Messer becomes the world's largest CO2 recycler
Messer becomes the world's largest CO2 recycler. The Lenzburg-based company already recycles hundreds of thousands of tonnes of CO2. Messer Schweiz AG is now also implementing the megatrend of climate change challenges in China.
(capacity 150,000 t/year). Picture: zVg
Messer, for example, has installed the first and only economical CO2 recycling plant in Sulgen/TG. Many industrial processes emit CO2. In recovery plants, the gas is captured before it escapes, purified in several steps and thus processed for reuse. "By providing high-quality food-grade CO2 and drawing on our 120 years of experience, we aim to help our customers increase production, reduce costs and improve product quality," says Stefan Messer, owner and CEO of the Messer Group.
Messer Schweiz AG is one of the leading industrial gases companies in Switzerland and has been supplying industrial, medical, pharmaceutical and food gases to companies in Switzerland, hospitals and research institutes for over 100 years. The company employs over 100 people and is part of Messer Group GmbH, the world's largest owner-managed industrial gases company with over 5,500 employees and over one billion euros in sales.
Benefits for the economy
Messer commissioned its largest CO2 recovery plant in the world in Nanjing, China, in March 2017, becoming the most important supplier of recycled CO2 in China.
The gas can be used in the food industry, for example as carbon dioxide for beverages.
In addition to Nanjing, Messer already commissioned a plant in Yunnan in 2014 and another in Sichuan in 2015. Messer now recovers a total of 300,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from industrial processes in China. In Belgium, Messer recycles 13.5 tonnes per hour with one plant, which corresponds to 118,260 tonnes per year. Switzerland now recycles 200 kg per hour in a pilot plant, which amounts to 1,700 tonnes per year.
Thurgau is a pioneer
Switzerland's first and only economical CO2 recycling plant is located in Sulgen/TG at the baby food manufacturer Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition AG. By recovering around 1,700 tonnes of CO2 per year, the Swiss food company is helping to reduce CO2 emissions in Switzerland. This makes the company a pioneer in Switzerland and more than makes an active contribution to CO2 reduction.
