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Vancouver US will support this
expanded capacity.

“The capacity expansion remains
on track, with production set to begin
early next year,” said Mr. Kehren. “On
top of the coal phase-out, Green River
will soon deploy innovative technology
to further reduce its emissions. Solvay
is the first company to implement
regenerative thermal oxidation to abate
greenhouse gas emissions in a trona coal is being phased out at two plants, primarily with renewable energy. The last
mine,” he said. located in France and Germany. By two Solvay plants using coal for energy
the end of 2024, Solvay’s Rheinberg, production, located in Spain and Bulgaria,
Solvay operates seven soda ash Germany site will become the first soda have also begun their journey with par-
plants worldwide. Beyond Green River, ash plant in the world to be powered tial introduction of biomass and gas.

POOLING RESOURCES
BASF’s Chemetall opens global aluminium competence

centre in Italy

The surface treatment business unit
of BASF’s Coatings division, operating
under the Chemetall brand, has opened
a new Global Aluminium Competence
Centre in Giussano, Italy. The centre
will help bundle Chemetall’s compe-
tences in the area of surface treatment
of aluminium in one place.

“After the intensive analyses of
existing capacities, development prio-
rities as well as customer and market
requirements, the existing Chemetall
site Giussano was identified as the best
option. With the centralisation of the (From L to R): Lorenzo Bottinelli, Managing Director and Vice President Country Cluster
research and development activities for BASF Italy, Marco Citterio, Major of Giussano, Daniela Polzot, Managing Director Chemetall
aluminium, Chemetall is positioned to Italy, Guido Guidesi, Councillor for Economic Development – Regione Lombardia, Frank
develop technologies faster and more Naber, Senior Vice President Chemetall
efficiently resulting in transformative “As a lightweight metal with chemical and corrosion characteristics
innovations in the field of anodising high availability, aluminium plays an of aluminium. This presents chemical
and pretreatment of this special sub- important role in architectural, aero- challenges for pretreatment solutions.
strate,” BASF said in a press note. space, and automotive construction. Our new technology centre will enable
Aluminium is normally used in alloys us to better manage the complexity of
“The new global Aluminum Com- because pure aluminium has different this material and empower our team
petence Center will allow us to bring mechanical properties compared to to set new standards in the industry,”
new surface treatment solutions to the materials like steel. Depending on the explained Mr. Arjan Termaten, Direc-
market faster,” said Mr. Frank Naber, specific alloy, not only do the mechani- tor & Head of Global Technology at
Senior Vice President of Chemetall. cal properties change, but also the Chemetall.

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