Specialty chemicals company Clariant and Austrian oil and gas group OMV have announced their intention to collaborate on the supply of low-carbon ethylene.
"We are constantly working on solutions to help our customers use ethoxylates with a low carbon footprint, and this cooperation is an important step towards achieving that goal.said Christian Vang, Business President Care Chemicals and Americas, a member of Clariant's Executive Committee. OMV's low-carbon, renewable ethylene will enable us to expand our portfolio of bio-based ethylene oxide derivatives and strengthen the supply chain with production in Europe, for Europe."
Since 2022, Clariant has been offering bio-separated ethoxylates through Clariant India Glycols Specialty Company Ltd (CISC). This marks a further step in the company's journey to support its global customer base with low-carbon footprint ethoxylates.
"There is a broad base of applications for ethylene oxide and its derivatives, and we are determined to enable sustainable transformations for our customers as well as for OMV. By promoting circular raw material sourcing, we reinforce our commitment to the circular economy and sustainability. This agreement is an important contribution to the progress we are making towards our Strategy 2030 ambitions."said Daniela Vlad, Executive Vice President Chemicals and member of OMV's Board of Directors.
Clariant and OMV plan to explore and develop new strategies for achieving sustainability goals in the ethylene supply chain. As part of this cooperation, the two companies will share research results, adopt a lifecycle analysis methodology for unified approaches, and define detailed roadmaps for reducing CO2 emissions. This will include joint analysis of the potential for collaboration on ethanol-to-ethylene (E2E) technology.
OMV started its own renewable and circular production of chemicals and chemical feedstocks at its Burghausen refinery in Germany in 2021, and recently at its Schwechat refinery in Austria to reach a capacity of 200,000 metric tons. The company is targeting a sales volume of around 1.4 million metric tons by 2030, and 2 million metric tons thereafter.
Clariant and OMV are members of the United Nations Global Compact, a worldwide initiative for sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.
The agreement between the two companies is expected to help Clariant achieve its ambitious absolute emissions reduction targets for its operations and supply chain, as set out in its 2030 climate goals. Clariant's targets, drafted in line with the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), aim to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions from scopes 1 and 2 by 40 % and greenhouse gas emissions from scope 3 by 14 %, over the period from 2019 to 2030.
Photo: Clariant Innovation Center in Frankfurt, Germany.
