Denmark-headed Haldor Topsoe A/S, a global leader in high-performance catalysts and proprietary technologies for the chemical and refining industries, and Shchekinoazot Chemical Company, one of Russia's leading industrial chemical producers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to synchronize vision and plans on developing blue and green methanol, ammonia, and hydrogen production and reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
At the online signing ceremony, the parties agreed to inform each other of the latest technological developments and jointly explore opportunities for implementing Haldor Topsoe’s technologies at Shchekinoazot’s plants to efficiently and safely produce high-quality chemicals with the lowest rates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Our company’s vision is to be recognized as the global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies by 2024, and we are excited to share our groundbreaking technologies with our long-term partner Shchekinoazot, said Roeland Baan, CEO and President of Haldor Topsoe.
Haldor Topsoe is already engaged in several projects to produce green hydrogen, green ammonia, eMethanol, and e-fuels. An example is the Helios project in NEOM, Saudi Arabia, announced in July 2020, which includes the world’s largest ammonia loop (1.2 million tonnes per year) delivered by Topsoe.
With the highly efficient solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) electrolysis technology and decades of experience as a world-leading technology provider within ammonia, methanol, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel, and hydrogen, Topsoe is one of the very few companies that can deliver insights, technology, and catalysts along the entire value chain for low carbon emission fuels and chemicals.
We believe that with Haldor Topsoe’s support we’ll be able to lead the green transformation and be one of the frontrunners who will blaze the trail for the Russian chemical industry. Saving the natural resources is an extremely important issue for all countries. Working for the world’s prosperity, which is one of our key principles, we keep on buying into environmental, ecological, human safety, and climate protection programs on an annual basis. I’m confident that working together with Topsoe in this area and practical steps towards reducing CO2 emissions are the key to proper development for ecology and industry, said Boris Sokol, President of Shchekinoazot.
Shchekinoazot and Haldor Topsoe have worked together for the last 15 years and have successfully implemented five projects together related to ammonia, methanol and hydrogen production, applying technologies and catalysts developed and supplied by Topsoe.
