• Martinswerk and GETEC reduce CO₂ emissions by 100,000 tons per year with state-of-the-art combined cycle gas power plant
• The switch from CO₂-intensive lignite to natural gas will reduce carbon dioxide emissions at the site by around 40%
• Electrical output of 14 MW supplies all energy required at the Bergheim production site, producing up to 180 tons of steam per hour

Bergheim, Germany, 12 March, 2025 – Atlanta-based J.M. Huber Corporation (“Huber”) and GETEC have collaborated to put a state-of-the-art combined cycle gas power plant at Huber’s Martinswerk production site into operation in Bergheim, Germany.

This location is part of Huber Advanced Materials (HAM), a strategic business unit within Huber Engineered Materials (HEM), one of Huber’s operating companies. The power plant will save around 100,000 tons of CO₂ emissions per year and generate the electricity and steam energy required for the Martinswerk operations in a climate-friendly manner. The project is an important step towards a sustainable and low-carbon energy supply for the chemical production processes at Martinswerk.

On 11 March, 2025, the highly efficient energy centre at Martinswerk’s production site was officially and publicly inaugurated after it was put into operation in December 2024. The switch from CO₂-intensive lignite to natural gas will reduce carbon dioxide emissions at the site by around 40%, resulting in an approximately 31% carbon dioxide reduction for HAM globally, a 27% reduction for HEM globally and an about 11% decrease at Huber globally. This milestone is in line with the sustainability goals of Martinswerk and Huber to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions throughout the company and protect the environment.

The new gas and steam turbine power plant supplies all energy required at the Bergheim production site. The power plant, with an electrical output of 14 MW and an installed steam capacity of up to 180 tons per hour, includes a gas turbine with a downstream waste heat boiler including auxiliary firing. Two separate twin-tube boilers have been installed for peak load and redundancy purposes. All generated steam is additionally being expanded in a backpressure steam turbine, which maximizes overall efficiency. In the future, the gas power plant could also be fuelled by hydrogen.

Within the 15-year partnership, GETEC is responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the new energy infrastructure at Martinswerk's production site.

“With the new gas-fired power plant at our Martinswerk facilities, we have made a leap forward on our way towards achieving Huber’s long-term sustainability and business resiliency goals,” said Gretchen McClain, President & CEO, J.M. Huber Corporation. “We have invested in a cleaner technology which gives us higher flexibility for our Martinswerk operations while having a huge sustainability impact for Huber overall. Moreover, this project underlines our commitment to forging innovative partnerships to the advantage of our customers, partners and Huber.”

“I am proud of our Bergheim team’s work to make the important transition of the plant’s energy supply from coal to gas,” said Dan Krawczyk, President, Huber Engineered Materials. “It is a critical investment into the site and a significant milestone in our company’s sustainability journey. Congratulations to the many team members across Huber who worked hard to make this transition possible.”

“We are proud to have realised this pioneering project together with our partner GETEC,” said Martin Schulting, Managing Director, Martinswerk GmbH. “Our new gas and steam turbine power plant with its groundbreaking technology is an important milestone for the resource-conserving energy supply at our Bergheim site, Huber’s largest production site globally. The project underlines our efforts towards ecological sustainability.”

About GETEC
GETEC is Europe's leading specialist for reliable, decarbonised energy and infrastructure solutions. With more than 3,100 dedicated employees at around 50 locations, we leverage our engineering, regulatory, and sustainability expertise to help our industrial and real estate customers navigate the complexities of the modern energy landscape while significantly reducing their carbon footprint. Operating over 11,000 plants, the company has a broad decarbonised technology offering. GETEC develops, finances, and runs critical energy infrastructure and industrial parks across Europe through its regional platforms in Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Benelux, Austria and Poland.