scale-up”.
Mr. Aniruddha Sharma, Chair and partners in the Kingdom and beyond.”
CEO of Carbon Clean, said, “This According to Carbon Clean,
first-of-a-kind deployment capturing Samsung E&A will be responsible ‘CycloneCC’ achieves high performance,
very low concentrations of CO is a for the engineering, procurement, even at low CO concentrations, through
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key milestone in scaling up and com- and construction of the carbon capture the synergistic combination of two cut-
mercialising CycloneCC. Its compact, plant. The unit will be integrated into ting-edge technologies: rotating packed
modular design should be easily inte- the sales gas compressor turbine exhaust beds (RPBs) and Carbon Clean’s pro-
grated with gas turbines, delivering gas stack, providing valuable real-world prietary ‘APBS-CDRMax’ solvent.

Dow completes sale of flexible packaging

laminating adhesives business

Dow has announced the completion Italy, the US, and Mexico. The business forms. This transaction not only streng-
of its previously announced sale of the includes solvent-based and solventless thens our core business but also positions
company’s flexible packaging laminat- laminating adhesives and heat seal coat- us for future growth and innovation,” said
ing adhesives business, within Dow’s ing product portfolios. “The completion Ms. Karen Carter, President of Packaging &
Packaging & Specialty Plastics seg- of this sale, along with the acquisition Specialty Plastics at Dow.
ment, for $150-mn to France’s Arkema. earlier this year of Circulus, a mechanical
recycler, exemplifies Dow’s commitment Dow will retain its water-based lami-
The sale, announced in May 2024, to aligning the company’s portfolio with nating adhesives, acrylic adhesives,
includes five manufacturing sites in its growth strategy and circularity plat- and adhesive solutions businesses.

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