CO₂ as Raw Material

OMV aims to capture CO₂ and use it as a resource, such as by capturing CO₂ emissions from the refineries, hydrating the CO₂, and then reusing it as fuel. We are currently planning to construct and operate an innovative electrolyzer at our Schwechat refinery, where steam and CO₂ will be used to generate syngas. (For more information, see Sustainable Aviation Fuels.)

In 2020, OMV, Lafarge Zementwerke GmbH (part of the LafargeHolcim Group), VERBUND, and Borealis co-signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint planning and construction by 2030 of a full-scale plant to capture CO₂ and process it into synthetic fuels, plastics, or other chemicals. The plant will eventually capture almost 100% of the 700,000 t of CO₂ emitted annually by Lafarge’s cement plant in Mannersdorf, Austria. In combination with green hydrogen (from renewable energies) produced by VERBUND, the captured CO₂ will be transformed by OMV into renewable-based hydrocarbons, which, in turn, can be used to produce renewable-based fuels or be utilized by Borealis as a feedstock to manufacture value-added plastics.

The main objective of the Carbon2ProductAustria (C2PAT) project is to engineer and operate a carbon capture plant at the cement plant. Infrastructure and a fully operating system for producing renewable-based hydrocarbons will also be built. This compound will be used to produce a broad range of renewable-based olefins, plastics, and fuels. The partners aim to put the full-scale plan into operation by 2030. A first step toward this goal will be to further investigate current technological and economic hurdles by jointly conducting research and development on the envisaged carbon value chain.

C2PAT – Cross-Sectoral Value Chain to Drive Climate Neutrality