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CLEANING DIESEL EMISSIONS
OCI Global adds diesel additive to European

production portfolio

OCI Global, a leading producer verts these into harmless nitrogen and OCI is a significant producer of
of nitrogen, methanol, and hydrogen water vapor. The benefits of using the urea – the key ingredient in AdBlue –
products, has commenced production additive include compliance with emis- at its facilities in Geleen, Netherlands.
of AdBlue – a solution used in diesel sions regulations, improved air quality To date, OCI’s urea has primarily been
engines to reduce harmful emissions and potentially higher fuel efficiency. used to produce fertilizer. With the
of nitrogen oxides – at the Chemelot introduction of AdBlue to its already
industrial complex in Geleen, Nether- OCI’s AdBlue production will serve extensive product portfolio, OCI is
lands. OCI’s facility has the capacity the growing North-Western European expanding its end use markets to include
to produce up to 300-ktpa today, with automotive market, where the reduc- the automotive industry.
capability to expand production in line tion of harmful emissions is an increas-
with market demand. ing regulatory focus and key driver of OCI is also the largest producer of
demand. The introduction of the ‘Euro green methanol globally and a leading
AdBlue is a mixture of urea and 6 Standard’, which limits emissions to producer of lower carbon ammonia,
demineralized water that is injected 80-mg/km of NOX gases for diesel with a 1.1-mtpa blue ammonia facility
into vehicle exhaust systems, where it vehicles is expected to boost the AdBlue set to begin production in Beaumont,
reacts with harmful emissions and con- market by 8% by 2028. Texas in 2025.

Syensqo joins SEMI Climate Consortium

Syensqo is now a member of the center of new technologies but manu- ing, Halar ECTFE for gas abatement
Semiconductor Climate Consortium facturing them is resource intensive,” and wet process tool structural parts,
(SCC), an initiative introduced by trade said Mr. Peter Browning, President of Tecnoflon PFR FFKM for O-rings, and
association SEMI to drive progress on Syensqo Specialty Polymers. “Through Galden PFPE for heat transfer fluids, as
addressing climate challenges within this partnership, Syensqo will contri- well as Fomblin VAC for vacuum pump
the semiconductor industry. As a mate- bute to the sustainability roadmap of oil.
rials supplier, the Group is determined the whole value chain, advancing the
to work with customers and partners industry and benefiting humanity.” Syensqo’s ECHO portfolio is
across the industry to help implement designed to offer specialty polymer grades
a sustainability roadmap for the entire Syensqo provides high-perfor- with a lower carbon footprint than their
value chain. mance material solutions for virtually original counterparts. These products
every process step in advanced semi- integrate bio-sourced, recycled and
“Semiconductors play a vital role conductor manufacturing, including mass balance feedstocks, while offer-
in the green transition, they are at the Solef PVDF for ultra-pure water pip- ing the same level of performance.

BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY
Orion earns Platinum rating by EcoVadis

Orion S.A., a global specialty Orion now ranks among the top ing the company’s 2023 performance.
chemicals company, has announced 1% of the companies assessed by Eco- “Achieving the Platinum rating is a
that its 2024 sustainability rating from Vadis, one of the world’s largest pro- huge milestone for Orion considering
EcoVadis has been raised from Gold to viders of business sustainability rat- that just three years ago we were at the
Platinum, the highest possible distinc- ings. The organisation revised Orion’s Silver level, Orion CEO, Mr. Corning
tion. score from 78% to 82% after reassess- Painter said.

162 Chemical Weekly May 7, 2024

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