Hydrogen company Approtium exports carbon dioxide to Marubeni, Japan

By-product of hydrogen production, 450 tons of carbon dioxide will be liquefied per day and shipped to Japan.

Korea's largest hydrogen company, Approtium Co., Ltd. (formerly Deokyang), exports industrial carbon dioxide to Marubeni, a Japanese general trading company.

Japanese media reported on the 12th (local time) that Marubeni plans to import industrial carbon dioxide from Approtium, saying Approtium and Marubeni have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for exclusive negotiations.

Approtium plans to expand its hydrogen production capacity by 2024, generating 450 tons of carbon dioxide a day as a byproduct. It is reported that some of them are planned to be liquefied and shipped to Japan. To this end, Marubeni is considering building high-pressure gas tankers, preparing loading facilities and tanks, and aims to transport 50,000 tons of liquefied carbon dioxide annually.

Marubeni did not specify the exact use of carbon dioxide to be imported, but carbon dioxide is usually used for industrial purposes such as raw materials for dry ice and soda production and antioxidants for welding.

Approtium, which will export carbon dioxide, is the largest hydrogen company in Korea, and recently changed its name from Deokyang to Approtium and was established in the early 1960s and boasts a 60-year history.

It has led the hydrogen industry by having about 60km of piping network and about 250 tube trailers nationwide and providing customers with hydrogen and additional carbon dioxide.