Celanese Begins Carbon Capture and Utilization Operations at Clear Lake, Texas, Facility
09 Enero 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
The Now Operational Project is One of the
Largest Active CCU Facilities in the World
Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials
and chemical company, announced it has begun running a carbon
capture and utilization (CCU) project at its Clear Lake, Texas,
site as part of its Fairway Methanol joint venture with Mitsui
& Co., Ltd. The project is expected to capture 180,000 metric
tons of CO2 industrial emissions and produce 130,000 metric tons of
low-carbon methanol per year.
Celanese is actively leveraging CCU to offer low-carbon options
across its Acetyl Chain and Engineered Materials products to help
global customers meet the growing demand for more sustainable and
circular solutions. The products will be launched under the ECO-CC
name and be transparently supported through mass balance tracking
and life cycle assessment processes.
“With this project, our Celanese value chain can convert CO2
waste into products for a wide array of end-markets, including
consumer goods like adhesives, packaging, toys, paints, coatings
and more,” said Mark Murray, senior vice president, Acetyls at
Celanese. “Our globally-integrated value chain positions us to
provide a wide range of solutions with carbon capture content
across both our integrated Acetyl Chain as well as other methanol
derived products like acetal copolymers (POM).”
CCU takes CO2 industrial emissions that would otherwise be
emitted into the atmosphere from both Celanese and third-party
sources and applies reduced-carbon-intensity hydrogen to chemically
convert the captured CO2 into a methanol building block used for
downstream production. This low-carbon input is then used to reduce
traditional fossil fuel-based raw materials and can help produce a
wide range of end products across most major industries.
Third-party sources account for 80% of the captured CO2 waste.
Unlike the more commonly referenced carbon capture and
sequestration (CCS), where captured CO2 emissions are injected into
and stored in the ground, CCU fosters circularity by using CO2
emissions to create products that can reduce the need for fossil
fuels.
To learn more about CCU technology at Celanese, visit
https://www.celanese.com/en/sustainability-offerings.
About Celanese
Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the
production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty
materials used in most major industries and consumer applications.
Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry,
technology and commercial expertise to create value for our
customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we
partner with our customers to solve their most critical business
needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and
the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas,
Celanese employs approximately 13,000 employees worldwide and had
2022 net sales of $9.7 billion. For more information about Celanese
Corporation and its product offerings, www.celanese.com.
About Mitsui
Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (8031: JP) is a global trading and
investment company with a presence in more than 60 countries and a
diverse business portfolio covering a wide range of industries.
Mitsui identifies, develops, and grows its businesses in
partnership with a global network of trusted partners including
world leading companies, combining its geographic and
cross-industry strengths to create long-term sustainable value for
its stakeholders.
Mitsui has set three key strategic initiatives for its current
Medium-term Management Plan: supporting industries to grow and
evolve with stable supplies of resources and materials, and
providing infrastructure; promoting a global transition to
low-carbon and renewable energy; and empowering people to lead
healthy lives through the delivery of quality healthcare and access
to good nutrition.
Visit www.mitsui.com for more information.
About Fairway Methanol LLC
The Clear Lake methanol unit was commissioned in October 2015 as
a joint venture between Celanese and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The
unit utilizes abundant, low-cost natural gas in the U.S. Gulf Coast
region as a feedstock. The joint venture operates as Fairway
Methanol LLC, with both Celanese and Mitsui maintaining a 50/50
ownership.
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Investor Relations Brandon Ayache +1 972 443 8509
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Media Relations – Global Brian Bianco +1 972 443 4400
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