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30 Jul 2024
Clariant Catalysts and KBR expand their strategic collaboration to boost low-carbon ammonia
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemicals company, today announced the expansion of its strategic cooperation with KBR in the field of ammonia production. Ammonia plays a vital role in today´s food production, and it will become even more important as a clean energy source in the future. The partners will continue collaborating on traditional ammonia projects while significantly increasing their focus on low-carbon and carbon-free “green ammonia” applications. The solutions will combine Clariant’s outstanding AmoMax ammonia synthesis catalysts with KBR’s K-GreeN® ammonia technologies to maximize the economics and energy efficiency of ammonia production. KBR is a leading ammonia process provider with over 75 years of experience in licensing and designing more than 250 ammonia plants worldwide. Clariant provides catalysts best suited for the optimum performance of KBR-licensed ammonia plants.
25 Jul 2024
Clariant's OleMax™ 260 catalyst delivers strong performance for EQUATE Petrochemical Company
Clariant, a sustainability-focused specialty chemical company, announced today marks a milestone with the one-year successful operation of its novel OleMax 260 catalyst at EQUATE Petrochemical Company’s world-scale steam cracker in Kuwait.
Headquartered in Oman, OQ stands out for its diverse expertise as an energy transition enabler across various markets. Excelling in polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE), catering to both flexible and rigid packaging solutions, OQ has announced two major product launches designed to solve industry challenges and provide key sustainability benefits.
Clariant Oil Services, a leading provider of specialty chemical solutions, has launched PHASETREAT WET to offer more efficient and sustainable solutions for the oil and gas industry’s demulsification needs. Designed to overcome challenges inherent in traditional oil production processes – most notably, meeting stricter environmental requirements for oil and water separation – the novel solution will help operators reduce operational costs, simplify logistics, and mitigate safety risks.
Clariant’s efforts to foster the energy transition show next great results. The new AmoMax-Casale ammonia synthesis catalyst has proven itself in all of its first three industrial references. Jointly developed by Clariant and Casale, the catalyst features exceptional activity, stability, and energy efficiency. These benefits have been confirmed at the ammonia production facilities of Nutrien in Trinidad and Tobago, Mosaic in the USA, and YARA Sluiskil in the Netherlands. Based on plant data, all sites report superior catalyst performance with significant reductions in energy and production costs. At the same time, lower carbon dioxide emissions have greatly improved the sustainability of the plants. With ammonia considered to play an important role in a future hydrogen eco-system, a high-performing, energy-efficient ammonia synthesis catalyst, like AmoMax-Casale, is crucial for accelerating the transition toward net zero.
Clariant’s energy-efficient catalyst technologies made a significant contribution to climate protection in 2022. They enabled emission reductions of more than 35 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) in customers’ chemical processes across a wide range of industrial sectors. The reductions amount to more than eight times the total carbon footprint of the entire Clariant corporation in 2022.