Transition Industries LLC and JAPAMA announce public-private partnership to develop innovative and environmentally responsible wastewater strategy in Sinaloa, Mexico
24 Abril 2024 - 10:37AM
Business Wire
Transition Industries LLC announced that it has signed a
multi-year agreement with the Ahome Municipality’s Drinking Water
and Sewage Board (“JAPAMA”) to use municipal wastewater for all
water resource needs for its Pacifico Mexinol project, a 6,145 MT
per day methanol production facility near Topolobampo, Sinaloa,
Mexico.
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Transition Industries and JAPAMA sign
groundbreaking wastewater use agreement with support from the IFC
and U.S. Consul General Matthew Roth. (Photo: Business Wire)
When it initiates operations, Pacifico Mexinol, is expected to
be the largest single ultra-low carbon methanol facility in the
world - producing approximately 300,000 MT of green methanol from
captured carbon and green hydrogen, and 1.8 million MT of blue
methanol annually from natural gas with carbon capture.
Furthermore, the water solution is expected to be the world’s
largest application of industrial water reuse from municipal
effluent.
Pacifico Mexinol's purpose-driven water strategy, designed in
partnership with JAPAMA, will allow the facility to completely
avoid impacting the Bay of Ohuira. Instead of using seawater and
other natural sources of water - which could compete with local
agriculture, industrial, commercial and/or residential freshwater
needs - Mexinol’s water solution uses municipal wastewater which
will be treated and recycled back to the municipal wastewater
facility. This closed loop water system will also prevent more than
12 million tons per annum of wastewater being disposed of into the
Bay of Ohuira.
Pacifico Mexinol will pay JAPAMA a tariff per cubic meter of
wastewater as determined by state law, thus enabling JAPAMA to
commercialize its wastewater and strengthen its financial position.
The agreement also includes upgrades and improvements to JAPAMA’s
water treatment facility.
Rommel Gallo, the CEO of Transition Industries, commented: “We
are pleased to have developed a sustainable water solution in
partnership with JAPAMA that is not only a model for how to address
climate change head-on but also shows how industry and government
can work together for sustainable solutions, benefiting both the
community and business.”
Gallo continued: “We would like to extend a very special thank
you to the Mayor of Ahome, Gerardo Vargas Landeros, and the General
Manager of JAPAMA, Bernardo Xavier Cárdenas Soto, whose continued
support through the process has resulted in this groundbreaking
agreement.” The signing event was also attended by representatives
from the IFC and the US Government, including US Consul General
Matthew Roth.
Transition Industries’ mission is to actively participate in the
transition to a low-carbon world by leveraging technology and
innovation to produce methanol safely and efficiently while
minimizing any negative environmental and social impacts.
“Years of community and municipal engagement has led to the
development of a set of purpose-driven design solutions, like our
wastewater strategy, aligned with our core values. We will not
impact the Bay; our facility is Net Zero to avoid pollution; we use
clean and renewable energy; and we promote economic development
aligned with the interests of communities,” says Tom Roche, Head of
ESG for Transition Industries.
Pacifico Mexinol is expected to reach Final Investment Decision
in 2024 and Commercial Operations in late-2027 to early-2028. The
project will generate a significant number of local jobs during
construction and operations.
About Transition Industries
Transition Industries LLC, based in Houston, Texas, is a
developer of world-scale, net-zero carbon emissions methanol and
hydrogen projects in North America to address climate change and
promote environmental and social sustainability. For additional
information about Pacifico Mexinol or Transition Industries, email
inquiries@transitionind.com.
Transition Industries has a Joint Project Development Agreement
(JPDA) with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member
of the World Bank Group, to ensure Pacifico Mexinol’s compliance
with the IFC Performance Environmental & Social Standards, and
leverage IFC expertise to support the project financing. In
addition, a Master Services and Marketing Agreement (MSMA) is in
place with Macquarie Commodities Trading to market all the
production from Pacifico Mexinol to customers on a global
basis.
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