# Messer Austria and Donau Chemie partner for CO2 recovery and purification

Messer Austria and Donau Chemie have partnered to capture CO2 from Donau Chemie's calcium carbide production in Landeck, Austria. Messer will invest a double-digit million euro amount to purify the CO2 to food grade and liquefy it for transport, reducing transport distances by about one million km per year.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2022-05-16
- Where: Landeck, Austria
- Status: announced
- Products: CO2 for industrial use, food-grade CO2
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Donau Chemie AG](https://endata.com/companies/20733.md) (partner)
- [Messer Austria](https://endata.com/companies/62876.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [blog.messer.at](https://blog.messer.at/messer-donau_chemie-co2), 2022-05-16: "Das in der Produktion der Donau Chemie Landeck anfallende CO2 wird künftig von Messer Austria für die weitere industrielle Nutzung veredelt."

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