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Evonik relies on bio-LNG trucks

The specialty chemicals company plans to favor carriers with biomethane fleets for long-term transport contracts. The company offers a membrane technology for the processing of biogas.

The logistics procurement of Evonik intends to prioritize sustainable logistics companies for orders and long-term transport contracts. | Image: Evonik
The logistics procurement of Evonik intends to prioritize sustainable logistics companies for orders and long-term transport contracts. | Image: Evonik
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Johannes Reichel
von Tobias Schweikl

Evonik Industries AG and a number of logistics companies aim to increasingly use trucks powered by climate-friendly biogas in freight transport to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This is to be achieved through enhanced collaboration with logistics firms that operate gas-powered trucks. Evonik's logistics procurement department intends to preferentially consider companies that make a positive contribution to the company's sustainability goals for future contracts and long-term transport agreements.

 "Proactive resource management is an important element of our sustainability strategy. We have set ambitious climate targets and have continuously reduced our CO2 emissions in recent years. At the same time, our products and solutions help customers significantly save CO2 emissions in their applications. Evonik not only talks about sustainability and climate protection but also provides practical solutions for it," says Stefan Haver, Head of Sustainability at Evonik.

According to the company, Evonik also supports the forwarding partners of the initiative in finding suitable locations for bio-LNG filling stations and through sites where biogas can be upgraded or liquefied to biomethane. The specialty chemicals group is involved, among other things, in the expansion of the BioEnergy Park Güstrow of EnviTec Biogas AG. There, up to 9,000 tons of biogas are to be liquefied into biomethane (bio-LNG) annually starting in autumn 2022. The climate-friendly fuel will then be available for heavy-duty traffic through several filling station networks. The specialty chemicals company has also developed a membrane technology, through which high-purity biomethane can be efficiently obtained, it is said.

Translated automatically from German.
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