{"id":77649,"date":"2023-05-25T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T01:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/25\/emirates-global-aluminium-and-bp-team-up-to-reduce-emissions-of-egas-calcined-petroleum-coke-supply-chain\/"},"modified":"2023-05-25T01:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T01:00:12","slug":"emirates-global-aluminium-and-bp-team-up-to-reduce-emissions-of-egas-calcined-petroleum-coke-supply-chain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/05\/25\/emirates-global-aluminium-and-bp-team-up-to-reduce-emissions-of-egas-calcined-petroleum-coke-supply-chain\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirates Global Aluminium and BP team up to reduce emissions of EGA\u2019s calcined petroleum coke supply chain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emirates Global Aluminium, BP partner on reducing CO2 intensity:<\/strong> State-owned aluminum manufacturer Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) signed a non-binding agreement with British oil firm BP to explore pathways for pushing down the emissions of the company\u2019s calcined petroleum coke (CPC) supply chain, according to Wam<\/a>. A timeline and price tag on the projects that will fall under the umbrella of the non-exclusive agreement were not disclosed.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s this CPC they speak of?<\/strong> CPC \u2014 a carbon-rich solid with a hydrocarbon composition of between90-97%<\/a> \u2014 is a critical component of aluminum production. CPC is produced by heating raw petroleum coke to temps ranging between 1.2k-1.35k\u00b0C to remove hydrocarbons and excess moisture in a bid to create electrically conductive anodes, according to research by oil and gas firm Oxbow<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The details: <\/strong>EGA \u2014 which uses some 1 mn tons of petroleum coke annually and has been sourcing a chunk of its supply from BP since 2012 \u2014 wants to jointly study mechanisms of minimizing its carbon footprint from CPC utilization and could set up a CPC blending facility in the UAE to support more emissions-efficient of CPC production, according to the news agency.<\/p>\n

REMEMBER- EGA has been making moves to decarbonize its operations: <\/strong>In November, the company purchased<\/a>clean energy certificates for 1.1 mn MWh of electricity from the Emirates Water and Electricity Company to support its production of its solar aluminum brand CelestiAL<\/a>. EGA was also the first<\/a> UAE-headquartered firm to join the First Movers Coalition by committing to sourcing the materials it needs for aluminum production from low-carbon sources, and signed an agreement earlier in September<\/a> with the UAE\u2019s Energy and Infrastructure Ministry to join the UAE Hydrogen Leadership Initiative, exploring prospects for decarbonization across industries and the possible use of low-carbon hydrogen.<\/p>\n

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