Abengoa, Messer sign 65K ton CO2 agreement in France

In France, Abengoa signed an agreement with the gas supplier and producer Messer, to sell 65,000 metric tons of CO2 per annum generated by the ethanol production plant in Lacq, France.

The agreement includes the construction by Messer of a CO2 purification, liquefaction and storage facility attached to the ethanol plant in Porte d’Abidos (Lacq). The Messer group will use the CO2 for various industrial applications, such as chemicals, foods, etc.

This initiative will reduce the greenhouse gas emissions at Abengoa’s plant in Lacq by 18%, which will contribute to a total emissions saving to more than 70% by 2012, when the new facility will come into operation.