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production,” said Associate Professor litres) of wastewater monthly and is Mr. Babu Alagappan, Managing
Darren Sun, co-founder of NanoSun expected to be fully operational by the Director of Croda Singapore, said that
and a faculty member at NTU’s School end of 2025. This represents one of the integrating NanoSun’s technology will
of Civil and Environmental Engineering largest applications of NanoSun’s tech- enhance wastewater management and
(CEE). The full-scale facility is designed nology, alongside a similar deployment reduce water consumption by at least
to treat up to 7,000 cubic metres (7-million in Hong Kong. 70% once the plant is operational.

LOWERING CARBON FOOTPRINT
TotalEnergies to source green hydrogen from RWE

to decarbonise German refi nery

In line with its 2030 ambition to “We are looking forward to deve- right incentives for customers,” added
decarbonise the hydrogen used in its loping further our partnership with Mr. Markus Krebber, Chief Executive
European refi neries, French energy giant, RWE, our partner in several offshore Offi cer of RWE.
TotalEnergies, has signed an agree- wind projects in Germany and the
ment with the German developer RWE Netherlands. This long-term contract Decarbonisation of refi neries
to supply 30,000 tons a year of green for green hydrogen marks an important One of the key pathways identifi ed
hydrogen to the German Leuna refi nery milestone to reducing our CO emis- by TotalEnergies to reduce its carbon
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for fi fteen years, beginning in 2030. sions at our Leuna refi nery. It will be footprint is using low-carbon hydrogen
made possible thanks to the completion to decarbonise its European refi neries, a
The green hydrogen will be pro- of the H backbone by German authori- move that should help reduce its annual
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duced by a 300-MW electrolyser, built ties and their effi cient support to green CO emissions by around three million
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and operated by RWE in Lingen. Green H customers like our Leuna refi nery,” tons by 2030. In order to fully decar-
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hydrogen storage will be provided said Mr. Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman bonise the hydrogen, the company uses
locally. The green hydrogen will be and CEO of TotalEnergies. in its European refi neries, it has already
delivered by a 600-km pipeline to the contracted over 200,000 tons of various
gates of the refi nery and will prevent “Six months after the investment forms of green and renewable hydrogen
the site’s emission of some 300,000 decision for the construction of the a year for its sites at La Mède, Grandpuits
tons of CO beginning in 2030. This is 300-megawatt electrolysis plant in and Normandy in France, in Leuna
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the largest quantity of green hydrogen Lingen, we have acquired an important in Germany, for its northern European
ever contracted from an electrolyser in anchor customer in TotalEnergies. This refi neries and in Antwerp in Belgium
Germany. shows that hydrogen works with the and Zeeland in the Netherlands.

DISTRIBUTION DEAL
Brenntag renews partnership with Syensqo for aroma

products

German chemicals distributor, fl avouring agents commonly used and is often used in applications where
Brenntag, has renewed its distribution in the food, beverage, and fragrance a powerful vanilla profi le is desired.
agreement with Belgian speciality industries. Mr. Christophe Cartier, Aroma Market
chemicals suppler, Syensqo, to bring Director, Syensqo, said, “This renewed
sustainable aroma products, in parti- Rhovanil is the primary compo- distributor agreement underscores our
cular Rhovanil branded vanillin and nent of vanilla fl avour providing trust in Brenntag’s solid commitment
Rhodiarome branded ethylvanillin a warm, sweet, and creamy vanilla to expanding our market reach in Asia
to customers across Southeast Asia, taste, while Rhodiarome is a synthetic Pacifi c by providing high-quality
Australia, New Zealand, and Taiwan. vanilla fl avouring that is 3 to 4 times aroma products and exploring new
more potent than vanillin. It has a opportunities to meet evolving customer
Vanillin and its derivatives are stronger, more intense vanilla aroma demands.”

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