Carburos Metálicos, a leading company in the industrial and medical gas sector in Spain that forms part of the Air Products Group, has recently joined the 'H2PORTS' project consortium, an initiative coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation in close collaboration with the Port Authority of Valencia and financed by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. Within the framework of this project, the Port of Valencia will test a reach stacker crane and a 4x4 tractor for a ro-ro terminal, both powered by hydrogen, under real-use conditions. The vehicles will be refueled by means of a portable hydrogen generator. Metallic Carbides, as an expert in the entire hydrogen value chain -from production and distribution to supply to vehicles-, will provide the necessary knowledge and experience to supply hydrogen to the port and maritime sector, a sector that has a huge growth potential in the coming years. Specifically, within the H2PORTS project, Carburos Metálicos will lead the installation of the hydrogen generator in the Port of Valencia and will manage it during a pilot period of two years, thus guaranteeing the good practices of the team involved and the correct handling of cargo operations. hydrogen. Likewise, Carburos Metálicos will supply the renewable hydrogen and will develop the necessary logistics for the supply of the port machinery. Finally, it will provide support in security training and the exchange of good practices with consortium partners and other interested parties in order to guarantee the safety of operations. “We are proud to be members of this Consortium. At Air Products, we have a collaborative approach to develop and promote the hydrogen economy. This action is added to other mobility initiatives that we are leading, such as the 'Hydrogen Route' with demonstrations of supply and refueling of hydrogen cell buses in several cities in Spain”, said Miquel Lope, general director of Carburos Metálicos. “We are also participating in the first permanent bus line in Spain powered by renewable hydrogen with the supply of this fuel and the installation of a hydrogen generator, and in 2023 we will open the first public hydrogen generator in Tarragona, next to the Mediterranean corridor and the port area of the city," he added.

About Carburos Metálicos

Carburos Metálicos is a leading company in the industrial and medical gases sector that produces, distributes and sells gases for multiple sectors: metallurgy, glass, water, food, medicine, energy, petrochemicals, laboratories, freezing, refrigeration, oenology, entertainment and drinks. The company provides a wide range of products, solutions and services to its customers, as well as materials and equipment for the applications of these gases. Founded in 1897, Carburos Metálicos has been serving the industry in our country for 125 years and has always maintained a strong bond with society. Currently, it is the leader in the industrial and medical gases sector in Spain and a benchmark in the chemical sector in matters of safety, innovation and sustainability. Carburos Metálicos has a team of more than 700 professionals in Spain, a daily production capacity of more than 1,200 tons of liquefied gas (mtpd), 12 production plants, 14 bottling plants, 2 high-purity gas laboratories and a R&D center located in Bellaterra (Barcelona) serving more than 100,000 customers. Since 1995, the company has belonged to the US group Air Products (NYSE:APD). Air Products is one of the world's leading industrial gases companies, where it has been operating for 80 years. The company supplies industrial gases and the necessary equipment to dozens of productive sectors, including the refining and petrochemical, metallurgical, electronic components or food and beverage industries. Air Products is also the world's leading provider of liquefied natural gas equipment and technology. It also develops some of the world's largest gasification, CO2 capture and carbon-free hydrogen projects to promote mobility and the energy transition. The group recorded sales of $10.3 billion in 2021 from its activities in more than 50 countries and currently has a market capitalization of around $65 billion. More than 20,000 talented, passionate, and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are guided by Air Products' ultimate goal of creating innovative solutions that benefit the environment, improve sustainability, and address the challenges facing customers, communities and the world.

About H2PORTS

The European Project "H2PORTS - Implementing Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies in Ports" coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation, in close collaboration with the Port Authority of Valencia, and financed by the Clean Hydrogen JU program, the successor of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), has as its main objective to test and validate hydrogen technologies on port machinery that allow us to have applicable and real solutions without affecting the performance and safety of port operations and producing zero local emissions. The H2Ports Project will entail a total investment of 4 million euros and the participation, in addition to the Valenciaport Foundation and the Port Authority of Valencia, the National Hydrogen Center, and the private companies MSC Terminal Valencia, Grimaldi Group, Hyster-Yale, Atena Distretto High Technology Environment Energy, Ballard Power Systems Europe, Enagás and Metallic Carbides. Thanks to this initiative, the Port of Valencia will be the first port in Europe to incorporate hydrogen technologies to reduce the environmental impact of its operations.

About Clean Hydrogen Partnership

The Clean Hydrogen Partnership programme, successor to the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), aims to strengthen and integrate the European Union's research and innovation capacity to accelerate the development and improvement of advanced applications of clean hydrogen that are ready for the market, in the fields of energy, transport, construction and industrial end-uses, while strengthening the competitiveness of the Union's clean hydrogen value chain. The three members of the association are the European Commission, the hydrogen and fuel cell industries represented by Hydrogen Europe and the research community represented by Hydrogen Europe Research.

Carburos Metálicos Part of the Air Products Groop Joins the H2PORTS Hydrogen Project Consortium