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ENERGY EFFICIENT OPERATION
Nobian partners Adven to build a new caustic soda

facility in Netherlands

Nobian, the base chemicals business
spun out of Dutch fi rm, Nouryon, has an-
nounced that its energy partner, Adven,
has begun the construction of a new energy-
effi cient electric evaporation plant for
caustic soda production in Delfzijl, the
Netherlands.

Nobian, which has leading position in
salt, essential chemicals and storage cav-
erns in Europe signed the contract with
Adven at the Chemical Park in Delfzijl.
The plant, which will be operational by
2027, is expected to reduce 25-ktpa tons
of CO emissions, an energy saving of
2
85%. Nobian said it is deploying the tech-
nology for the fi rst time.

The construction of the evaporation “Grow Greener Together” sustainabi- which reduces CO emissions to 25-ktpa.
2
plant is part of a broader, multi-year lity programme. The company aims to Nobian signed a joint Letter of Intent
collaboration between the two com- be carbon-neutral by 2040, using 100% with the Dutch government at the end of
panies. In addition to its construction, renewable electricity. 2023, laying out concrete details of its
Adven is also responsible for the opera- sustainability plans that will enable the
tion and maintenance of the installation. The heart of the new plant is an in- company to become carbon-neutral as
The collaboration is part of Nobian’s dustrial heat pump based on electricity, early as 2030.
SUPPLY CHAIN COLLABORATION
Indorama and partners commercialise PET bottles

using bio-paraxylene

A collaboration involving Thailand-
based Indorama Ventures Public
Company Ltd. with Japanese beverage
fi rm, Suntory, besides Finland’s Neste
and Japan’s Eneos, Mitsubishi Corpo-
ration, Mitsui Chemicals and Iwatani,
is launching the “world’s fi rst” bio-
polyethylene terephthalate (bio-PET)
bottle for commercial scale, made
from ISCC+ certifi ed bio-para-xylene
(bio-PX).
used cooking oil. PET bottles made From November onwards, the Sun-
The sustainable packaging initiative from this technology can signifi cantly tory Group will successively introduce
will introduce PET bottles derived from reduce CO emissions of products. these bio-PET bottles for selected pro-
2

168 Chemical Weekly November 12, 2024

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