Reduction of CO2 emissions, energy savings and greater safety: these are the main objectives of the new railway connection built within the Versalis plant in Mantua and which came into operation a few weeks ago for the transport of olone to Radici Chimica SpA in Novara.
Olone (KA Oil) is one of the main chemical intermediates used in the production of adipic acid and in the polyamide 66 supply chain, the core business of Radici Chimica and the basis of RadiciGroup’s subsequent processing in the field of technopolymers and advanced textile solutions. Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, produces it only in the Mantua plant from which RadiciGroup withdraws a few tens of thousands of tons per year.
The works began in September 2019 and ended in March 2021: after the first load tests, the connection became operational from mid-April with the aim of reaching maximum capacity by July and therefore full sustainability in the transport of a fundamental raw material for the activity of Radici Chimica