Air Liquide Partners with ArcelorMittal in Pilot Project to Capture and Recycle Carbon
17 Octobre 2019 - 8:45AM
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI) is partnering with ArcelorMittal in
the first industrial scale demonstration plant to capture carbon
gas from the steelmaking process and recycle it into chemicals,
specifically advanced bioethanol*.
In this project, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will
provide a technology solution that purifies the offgas coming
from the blast furnace. These gases will then be injected into a
bioreactor to produce bioethanol. This technology leverages Air
Liquide’s extensive know-how and illustrates its capacity to
develop sustainable solutions supporting its customers in the steel
industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The project is led by the world-leading steel company
ArcelorMittal together with its partner Lanzatech, and supported by
EU Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation program. Located at
ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Ghent, Belgium, this first
industrial scale demonstration plant will produce advanced
bioethanol from waste gases from the steelmaking process.
Construction of the facility is underway at the ArcelorMittal site
in Ghent Belgium and the plant is planned to become operational at
the end of 2020. It is expected to produce 80 million litres of
bioethanol annually.
François Venet, Senior Vice President Strategy and member
of the Air Liquide group’s Executive Committee supervising the
Large Industries Business Line and Engineering & Construction
stated: ”This new partnership with ArcelorMittal demonstrates
our shared commitment to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. This is also a clear illustration of the initiatives Air
Liquide has committed to as part of its Climate Objectives. We
strive to push the boundaries of innovation to lower the carbon
footprint of the industry and develop technology solutions for our
customers to contribute to the energy transition.”
*Advanced bioethanol is a second generation of biofuel
manufactured from non-food biomass.
Air Liquide Engineering &
Construction Air Liquide Engineering & Construction
builds Air Liquide Group production units (mainly air gas
separation and hydrogen production units) and provides external
customers with efficient, sustainable, customized technology and
process solutions. Air Liquide Engineering & Construction’s
core expertise in industrial gases, energy conversion and gas
purification, enables customers to optimize natural resources. This
business unit covers the entire project life-cycle: license
engineering services / proprietary equipment, high-end engineering
& design capabilities, project management & execution
services. As a technology partner, customers benefit from our
research and development to contribute to energy transition. In
2018, revenues were €430 million.
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with
approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3.6 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry,
deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability. The
company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at
profitable growth over the long term. It relies on operational
excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network
organization implemented by the Group worldwide. Through the
commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages
energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and
digitization, and delivers greater value to all its
stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to 21 billion euros in 2018 and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris
stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO
STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
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