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November 14, 2022
Unigel's Green Hydrogen Plant to be
featured at COP27
Unigel Disclosure
Company is one of the guests at Espaço
Brasil and participates in debates on the hydrogen market on
November 16th and 17th, in the city of
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
SÃO PAULO,
Nov. 14, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- With the objective of presenting the first green
hydrogen and ammonia plant in Brazil
and debating initiatives that contribute to the decarbonization of the
industry, Unigel - one of the largest chemical companies in
Latin America and the largest
manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizers in
Brazil - participates in the 27th edition of the 2022 United
Nations Climate Change Conference that will take place between the 6th
and 18th of November 2022, in the city
of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.
Leo Slezynger, Unigel's shareholder, will
be the company's representative at COP27
and will be at Espaço Brasil for the debate "Actions for the
Development of the Green Hydrogen Market in
Brazil", on November 16, at
10 am, promoted by the National
Confederation of Industry (CNI). Also participating in the panel are
Denise Scarpa from Albuquerque Maranhão,
a specialist in Corporate Relations and Regulatory Affairs at Shell;
Leone Peter Correia da Silva Andrade,
director of innovation and technology at SENAI/DR/BA and Jurandir
Marães Picanço Júnior, energy consultant at the Federation of
Industries of the State of Ceará.
On the 17th, at 9
am, also at Espaço Brasil, the Unigel shareholder will have the
opportunity to present Unigel's green hydrogen plant in a discussion
promoted by the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) together with the
CEO of thyssenkrupp South America,
Paulo Alvarenga; Rogério Zampronha, CEO
of Prumo Logística; and Jesse Can Griensven Thé, CEO of Lakes
Environmental.
According to Slezynger, Unigel arrives at
COP27 with the focus on demonstrating
how Brazil has the potential to be a
protagonist in the green hydrogen market. "I understand that
Brazil is in a position to be the
largest producer of green hydrogen on the planet, since we have a
consistent industry, privileged weather conditions and a strong
domestic market that will generate growth for suppliers even in
international adversities. It is an honor to be at such a great event
for the first time and to be able to demonstrate that our country will
be one of the great hydrogen players in the world", he explains.
The Plant
Unigel is a pioneer in a key market for
industrial green hydrogen projects due to the high renewable energy
capacity installed in Brazil. The
company is investing $120 million (BRL
650 million), during the first phase, to build the largest
green hydrogen plant in the country. The plant is expected to be
operational by the end of 2023. Unigel relies on the world's leading
technology for high-efficiency electrolysis from thyssenkrupp nucera,
Germany.
Located in the Camaçari Industrial
Complex (BA), the new factory, in its first phase, will have a
production capacity of 10 thousand tons/year of green hydrogen and 60
thousand tons/year of green ammonia, aimed at the domestic market. In
the second phase of the project, scheduled to go into operation by
2025, the company is expected to quadruple the production of green
hydrogen and ammonia.
About Unigel
Founded in 1966, Unigel is strategically
located in Brazil, in the states of
Bahia, Sergipe and São Paulo. It is a leader in styrenics, acrylics
and nitrogen fertilizers, consolidating itself as one of the largest
chemical companies in Latin America
and the largest manufacturer of nitrogen fertilizers in the country.
Present in people's daily lives, Unigel
provides essential inputs for the manufacture of final products in
home appliances and electronics, automotive, paints and coatings,
civil construction, pulp and paper, packaging, health and beauty,
textile, mining and agriculture markets. The company also carries out
the first initiative for the production and distribution of hydrogen
and green ammonia in Brazil. With an
investment of $120 million, the new
plant will be the largest in Brazil
when it opens in late 2023.
By Thomas Ferraz
thomas.ferraz@fsb.com.br
Green Play Ammonia™, Yielder® NFuel Energy.
Spokane, Washington. 99212
www.exactrix.com
509 995 1879 cell, Pacific.
exactrix@exactrix.com
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