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METHANOL PRODUCTION
Linde begins supply of clean hydrogen and captured

CO to Celanese in US
2
Industrial gases firm, Linde, has
started supplying clean hydrogen and
captured carbon dioxide (CO ) to
2
American chemicals major, Celanese.

Linde is supplying Celanese with
CO captured from its carbon monoxide
2
(CO) and hydrogen production facility
at Clear Lake, Texas (USA). Celanese
will use the captured CO and resulting
2
clean hydrogen, along with other CO 2
sources, as feedstock to produce metha-
nol with a lower carbon intensity at its
Fairway Methanol LLC joint venture
with Japan’s Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

Linde already supplies CO, oxy-
gen and nitrogen to Celanese from its a lower carbon footprint by using CO 2 sting relationship with Celanese by
Clear Lake facility and US Gulf Coast that would otherwise be emitted,” said investing in our Clear Lake facility
pipeline system. The additional supply Mr. Mark Murray, Senior Vice Presi- to enable the production of essential
is an expansion of the existing long- dent of Acetyls at Celanese. chemicals with a lower carbon intensity,”
term agreement. “Celanese is meeting added Mr. Amer Akhras, Vice President
the challenge to produce products with “We are proud to expand our exi- South Region at Linde.

BIOTECH INNOVATION
Sensegen and Takasago announce fragrance ingredients

collaboration

Sensegen, a US-based firm providing “Takasago’s rich ingredient development, notably as the
biotech-enabled fragrance solutions, has fragrance exper- pioneering creator of a class of natural
announced a strategic collaboration with tise, combined with musk raw materials. “The impetus behind
Takasago, the Japanese flavour and fra- Sensegen’s innova- crafting these sought-after scents was
grance company. The creative and tech- tive biotech solutions, a commitment to expanding options in
nical partnership will focus on fragrance heralds a new era perfumery, moving beyond synthetic
creation powered by biotechnology inno- for perfumery. This collaboration will petroleum-based fragrances and tradi-
vation. yield positive outcomes for the fragrance tional extracts,” the company said.
industry and offers transformative
“The collaboration with Takasago possibilities for brands exploring alter- There is an increasing global market
stands as a shining example of crea- natives to virgin fossil-based ingredients,” for natural fragrances, with an estimation
tive synergy through biotechnology, a added Takasago’s Global Fragrance at $3.3-bn in 2022, and is projected to
dynamic partnership poised to reenergise Division President, Mr. Paul Ireland. reach a revised size of $8.5-bn by 2030,
the field of fragrance ingredients,” said growing at a CAGR of 12.7% over the
Ms. Angélique Burke, VP of Fragrance Sensegen, a full-fledged fragrance period 2022-30, according to a report by
at Sensegen. house, has focussed on biotech fragrance Reportlinker.com.

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