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BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions macht ersten Spatenstich für neue Investition in grünen Wasserstoff in Budenheim, Deutschland

  • Neue Anlage wird Elektrolyse– und Brennstoffzellenkomponenten zur Unterstützung der globalen Energiewende herstellen
  • Die Produktion soll im Sommer 2025 aufgenommen werden
  • Gemeinsame Investition mit anderen Partnern

BUDENHEIM, Deutschland, July 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) hat mit dem Bau seiner ersten hochmodernen Produktionsanlage für Komponenten für grünen Wasserstoff und Brennstoffzellen in Budenheim nahe Frankfurt begonnen. Zu den Produkten, die an diesem Standort hergestellt werden, gehören neu entwickelte katalysatorbeschichtete Membranen mit geringer Iridium–Beladung (CCMs), ein wichtiges Funktionselement für die Wasserelektrolyse mit Protonenaustauschmembranen (PEM). Dies wird die Celtec®–Membran–Elektroden–Einheiten (MEAs) für Hochtemperatur–Brennstoffzellen ergänzen, die ebenfalls in der Anlage hergestellt werden sollen. MEAs sind entscheidende Komponenten in Brennstoffzellen, die es ermöglichen, Wasserstoff zusammen mit Luftsauerstoff effizient in Strom umzuwandeln.

Das ECMS–Wasserstoffgeschäft ist weltweit tätig, mit Aktivitäten in Europa, Nordamerika und Asien. Mit der raschen Entwicklung des Ökosystems der erneuerbaren Energien wird die Produktion von grünem Wasserstoff aus der Wasserelektrolyse zu einem entscheidenden Aspekt bei der Unterstützung der globalen Energiewende. Die neue Anlage wird die kommerzielle Einführung neu entwickelter CCMs für PEM–Elektrolyseure mit Multi–Gigawatt–Kapazität ermöglichen, um den Weltmarkt zu bedienen. Diese Investition ermöglicht es ECMS, seine Kompetenzen in den Bereichen Edelmetalle, Katalysatoren und Recycling zu erweitern und sich als integrierter Anbieter von Komplettlösungen für eine Reihe von Produktlinien im Bereich des grünen Wasserstoffs zu positionieren.

„Dieser neue Standort in Budenheim erfüllt einen wichtigen Teil unserer globalen Strategie für Wasserstoff“, so Tim Ingle, Senior Vice President of Precious Metal Services and Recycling bei ECMS. „Als weltweit führendes Unternehmen für Edelmetalldienstleistungen und Katalysatorrecycling unterstreicht diese Investition unsere Unterstützung für die wachsende Wasserstoffwirtschaft mit zirkulären Lösungen, die die Leistung verbessern und die Kosten für PEM–Elektrolyseure und Brennstoffzellen senken.“

„Unsere neuen Produkte sind erfolgreich von der Forschung und Entwicklung in den Pilotmaßstab übergegangen. Die Produktion in Budenheim stellt einen wichtigen Meilenstein für die Markteinführung dieser Produkte dar und versetzt uns in eine gute Position, um diese beträchtliche Geschäftsmöglichkeit zu nutzen”, so Saeed Alerasool, Senior Vice President R&D and Application bei ECMS.

Die Eröffnung des Standorts Budenheim ist für den Sommer 2025 geplant. Die Anlage auf einem Industriegelände liegt im Zentrum Europas in der Metropolregion Rhein–Main. Das Projekt wird gemeinsam mit der Trigona Fuel Cell Components GmbH und der Grundstücksverwaltung Rheinufer GmbH & Co. KG entwickelt.

Über BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions

BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) nutzt sein umfassendes Know–how als weltweit führendes Unternehmen in den Bereichen Katalyse und Edelmetalle und bedient Kunden in vielen Branchen, darunter die Automobilindustrie, die Luft– und Raumfahrt, die Innenraumluftqualität, die Halbleiterindustrie und die Wasserstoffwirtschaft, und bietet mit seinem Edelmetallhandel und –recycling umfassende Dienstleistungen an. Mit dem Schwerpunkt auf Kreislauflösungen und Nachhaltigkeit unterstützt ECMS seine Kunden bei der Schaffung einer saubereren und nachhaltigeren Welt. Die Elemente des Lebens zu schützen, ist unser Ziel, und das inspiriert uns zu immer neuen Lösungen. ECMS ist weltweit in 16 Ländern mit über 4.500 Mitarbeitern und 21 Produktionsstätten tätig.

Kontakt für Medienarbeit:
Betsy Arnone
+1 973–519–9808
E–Mail: betsy.arnone@basf–catalystsmetals.com		 Zusätzlicher Kontakt:
Katarzyna Postawa
+48 882001062
E–Mail: katarzyna.postawa@basf–catalystsmetals.com		 BASF ECMS
33 S. Wood Ave
Iselin, NJ 08830
www.basf.com/ecms
     

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BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions breaks ground on new green hydrogen investment in Budenheim, Germany

  • New facility will produce electrolysis and fuel cell components to support the global energy transition
  • Production is planned to commence in the summer of 2025
  • Joint investment with other partners

BUDENHEIM, Germany, July 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) commenced construction of its first state–of–the–art production facility for green hydrogen and fuel cell components in Budenheim, Germany, near Frankfurt. The products produced at this site will include newly developed low–iridium–loaded catalyst coated membranes (CCMs), a key functional part for proton exchange membrane (PEM) water electrolysis. This will complement the Celtec® membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for high–temperature fuel cells, which will also be produced at the facility. MEAs are critical components in fuel cells that enable hydrogen together with oxygen from the air to be converted efficiently into electricity.

The ECMS hydrogen business operates globally, with activities in Europe, North America and Asia. As the renewable energy ecosystem develops rapidly, the production of green hydrogen from water electrolysis will become a crucial pillar in supporting the global energy transition. The new facility will enable the commercial launch of newly developed CCMs for PEM electrolyzers with multi–gigawatt capacity to serve the global market. This investment allows ECMS to expand its capabilities in precious metals, catalysts and recycling, positioning itself as an integrated, full–loop, end–to–end solution provider across a range of product lines in the green hydrogen space.

“This new site in Budenheim fulfills a key part of our global strategy for hydrogen,” said Tim Ingle, Senior Vice President of Precious Metal Services and Recycling for ECMS. “As a global leader in precious metals services and catalyst recycling, the investment solidifies our support for the growing hydrogen economy with circular solutions that improve performance and reduce costs for PEM electrolyzers and fuel cells.”

“Our new products have progressed successfully from R&D into pilot scale. Production in Budenheim signifies a major milestone for the market introduction of these products and positions us in a strong place to leverage this sizeable business opportunity,” said Saeed Alerasool, Senior Vice President R&D and Application for ECMS.

The opening of the Budenheim site is planned for the summer of 2025. The facility, on the premises of an industrial site, is situated in the center of Europe within the Rhein–Main metropolitan area. The project is being developed with Trigona Fuel Cell Components GmbH and Grundstücksverwaltung Rheinufer GmbH & Co. KG.

About BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions

Leveraging its deep expertise as a global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors, and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting the elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever–new solutions. ECMS operates globally in 16 countries with over 4,500 employees and 21 production sites.

Media Relations contact:
Betsy Arnone
+1 973–519–9808
Email: betsy.arnone@basf–catalystsmetals.com		 Additional contact:
Katarzyna Postawa
+48 882001062
Email: katarzyna.postawa@basf–catalystsmetals.com		 BASF ECMS
33 S. Wood Ave
Iselin, NJ 08830
www.basf.com/ecms
     

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BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) completes acquisition of Arc Metal AB in Sweden

  • Acquisition adds smelting capability to serve spent automotive catalyst customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Complements ECMS’s global recycling operations and precious metal services
  • Broadens range of materials that can be processed by ECMS

ISELIN, N.J., Feb. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) has completed the acquisition of Arc Metal AB in Hofors, Sweden. The asset purchase adds toll smelting and processing of spent automotive catalyst in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and further complements ECMS’s existing global precious metal recycling operations in Cinderford, UK, Seneca and Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Caldwell, Texas, USA.

“We are thrilled to officially welcome our new colleagues with the successful acquisition of Arc Metal,” said Tim Ingle, Senior Vice President, Precious Metal Services and Recycling, ECMS. “Now we can turn our attention to growing our recycling business in EMEA by meeting increased customer demand for spent automotive recycling and utilizing our expanded capabilities to process high carbon containing materials, like silicon carbide found in spent automotive catalyst materials.”

The additional smelting capacity at the Sweden site will also increase utilization of new refinery capacity in Seneca, South Carolina. Recycled catalysts go through a smelting process and are then refined to produce the high purity precious metal needed to make new catalysts and other end use products, supporting a circular economy.

In addition, the acquisition bolsters ECMS’s ability to deliver its 100 percent recycled metal offering Verdium™, which is based on mass balance. Recycled platinum group metals can lower carbon emissions by up to 97 percent, in comparison to refining mined or primary materials1. One kilogram of Verdium saves over thirty metric tons of carbon, enabling customers to verify their carbon reduction, track progress to their sustainability goals and help lower their Scope 3 emissions. UL Solutions has provided independent, third–party validation of the physical chain of custody and mass balance accounting of Verdium.

To learn more about BASF’s recycling business, visit www.basf.com/ecms.

1 Source: Sphera Solutions GmbH (2022): GaBi Database Edition 2022, SP37

About BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions
Leveraging its deep expertise as a global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors, and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting the elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever–new solutions. ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with over 4,500 employees and 20 production sites.

Media Relations contact:
Betsy Arnone
Phone: +1 973–519–9808
betsy.arnone@basf–catalystsmetals.com


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BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions sets the standard for 100% recycled platinum group metal (PGM) offering with Verdium™

  • With Verdium, customers can verify carbon reduction for recycled PGM purchases, including PGMs attributed to select end products
  • One kilogram of Verdium recycled metal saves over thirty metric tons of carbon1
  • UL Solutions provides independent, third–party validation of the physical chain of custody and mass balance accounting

ISELIN, N.J., Dec. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS), a global leader in precious metal services and catalysis, today launched Verdium, a new approach to recycled metal based on mass balance. Recycled (secondary) PGMs are essential to the supply of platinum, palladium and rhodium, critical minerals used in catalysts, and can lower carbon emissions by up to 97 percent in comparison to mined (primary) materials. One kilogram of Verdium saves over thirty metric tons of carbon, enabling customers to verify their carbon reduction, track progress to their sustainability goals and help lower their Scope 3 emissions.

Verdium has been independently validated by UL Solutions, a leading global safety science company acting as an independent third party, to its mass balance chain of custody (CoC) standard UL 2809–1, the Environmental Claim Validation Procedure for Defined Source Content, which is in accordance with CoC design and models specified in ISO 22095. The validation process includes annual CoC audits and site visits by UL Solutions.

"Independent validation by UL Solutions is a testament to our recycled metal approach that sets the standard in the PGM space," said Tim Ingle, Senior Vice President, Precious Metal Services and Recycling, ECMS. "It also brings transparency to the PGM value chain, enabling customers to track carbon reduction with accuracy and confidence."

Verdium will be available to Europe and U.S.–based PGM customers starting in January 2024. Customers will receive the same quality recycled metal from ECMS, but with Verdium, they can verify their carbon reduction. Documented verification will confirm the amount of recycled metals purchased and applied to select end products, which can be traced to a concrete carbon metric.

"We have long been a leader in advancing circularity and sustainability through our metals expertise," said Dirk Bremm, President and CEO, ECMS. "Recognizing the pressing demand for tangible sustainability progress, we worked in close consultation with our customers to design Verdium as a traceable, audited solution that helps customers make measurable strides toward their goals."

"We commend ECMS for their carbon reduction efforts. We hope the UL certification of Verdium will help pave the way for ECMS and its customers to achieve their environmental goals and a more sustainable future for all," said Josh Warren, Vice President and General Manager of the Retail and Consumer Product group at UL Solutions.

1Sphera Solutions GmbH (2022): GaBi Database Edition 2022, SP37

About BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions
Leveraging its deep expertise as a global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting the elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever–new solutions. ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with over 4,500 employees and 20 production sites.

Media Relations contact
Betsy Arnone
Phone: 973–519–9808
Betsy.arnone@basf–catalystsmetals.com		 BASF ECMS
25 Middlesex Essex Turnpike
Iselin, NJ 08830
www.basf.com/ecms


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BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) signs agreement to acquire Arc Metal AB in Sweden

  • Acquisition adds smelting capability to serve spent automotive catalyst customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa
  • Complements ECMS recycling operations and global precious metal services

  • Broadens range of materials that can be processed by ECMS

  • Closing of transaction expected in early first quarter 2024

ISELIN, N.J., Dec. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Arc Metal AB in Hofors, Sweden. The company currently conducts toll smelting and processing of spent automotive catalyst, among other services, and will further complement ECMS's existing global precious metal recycling operations in Cinderford, UK, Seneca and Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Caldwell, Texas, USA. The closing of the transaction is expected early in the first quarter of 2024.

"This investment will allow us to grow our recycling business in Europe and bring in best–in–class pyro–metallurgical technology providing flexibility to process high carbon containing materials, like Silicon Carbide found in spent automotive catalyst materials as well as access to new markets," said Tim Ingle, Senior Vice President, Precious Metal Services and Recycling, ECMS. "We look forward to welcoming our new colleagues who bring vast experience in smelting and processing of spent automotive catalysts."

The additional smelting capacity at the Sweden site will also increase utilization of the new refinery capacity in Seneca, South Carolina. Recycled catalysts go through a smelting process and are then refined to produce the high purity precious metal needed to make new catalysts and other end use products, supporting a circular economy. Recycled platinum group metals can also lower carbon emissions by up to 97 percent, in comparison to refining mined or primary materials1.

"The asset purchase will enable ECMS to meet increased customer demand for spent automotive catalyst recycling and position ECMS more competitively in the region," said Dirk Bremm, President and CEO, ECMS. "The acquisition also aligns with our sustainability efforts and those of our customers since catalyst recycling as a secondary supply is a significant source of precious metals, preserving our critical resources."

To learn more about BASF's recycling business, visit www.basf.com/ecms.

1 Source: Sphera Solutions GmbH (2022): GaBi Database Edition 2022, SP37

About BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions
Leveraging its deep expertise as a global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers in many industries including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors, and hydrogen economy, and provides full loop services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner, more sustainable world. Protecting the elements of life is our purpose and this inspires us to ever–new solutions. ECMS operates globally in 15 countries with over 4,500 employees and 20 production sites.


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