New CEO for LafargeHolcim s US cement business 02 June 2021
LafargeHolcim has announced the appointment of Toufic Tabbara as CEO of its US cement operations. Toufic is a proven leader in this industry. With a professional background that crosses diverse business divisions and spans both US and global geographies, he is well positioned to drive continued growth across the US cement business, said Group Executive Committee Member and Region Head of North America, René Thibault.
Mr Tabbara joined LafargeHolcim in 1998, beginning his career in the gypsum division, followed by roles in ready mix, asphalt and construction operations in the US and Canada. In 2012, he was named Country CEO for Jordan, responsible for ready mix operations, two cement plants and one grinding plant. Most recently, he served as Country CEO for Algeria, where he oversaw ready mix, aggregates, gypsum and cement operations, in addition to a central research lab.
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PARIS, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -
Air Liquide has completed the construction of the world s largest PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer. Supplied with renewable energy, this unit is now producing up to 8.2 tonnes per day of low-carbon hydrogen in Bécancour, Québec. With this large-scale investment, the Group confirms its long-term commitment to the hydrogen energy markets and its ambition to be a major player in the supply of low-carbon hydrogen.
Air Liquide inaugurates the world s largest low-carbon hydrogen membrane-based production unit in Canada (CNW Group/Air Liquide)
The new 20 MW PEM electrolyser, equipped with Cummins
1 technology, is the largest operating unit of its kind in the world and will help meet the
By Molly Burgess2021-01-26T08:28:00+00:00
Air Liquide has today (26
th Jan) said that construction of what it believes to be the world’s largest proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser is complete, and the unit is producing up to 8.2 tonnes per day of low-carbon hydrogen in Bécancour, Québec.
Commissioning of the electrolyser unit, equipped with Cummins technology, increases the capacity of the industrial gas giant’s Bécancour hydrogen production complex by 50%, and helps meet the growing demand for low-carbon hydrogen in North America, for both industrial use and mobility uses.
When compared to traditional hydrogen production processes the new unit will avoid approximately 27,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, equivalent to the emissions of 10,000 cars per year.
By Mary Page Bailey |
January 26, 2021
Air Liquide (Paris) has completed the construction of the world’s largest PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer. Supplied with renewable energy, this unit is now producing up to 8.2 metric tons per day (m.t./d) of low-carbon hydrogen in Bécancour, Québec. With this large-scale investment, the Group confirms its longterm commitment to the hydrogen energy markets and its ambition to be a major player in the supply of low-carbon hydrogen.
The new 20 MW PEM electrolyzer, equipped with Cummins technology, is the largest operating unit of its kind in the world and will help meet the growing demand for low-carbon hydrogen in North America. Bécancour’s proximity to the main industrial markets in Canada and the United States will help ensure their supply of low-carbon hydrogen for industrial use and mobility. The commissioning of this electrolysis unit increases by 50% the capacity of Air Liquide’s Bécancour hydrogen production comple
th Jan) as it reaffirmed its long-term commitment to hydrogen energy.
Supplied with renewable energy from Hydro-Québec, the 20MW PEM (proton exchange membrane) electrolyser, equipped with Cummins technology, is the largest of its kind in the world and will help meet the growing demand for low-carbon hydrogen in North America, Air Liquide said.
Located in Bécancour, the city’s proximity to the hydrogen mobility market in the northeast of the continent will ensure the supply of low-carbon hydrogen for industrial use and mobility in Canada and the US.
Commenting on the unit’s inauguration, Susan Ellerbusch, CEO of Air Liquide North America and Group Executive Committee Member, said, “The fight against climate change is at the heart of the Air Liquide Group’s strategy.”