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Clariant Collaborates with Pertamina in the Field of Advanced Biofuel Assessment
Clariant, a focused, sustainable and innovative specialty chemicals company, has been working with Pertamina, Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company since 2018 to evaluate and test the feasibility of Clariant's sunliquid technology to process regional feedstocks available in Indonesia into cutting edge biofuel, cellulosic ethanol. Indonesia has enormous untapped biomass potential, from empty fruit bunches to palm oil leaves that can be converted into cellulosic ethanol. Their utilization is currently neglected, and until recently, the two raw materials were often burned, which resulted in air pollution. A dramatic increase in ethanol demand is expected in Indonesia, this is mainly driven by the national mandate of E10 ethanol blends.
Advanced fuel technology solutions, such as the Clariant's sunliquid® process, are essential to match feedstock potential to the country's growing demand for ethanol. Pertamina and Clariant have been investigating how to bridge this gap since 2018. The initial collaboration focused on analyzing techno-economic performance and testing empty fruit bunches and oil palm leaves. The final results of the evaluation show that the sunliquid® technology has succeeded in converting the two raw materials into cellulosic ethanol while achieving good conversion results
Then, in a conceptual engineering study carried out recently, the balance of processes, system specifications, and process economics is calculated in detail. This is the basis for Pertamina's consideration to continue investing in commercial biofuel production facilities on a commercial scale. "We are very pleased that Pertamina, a well-known energy company in Indonesia, has chosen our sunliquid® process for this technology and raw material assessment, as well as for the process design study for a commercial scale factory based on regional raw materials," said Christian Librera, Vice President and Head of Business Line Biofuels and Derivatives, Clariant.
Ericsson Named Leader in Frost Radar: Global 5G Network Infrastructure Market, 2020
With more than 130 commercial 5G agreements with communications service providers and 83 live 5G networks worldwide, Ericsson has been named a leader in the global 5G network infrastructure in 2020 by leading business consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. According to the latest Frost Radar review, Ericsson is ranked at the top of the 5G network infrastructure market by enhancing its current leadership in the 4G network infrastructure market. According to Frost & Sullivan, the 5G network infrastructure market includes radio access networks (RAN), transport networks and core networks, which can include one or more edge networks.
In its latest report, Frost & Sullivan independently lists the top 20 companies from more than 100 global industry participants. These companies lead the overall market and market segments, or are considered leaders in certain segments. Frost Radar reveals that a company's market position in a particular industry is determined by their Growth and Innovation score, as applied in the Frost Radar methodology.
Jerry Soper, Country Head of Ericsson Indonesia, said, “We are delighted to be named a leader in the 5G network infrastructure market category by Forst & Sullivan. These outstanding accomplishments recognize our dedication to research and development (R&D) and technology leadership, as well as our determination to innovate for the benefit of our customers and the countries in which we operate. We are ready to present leading solutions for Indonesia and continue to support the government's agenda in accelerating the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0, as we have been contributing to this country since 1907.