Mitico Inc. and Bangchak complete successful carbon capture demonstration in Thailand

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🗞️ Driving the news: Mitico and Bangchak have completed a refinery carbon capture demonstration in Thailand, with the system capturing 99% of CO₂ from varying flue gas compositions over 400 hours of operation

🔭 The context: The project tested Mitico’s point-source capture technology under real refinery conditions, assessing whether it could be integrated into existing industrial infrastructure in a scalable and cost-effective way
• The demonstration was carried out with Bangchak, one of Thailand’s largest energy companies, which operates two refineries with combined capacity of 300,000 barrels per day
• Mitico says the project generated operational data that will inform future deployments in Thailand and other international markets

🌍 Why it matters: Refining and other heavy industries remain difficult to decarbonise through electrification and renewable energy alone, increasing interest in CCUS technologies that can retrofit existing facilities
• Successful real-world demonstrations are critical to proving whether high capture rates can be maintained economically and reliably at commercial scale

⏭️ What’s next: Mitico and Bangchak are exploring further carbon management projects across Bangchak’s operations, while lessons from the pilot will support potential deployments in Thailand, Canada and other markets

📈 One stat: The system captured 99% of CO₂ over 400 hours while operating with varying refinery flue gas compositions

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