Companies based at the Port of Antwerp consume methanol, a multi-purpose raw material that can be used in both the chemical sector and in industrial applications, on a daily basis. Methanol is usually still made from fossil-based raw materials, but the new consortium aims to change this. With their ‘power-to-methanol’ project, they seek to produce methanol in a sustainable way by reusing CO2 in combination with sustainably produced hydrogen. The demo plant, the first in Belgium to be constructed for this purpose, would be able to produce around 8,000 tons of methanol annually.
