Evonik has completed the expansion of its DL-methionine production facilities in Singapore, the company said on August 28.
Production of MetAMINO on Jurong Island is again running at full capacity, after shutdowns in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2024. Production capacity has been increased by 40,000 metric tons, bringing the total to 340,000 metric tons per year. The expansion was accomplished ahead of schedule.
Through process intensification, Evonik has optimized its methionine production plants, generating a surplus of steam that is used to produce on-site electricity.
Linde, one of Evonik’s partners on Jurong Island, has designed, constructed and is operating a nine-megawatt alkaline electrolyzer plant, which is the largest of its kind ever installed in Singapore. The unit enables Evonik’s efforts to use green hydrogen required for the MetAMINO production and reflects the company’s commitment to sustainability and reducing its environmental impact.
“Our collaboration with Linde on the implementation of green hydrogen in our Singapore facilities is a testament to our commitment to sustainability. We work closely with our partners to build a more sustainable future,” says Dr. Harald Schwager, deputy chairman of the executive board.
Evonik’s DL-methionine plants in Singapore have reduced the product carbon footprint of MetAMINO at this site (Scope 1+2+3) by 6% compared with before the expansion.
“Evonik’s latest expansion will help address two urgent problems – climate change and food production – in a sustainable way,” said Grace Fu, Singapore’s Minister for Sustainability and the Environment and Minister-in-Charge of Trade Relations. “By increasing its product yield with fewer emissions, Evonik’s facility will help to feed a growing population while streamlining our carbon footprint.”
In 2023, Evonik set its own science-based targets that have been approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) as consistent with a well-below 2 degrees Celsius (WB2C) pathway. “We are committed to reducing emissions in line with the latest climate science, and consequently, we have a long-term ambition to expand our targets to align with a 1.5C warming pathway, and reach net-zero emissions by 2050,” says Gaetano Blanda, head of the animal nutrition business line.
