Messer Schweiz AG expands worldwide
Messer Schweiz AG operates the first and only economical CO2 recycling plant in Switzerland. In the meantime, however, the industrial gases manufacturer from Lenzburg has installed the largest CO2 reduction plant in China.
Messer Schweiz AG is one of the leading industrial gases companies in Switzerland and has been supplying industrial, medical, pharmaceutical and food gases to companies in Switzerland, hospitals and research institutes for over 100 years.
Many industrial processes emit CO2. In recovery plants, the gas is captured before it escapes, cleaned in several steps and thus processed for reuse. Customers in the expanding food and beverage, chemical and agricultural industries will be supplied from Nanjing.
Swiss Nutrition AG focuses on CO2 reduction
Switzerland's first and only economical CO2 recycling plant is located in Sulgen/TG at the baby food manufacturer Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition AG. By recovering around 1,700 tons of CO2 per year, the Swiss company is helping to reduce CO2 emissions in Switzerland. This makes the company a pioneer in Switzerland and more than makes an active contribution to CO2 reduction.
"By providing high-quality food-grade CO2 and drawing on our 120 years of experience, we aim to help our customers increase production, reduce costs and improve product quality," says Stefan Messer, owner and CEO of the Messer Group. The company employs over 100 people and is part of Messer Group GmbH, the world's largest owner-managed industrial gases company with over 5,500 employees and over one billion euros in sales.
Largest CO2 recycler in the world
Many industrial processes emit CO2. In recovery plants, the gas is captured before it escapes, in In the meantime, the Messer Group has also commissioned its largest CO2 recovery plant in the world in Nanjing, China, making it the most important supplier of recycled CO2 in China. In addition to Nanjing, Messer already commissioned a plant in Yunnan in 2014 and another in Sichuan in 2015.
The Nanjing plant has a capacity of 150,000 tons per year. The gas can be used in the food industry, for example as carbon dioxide for beverages.
Messer now recovers a total of 300,000 tons of CO2 per year from industrial processes in China. In Belgium, Messer recycles 13.5 tons per hour with one plant, which equates to 118,260 tons per year. Switzerland now manages 200 kg per hour in a pilot plant, which amounts to 1,700 tons per year.
