ABB and Citroniq to collaborate for biogenic polypropylene facility

Polypropylene is used for many everyday items society relies on, including food and beverage packaging, automotive parts, consumer goods, and medical devices.

The facility is scheduled to start operating in 2029 and will produce fully certified biogenic polypropylene from the established corn-based ethanol industry in the US. Citroniq’s strategy is to create a more sustainable plastics manufacturing platform in the US and reduce emissions in the hard-to-abate plastics sector.

“Our collaboration with ABB is a critical step to building a manufacturing facility that develops the plastics industry,” said Mel Badheka, President and Co-Founder of Citroniq. “We worked with ABB from early on in the process due to their leadership in automation and their expertise, which is required for such a project.”

Upon final investment decision (FID), ABB will deliver its ABB Ability^TM System 800xA distributed control system, advanced process control, digital simulation, electrical equipment, instrumentation, and engineering services to optimise design, delivery and operations at the plant.

“We are proud to collaborate on this complex project, bringing our technology and expertise to enable the development of a low-carbon manufacturing infrastructure in the US,” said Per Erik Holsten, President of ABB’s Energy Industries division. “Through our integrated automation and electrification solutions, we aim to help Citroniq achieve safe, efficient, and reliable operations to support the decarbonisation of a hard-to-abate sector.”

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