Air Liquide and Lhoist Join Forces to Launch a First-of-its-Kind Decarbonization Project of Lime Production in France
May 09 2022 - 2:45AM
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Air Liquide (Paris:AI) and Lhoist have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the aim to decarbonize Lhoist’s lime
production plant located in Réty, in the Hauts-de-France region,
using Air Liquide’s innovative and proprietary CryocapTM carbon
capture technology. In this context, Air Liquide and Lhoist have
jointly applied for the European Innovation Fund large scale
support scheme. This partnership is a new step in the creation of a
low-carbon industrial ecosystem in the broader Dunkirk
area.
Lime is one of the “hard-to-abate” industries as its production
primarily generates CO2 from decomposition of limestone. The “Chaux
et Dolomies du Boulonnais” Lhoist’s site in Réty is France’s
largest lime production plant. Thanks to this project, Lhoist would
be able to reduce the CO2 emissions of the plant in Réty by more
than 600,000 tons per year starting in 2028. This is equivalent to
the annual emissions of about 55,000 households in France.
Leveraging its know-how and unique expertise in CO2 capture
technologies, Air Liquide would build and operate a unit of its
innovative and proprietary CryocapTM FG (Flue Gas) technology to
capture and purify 95% of the CO2 arising from Lhoist’s existing
lime production unit in Réty. Air Liquide’s CryocapTM technology
would thus be used for the first time to decarbonize lime
production in France.
The captured CO2 would then be transported to a multimodal CO2
export hub1 in Dunkirk, currently under development, and sent to be
sequestered in the North Sea as part of the D’Artagnan project,
which has received the PCI (Project of Common Interest) label from
the European Commission.
The implementation of the project will be possible as public
funding from European and/or French schemes supporting
decarbonization become available. In this perspective, Air Liquide
and Lhoist have jointly applied for the European Innovation Fund
large scale call.
Pascal Vinet, Senior Vice President, a member of the Air
Liquide Executive Committee, supervising Europe Industries, said:
“Decarbonizing the Industry is at the heart of Air
Liquide’s strategy and we are committed to accompanying our
customers with a wide range of solutions, in line with our
Sustainability Development objectives. Using CryocapTM to
decarbonize lime production demonstrates the versatility of our
innovative and proprietary carbon capture technology. Our
partnership with Lhoist will contribute to the decarbonization of
the broader Dunkirk industrial basin, one of Air Liquide's
historical industrial basins in France."
Cedric De Vicq, Lhoist CEO Europe, said: “As a leader
in the lime industry, we are very proud that for the first time, a
lime plant will capture its CO2 emissions and store them in safe
conditions. Carbon Capture & Storage is an indispensable part
of how the lime industry addresses the reduction of its CO2
footprint for the benefit of the environment and its
customers.”
About Air Liquide
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry
and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with
approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million
customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential
small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air
Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the
company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart
of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for
2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining
financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new
markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business
model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate
and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions
contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with
hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare,
digital and high technologies.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 23 billion euros in
2021. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange
(compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX
50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
About Lhoist
The Lhoist Group is a global leader in lime (including dolomitic
lime), limestone, and mineral solutions for an ever-growing range
of applications, since 1889. This family-owned business combines a
traditional industrial culture with a dynamic and entrepreneurial
approach. With roots and headquarters in Belgium, the Lhoist Group
has grown from generation to generation and now has a presence in
more than 25 countries with more than 100 facilities around the
globe, delivering over 80 countries from sites in Europe, North
America, Latin America and Asia-Pacific.
Lhoist’s solutions are used in a wide variety of traditional and
emerging applications due to their unique chemical and physical
properties. In particular lime is a critical and necessary product
for the energy transition development.
Lhoist’s 6,400 employees focus their activities on manufacturing
high quality products to address current and future market needs.
The company’s revenue amounted to 2,5 billion euros in 2021.
The Lhoist Group has continuously embraced Sustainability at the
heart of its actions and long-term vision. Reducing its carbon
footprint is part of an overall commitment to develop Lhoist as a
sustainable company. The group acknowledges its responsibility to
plan ahead and be an actor of the global transition to a
decarbonized economy. The group strategy takes into account three
major pillars of sustainable development: planet, people and
profit.
1 Liquefaction and logistics platform, the CO2 would be
transported by pipe and then loaded onto ships.
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