INEOS Inovyn starts customers trials with Daimler Truck AG, using Europe’s first heavy duty liquid hydrogen truck
- Working with Daimler to trial a Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck to supply our PVC customers, making around 250 deliveries over the next 12 months.
- INEOS Inovyn is Europe’s PVC leader and largest operator of industrial electrolysis – it is playing a leading role in developing a world run on renewable hydrogen production.
- Advances the vital development of hydrogen for heavy duty transport, helping accelerate a zero-emission future.
- "Hydrogen is a game-changing energy solution that will transform truck transportation and help us achieve a zero-emission future. As both a major producer and consumer of low-carbon hydrogen, INEOS is in a unique position to help drive this change. We are delighted to be working with Daimler Truck," said Wouter Bleukx, Business Director Hydrogen at INEOS Inovyn.
The Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Trucks are the first heavy duty liquid hydrogen trucks in Europe, benefiting from a range of more than 1000 km they are able to carry the same payload as a conventional diesel vehicle. Along with Amazon, Air Products, Holcim and Wiedmann & Winz, we are working with Daimler Truck to run their first trial fleet in Germany.
Running over the next 12 months, INEOS will make around 250 customer deliveries across the Rheinberg area to understand fuel-cell technology in real-life operations, with an ambition to expand deliveries into Belgium and the Netherlands next year.
Wouter adds, “INEOS is committed to reaching Net Zero and Daimler’s pioneering trial, is an exciting opportunity to help accelerate this transition. We transport nearly 3 million tonnes of PVC annually and continually look at ways to reduce our CO2 footprint.”
“INEOS invests in and prioritises hydrogen production and storage, we believe that our innovations are leading the charge in creating a cleaner energy ecosystem that has hydrogen at its heart. We are Europe’s largest operator of electrolysis with over 125 years of experience, but to continue bringing low carbon hydrogen solutions to market we will need significant support from governments to encourage infrastructure investment and business confidence.”
The trial also provides INEOS Inovyn’s PVC customers with the opportunity to reduce Scope 3 emissions and strengthen their own green credentials.
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About INEOS Inovyn
INEOS Inovyn is Europe's leading producer of vinyls and in the top three worldwide. With an annual turnover of €5.1 billion, INEOS Inovyn has circa 4,300 employees and manufacturing, sales and marketing operations in 8 countries across Europe.
INEOS Inovyn’s portfolio consists of an extensive range of class-leading products arranged across General Purpose Vinyls; Specialty Vinyls; Organic Chlorine Derivatives; Chlor Alkali; Hydrogen and Performance Chemicals. INEOS Inovyn's annual commercial production volume is circa 10 million tonnes.
See www.inovyn.com and www.ineos.com for more details.
About VERVAEKE
Since its foundation in 1935 in Spiere (Belgium), family owned VERVAEKE has developed into a provider of integrated logistics solutions for the chemical and oil industries. Following the acquisition of Van der Lee in 2017 and Jan Dohmen in 2019, VERVAEKE has a fleet of over 1,000 tankers and 800 tank containers and is ideally located in Europe's largest chemical cluster.