Cooperation in the decarbonization of the processes of the chemical industry and the development of the Hungarian hydrogen economy.

Zoltán Butsi, chief advisor of the Hungarian Hydrogen Technology Association, gave a presentation on the objectives of the National Hydrogen Strategy and the most urgent tasks at the annual conference of the Hungarian Chemical Industry Association. (Eger, October 19-20, 2022) The representatives of the two associations agreed to start strategic cooperation in order to generate hydrogen technology projects aimed at the modernization of the chemical industry. MAVESZ The conference was about the situation and transformation of the chemical industry in the European Union and Hungary, the energy and environmental protection strategy of the Hungarian government, as well as the review of current regulations (REACH, CLP), chemical risk assessment, current issues of explosion protection and the circular economy, and the National Hydrogen Strategy on its objectives, in particular on the decarbonization of chemical industry processes, and on the possibilities offered by the chemical industry in the development of the hydrogen economy. Within the framework of the conference, the representatives of the two associations agreed to start strategic cooperation in order to generate hydrogen technology projects aimed at the modernization of the chemical industry, as well as in the planning and implementation of sectoral innovation programs where Hungarian chemical industry professional knowledge can be involved in the development of international hydrogen technology value chains and new solutions, with a particular focus on the hydrogen economy. to exploit European dedicated resources aimed at its development.