The United Jubail Petrochemical Company (UNITED), a manufacturing affiliate of the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract for its carbon dioxide utilization project to Germany鈥檚 The Linde Group to build the world鈥檚 largest CO2 purification and liquefaction plant.
The plant will be designed to compress and purify about 1,500 tons per day of raw carbon dioxide coming from ethylene glycol plants. The purified gaseous CO2 will be supplied through pipes to three SABIC-affiliated companies for enhanced methanol and urea production. Methanol is a basic commodity for the chemical industry, and urea is used for fertilizer production. An estimated 500,000 tons of CO2 emissions will be saved each year.
Yousef Al-Zamel, SABIC鈥檚 EVP, chemicals strategic business unit, said the project will contribute significantly to SABIC鈥檚 growth strategy. 鈥淚t will add to SABIC鈥檚 business portfolio of industrial gas products. This is the first of many other similar projects to be executed next year,鈥� he said.
The plant will also be capable of producing 200 tons per day of liquid CO2 with food grade quality which will be stored and thereafter supplied by truck to the beverage and food industry. It is the first carbon capture and utilization (CCU) project to be realized in 萝莉视频. The reduction of CO2 emissions is an important aim in SABIC's sustainability strategy.