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BPCL Ties Up With BARC For Green Hydrogen Amcor Opens Packaging

Production Facility In Singapore

mcor has
Aopened
an ‘advanced’
healthcar e
pac kaging
facility in Tuas,
Sin g a p o r e ,
to meet the
g ro w ing
demand for its
products in the Asia-Pacific region.The
ISO 13485-certified facility houses a
cleanroom manufacturing site and three,
seven and nine-layer co-extrusion blown
film capabilities, as well as advanced
harat Petroleum Corporation Ltd Refineries use large quantities of flexographic printing activities.The
B(BPCL) on Monday said it has Hydrogen for de-sulfurization to make greenfield site is designed to expand
tied up with Bhabha Atomic Research petrol, diesel and other chemicals. Amcor’s co-extrusion blown film
Centre (BARC) for an electrolyser Currently, hydrogen is made at the and printing technology and address
technology for green hydrogen as it refinery using steam reforming of the need for quality and regulatory
looks to achieve net-zero emissions natural gas, but this results in high compliance in the healthcare industry.
by 2040. BPCL’s Chairman A K Singh CO2 emissions.Therefore, refiners are To support this, the company is building
said the oil refining and fuel marketing setting up large-scale electrolysers to an innovation centre for healthcare films
company plans to scale up indigenous produce green hydrogen from water at the facility.In keeping with Amcor’s
alkaline electrolyser technology for and thereby decarbonize Hydrogen sustainability commitments, the plant
use in refineries via collaboration with production. Singh said BPCL is fully uses water-based printing technology
BARC. An electrolyser splits water into committed to environment protection with no solvent emissions. Amcor chief
hydrogen and oxygen using electricity. and ensuring a greener planet. “Today, commercial officer Peter Konieczny
For green hydrogen, renewable energy through collaboration with BARC, we said: “With the Asia-Pacific healthcare
is used for electrolysis. Electrolyser intend to scale up Indigenous Alkaline packaging market expected to grow at
plants are presently imported and the Electrolyser Technology and look more than 8% through 2026, Amcor is
collaboration is to “scale-up Alkaline laying the foundation to support that
Electrolyser technology for Green forward to commercializing it for large growth with this advanced facility in
Hydrogen production”, a company use especially in Refineries.“This will the region.“Our innovative and regional
said in a release. “This is a first of its be another step towards ‘Atmanirbhar approach in this space, coupled with
kind initiative to support the country’s Bharat’ in our journey for achieving our commitment to sustainability,
commitment to achieve renewable Net Zero Emissions by 2040,” he said. will ensure our continued industry
energy targets and reduce greenhouse BPCL plans to expand its portfolio of leadership for customers of all sizes, as
gas emissions.” India has set a target to renewable energy with solar, wind and well as the environment.” Amcor South-
reach net zero emissions by 2070 and biofuels to reduce its carbon footprint. East Asia Healthcare general manager
towards that objective it is looking to The company intends to meet power Scott Jackson said: “Healthcare is one
raise the share of renewables in its energy requirements for new projects in its of the fastest-growing industries in the
mix to 50 per cent by 2030 from 38 per refineries, primarily from renewable region and customers are looking for
cent currently. sources as well. packaging suppliers that can improve
their speed to the market.

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