The mega plant is expected to produce 900 metric tonnes of high-purity methanol daily. The facility is expected to commence operations in 2023 and will be using Haldor Topsoe’s MeOH-To-Go technology to convert natural gas to methanol.

Haldor Topsoe’s new vision is to become one of the leading companies across the globe in carbon emission reduction technologies by 2024. The significant change in the company is expected to leave 200 people jobless.

The co-production plant is based on Topsoe’s Imap process and has been successfully operated by the Russian chemical firm Shchekinoazot since the past two years. The facility is capable of co-producing 450,000 tonnes of methanol and 135,000 tonnes of ammonia annually.

The large-scale sustainable project aims to create a hydrogen and sustainable fuel unit founded on the concept of electrolysis. Expected to be complete in three stages, the electrolysis plant once completed will offer a capacity of 1.3 GW.

Under a new agreement, Haldor Topsoe will include BASF’s simulation tool, OASE in its Clearview Ammonia connected service. With this, both the companies aim to provide ammonia producers with a better simulation of their plant operations in order to optimise their production.

Acron’s Ammonia-4 unit located in its Veliky Novgorod-based facility has plans to increase its production to 900,000 tonnes per annum. On completion of the upgrade, the total output at the Novgorod-based facility is expected to increase to 2.2 million tonnes per annum.

Claimed to be the world’s largest green hydrogen project, the Neom project in Saudi Arabia will use Haldor Topsoe’s ammonia technology to convert hydrogen into 1.2 million tonnes per year of green ammonia.

The mega plant will be powered with renewable energy and produce green hydrogen which will be exported to global markets. The facility is expected to supply 650 tonnes per day of carbon-free hydrogen.

Roeland Baan earlier held the CEO position at Outokumpu, a global stainless steel company before joining Haldor Topsoe. With significant global work experience, he took charge of his responsibilities on June 2, 2020.

The two industrial giants Air Products and Haldor Topsoe have signed a global Alliance Agreement. The companies plan to collaborate in the development of potential projects and the combination of their expertise on large-scale ammonia, methanol and/or dimethyl ether plants to be developed and built globally.