Gasum Clinches Deal with Sachtleben for Gas Delivery to Pori Plant

Finland-based Gasum clinched a deal with chemicals producers Sachtleben for delivery of natural gas to the Pori plant.

‘With the deal, Sachtleben Pigments will replace liquefied petroleum gas with natural gas. The transition will reduce the plant’s CO2 emissions by 12,000 tons each year. The plant produces titanium dioxide, which is used in cosmetics, paints, varnishes, and packaging inks,’ reads a press release. 

The gas will be delivered to the Sachtleben Pigments plant using a gas pipeline from the Gasum liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal that will be built in Tahkoluoto, Pori. 

”We in Pori, especially at our plant, are very happy about Gasum’s decision to build an LNG-terminal in Tahkoluoto, Pori. We trust that we’re able to start using natural gas as scheduled, in 2016. This, of course, depends on the decision the Ministry of Employment and the Economy will make on investment funds applied for the construction of the terminal”, Ilpo Harju, CEO of Sachtleben Pigments Oy, commented in the communiqué.