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MEGA PROJECT INDUSTRIAL GASES
Samsung E&A bags $1.7-bn contract from TAZ’IZ to Air Liquide’s new ASU to support Japan’s Mitsubishi

build UAE’s fi rst methanol plant Materials

Samsung E&A, the South Korean chemicals production and French industrial gases major, Air
construction and project management strengthen TA’ZIZ’s role in Liquide, will build, own and operate, a
company, has been awarded a $1.7-bn enabling ADNOC’s global large-scale Air Separation Unit (ASU)
contract by Abu Dhabi’s TA’ZIZ to ambition to lead the chemi- in Naoshima Island, Japan. This plant,
build the UAE’s fi rst methanol plant, cals sector,” TA’ZIZ CEO, with a capacity of up to 1,400-tpd
which is expected to produce 1.8-mt of Mr. Mashal Saoud Al- (tonnes per day) of oxygen, is designed
methanol every year upon completion Kindi, said in a statement. to meet the rising demand for copper,
in 2028. and support the production ramp-up of
ADNOC views chemi- Mitsubishi Materials, Japan’s leading
The project will be located the cals, alongside natural gas copper company.
TA’ZIZ chemicals and transition fuels and renewable energy, as
ecosystem being developed in the a key pillar for its growth. The enhanced copper production
Ruwais Industrial Complex, UAE. Last year, it struck a deal is aimed at addressing the growing helping to ensure a stable supply of to serve the semiconductor manufacturing
of Samsung E&A stated, “We plan to to acquire German chemicals maker demand for the use of electric vehicles, those rare gases essential to Japan’s key industry, in line with its semiconductor
TA’ZIZ, a joint venture between actively leverage local resources and Covestro for €14.7-bn, including debt. next-generation communication tech- industries such as semiconductor manu- supply security plan.
Abu Dhabi oil major ADNOC and sove- our network of partners based on our nology and renewable energy. facturing, transportation equipment
reign fund ADQ, was launched in 2020 extensive regional experience in the ADNOC has also been in talks with manufacturing and construction work. Mr. Ronnie Chalmers, Air Liquide
to foster the development of new chemi- Ruwais Industrial Complex. Samsung Austria’s OMV since at least mid-2023 The ASU at the Naoshima smelter Group Vice President, supervising Asia
cal industries in the country. Samsung E&A will ensure the project’s success to combine their polyolefi n businesses, and refi nery is set to commence opera- Neon is particularly scarce in Pacifi c, commented, “We are proud to
E&A said it will bring its experience of by applying our differentiated execu- Borouge and Borealis, which would tions in 2027, and will rank among Air Japan, relying primarily on imports. continue our partnership with Mitsubi-
a recently completed methanol plant in tion system, which integrates our inno- create a group with more than $20-bn Liquide’s largest and state-of-the-art Acknowledging the project’s strategic shi Materials. This ASU demonstrates
Malaysia and the active application of vative technologies such as modulari- in annual sales. The company has also oxygen production plants in Japan. importance, the Japanese Ministry of Air Liquide’s technological expertise
its execution system, characterised by sation and automation.” disclosed that they are considering Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and capacity to support the growth of
modularisation and automation, to the acquiring Nova Chemicals from Mubadala, In addition to providing large vol- awarded it a fi nancial grant. This grant Mitsubishi Materials while strengthen-
project. Commenting on the deal, Mr. “The plant will enhance the UAE’s another Abu Dhabi wealth fund, as part umes of oxygen as well as nitrogen, the recognised Air Liquide’s efforts to ing the domestic supply of neon for the
Hong Namkoong, President and CEO position as a leader in sustainable of the deal. ASU will also produce argon and neon, bolster the domestic production of Neon semiconductor industry.”
INVESTMENT Orion to source tyre pyrolysis oil from Contec
Spain’s HTBA bolsters vitamin B12 capabilities with
Orion, a US-based speciality chemi-
TPO-based manufacturing is the
new €25-mn facility cals company, has signed a long-term only circular technology that is mov-
supply agreement with Polish fi rm ing into industrial production to pro-
HealthTech BioActives (HTBA), a enables further development of HTBA’s advanced technology and automation Contec, to source tyre pyrolysis oil to duce high-quality active carbon black.
Spanish manufacturer of citrus fl avonoids patented manufacturing process for a systems that support the use of re- produce circular carbon black for tyre The process takes discarded end-of-
and active forms of vitamin B12, has specifi c type of fl avonoid, diosmin – an newable energy and optimise resource and rubber goods customers. life tyres and exposes them to high
announced the completion of a €25-mn ingredient that can help promote blood consumption. Overall, the investment temperatures to produce a feedstock
investment to modernise its research, circulation and address vascular discom- has enabled 98% of waste generated Contec specialises in end-of-life Orion can convert into virgin carbon
development and manufacturing centre fort. This new process replaces artifi cial to be recovered, revalued or recycled. tyre processing through chemical recy- “With the ConPyro TPO supplied black.
in Murcia, Spain. The initiative included solvents with water, HTBA said, adding HTBA’s citrus fl avonoids and vitamin cling to transform discarded tyres into by Contec, Orion will be able to make
the construction of a production plant, that it is the only fi rm globally to have B12 offerings fi nd applications in the circular, sustainable raw materials. large-scale volumes of circular grades Orion said it is the only company
offi cially inaugurated on 28 January, mak- that capability. pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food & of carbon black that will supply grow- that has made circular carbon black
ing HTBA the only company in Europe beverage, and animal nutrition sectors. According to Orion, the agreement ing demand from the world’s leading from 100% TPO as a feedstock. The
capable of producing all active forms of In line with the company’s ongo- Besides the manufacturing facility with Contec will help to further diversify tyre and rubber goods producers,” company has also demonstrated that its
vitamin B12. The modernisation of the ing commitment to sustainability, the in Murcia, HTBA operates ideation its sources of tyre pyrolysis oil, Orion’s CEO, Mr. Corning Painter, circular products can replace virgin
company’s existing citrus fl avonoid plant new and upgraded facilities harness centres in Spain and Ohio (US). commonly known as TPO. said. carbon black in many applications.

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