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GREEN FUEL
Nordic firms, Liquid Wind and TSE, plan e-fuel

facility in Finland

Norway’s Liquid Wind and Finland’s ment decision (FID) is
Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto planned for 2026, and
Oy (TSE) have signed a Memorandum the facility could be
of Understanding (MoU) for the deve- operational in 2029.
lopment of an eFuel facility in Naantali,
Finland. eMethanol is a very
versatile commodity
Liquid Wind is a developer of eFuel that can replace fossil
production facilities, while TSE, owned fuels in hard-to-abate
by Fortum Power and Heat Oy, Oy Turku sectors such as shipping
Energia – Turku Energi Ab and the City and aviation while re-
of Naantali, produces district heating ducing CO emissions.
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and electricity. will be used for district heat, reducing
the share of incineration-based district Liquid Wind acts as the main pro-
The eFuel facility is planned to be heat production by TSE. ject developer and has started the envi-
adjacent to TSE’s local power plant ronmental impact assessment and per-
Naantali 4, which will deliver biogenic Once operational, the eFuel faci- mitting process. In addition, the parties
CO and steam for the production of lity will produce 100-ktpa of eMeth- will jointly explore the possibilities of
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eMethanol. In addition, the process and anol made from green hydrogen and ensuring a sufficient supply of renew-
waste heat of Liquid Wind’s facility biogenic CO (160-ktpa). Final invest- able electricity to produce eMethanol.
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INDUSTRY TRENDS
Report forecasts strong growth in bio-based

polyolefin demand

The global market for bio-based * Legislation mandating bio-based America, we now forecast significant
polyolefins is forecast to reach almost and other sustainable polymers will market growth from 2029 onwards. We
5.7-mt in 2032, according to a market be key to expanding demand, given expect bio-based polypropylene (PP) to
report released by Singapore-based MLT higher resin costs; and overtake bio-based high-density poly-
Analytics. This is the second edition of * A European Commission directive ethylene (HDPE) in 2028, mainly due
the report initially released in 2022. due in 2027 will be a fundamental to growth in Europe as the regulatory
driver of market growth or otherwise. picture should be clearer by then,”
Key findings of the report include: he informed. “We also expect major
* While in the medium term many “Over the past two years since our growth for bio-PP in North America
suppliers may not meet their last report, we have seen many more from 2029 driven by local availability
sustainability targets, dedicated polyolefin producers certify their pro- of material,” he added.
bio-based polyolefin capacity onstream duction assets for mass balance bio-
from around 2028 onwards is set to based polymer production,” notes re- Further, bio-HDPE should be able
boost long-term prospects; port co-author and MLTA co-founder, to retain the number two spot in the
* An increasing number of ICSS Plus Mr. Stephen Moore. bio-based polyolefin stakes, heading
mass balance-certified polyolefin off a strong challenge from bio-LDPE,
plants indicates more polymer pro- “Coupled with major projects for whose use in extrusion coating of paper-
ducers are serious about bio-based segregated production of polyolefins board packaging is forecast to grow
product offerings; slated for Asia, Europe, and North strongly, the report said.

168 Chemical Weekly February 4, 2025

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