© Stock-Foto | industrieblick - Adobe Stock
© Stock-Foto | industrieblick - Adobe Stock
Mitigation potentials for emissions of nitrous oxide from chemical industry in industrialised countries worldwide By Wolfram Jörß, Sylvie Ludig, Lambert Schneider (Öko-Institut), Enrico Rubertus, Emilio Martin, Volker Schmidt (GIZ-NACAG) A new study on behalf of BMWK investigates mitigation potentials in industrialised countries for emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) from chemical industry, in…
© Stock-Foto | Aleksandr- Adobe Stock
Groupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT), a partner plant operator of NACAG, has issued a call for international competitive bidding for the installation of N2O abatement technology (secondary catalyst) at its nitric acid plant in Gabès, Tunisia. The deadline for submitting the required bidding documents is April 27th, 2023, at 9:00 PM CET. Bidders may request the…
Drei Workshopteilnehmerinnen diskutieren miteinander.
Representatives from the Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG) participated in the 2023 Nitrogen and Syngas Conference, which took place from March 6-8 in Barcelona, Spain. The conference brought together professionals from the fertilizer, ammonia, and syngas industries to discuss the latest trends and technologies in producing and using nitrogen-based products. During the conference, NACAG…
In February 2023, Argentina organized a Workshop to present White Paper of N2O emissions mitigation policies in the nitric acid sector. The country is committed to implementing policies aimed at reducing N2O emissions in the nitric acid sector, having signed the SoU (Statement of Undertaking of the NACAG) in May 2021. Following this step, eligible…
The geopolitical events of the last year, coupled with the rise in energy costs and reduced fertilizer production, have highlighted the importance of the fertilizer sector for global food security. In the face of the sector’s challenges, the need for a climate-friendly transformation of the sector is now more urgent than ever. According to the…
Following the successful tender process, the NACAG partner plant operator Sable Chemicals signs the contract with Si analytics on the procurement and installation of monitoring equipment. NACAG will cover all costs within the Grant Agreement with Sable, signed in April 2021. The contract covers the supply, installation and commissioning of monitoring equipment as well as…
© Aleksei / AdobeStock
After opening a call for international competitive bidding for required N2O and NOx monitoring equipment this September, NACAG partner plant operator, Quimica PIMA has concluded the clarification round on the tendering process. Interested bidders may access the questions raised and the answers and amendments to the tender documents here (http://www.quimicapima.com/convocatoria.php). Interested bidders are invited to…
On 15 October, Georgian fertilizer producer Rustavi Azoti and NACAG signed a grant agreement to purchase and install greenhouse gas abatement technology and monitoring equipment for the production facility in Rustavi in the southeast of Georgia. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Mr. Otar Shamugia, his deputies and…
NACAG takes further steps in cooperation with the nitric acid producer Monómeros in Colombia. From 19 to 23 September 2022, NACAG Secretariat and KPMG and Ongresso Energy representatives visited the production facility during the Due Diligence procedure. Monómeros, located in the Andean region, has a mitigation potential of 150.000 ton CO2-eq/year. NACAG has commissioned First…
NACAG´s partner plant operator Química PIMA has opened a call for international competitive bidding for required N2O and NOx monitoring equipment to be installed in the nitric acid plant located in Hermosillo (Sonora), Mexico. The tendering process closes at 11:59 PM MST on January 8th, 2023. Interested bidders may download the bidding documents and additional…
On the 29th of June 2022, around 40 on-site and online participants gathered in a hybrid stakeholder consultation meeting to discuss the preliminary outcomes of the study “In-depth Policy Options for Achieving the Permanent Abatement of Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Nitric Acid & Caprolactam Production in Thailand”, which was commissioned by NACAG. Jointly organized by the Office of…
NACAG´s partner plant operator in Zimbabwe, Sable Chemical Industries Ltd., has prolonged an open call for international competitive bidding for the design, installation and commissioning of nitrous oxide (N2O) abatement technology (tertiary catalyst) and emissions monitoring equipment at Sable’s nitric acid plants in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe. Interested bidders may request the bidding documents via email from…
