Agreement for ancillary works on blue methanol plant

MEXICO

Agreement for ancillary works on blue methanol plant

Transition Industries LLC has signed a heads of agreement with Italian contractor Bonatti SpA to deliver key infrastructure for the Pacifico Mexinol green methanol project in Sinaloa. Under the agreement, which includes a fixed lump-sum price, Bonatti will handle detailed engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and startup for upgrades to the Terminal Transoceánica de Topolobampo port facilities. The work will cover methanol loading operations for export, underground transfer pipelines, vapor recovery systems, and dual fiber optic cables linking the main plant to the port. Bonatti may also build a closed-loop water pipeline to recycle municipal wastewater for plant operations, avoiding freshwater use and reducing environmental impact.

“We are proud to have Bonatti, a world-leader in pipeline EPCs, as part of our execution team,” said Balmore Brito, Pacifico Mexinol Project Director at Transition Industries. “Bonatti shares our unwavering commitment to environmental and social sustainability.”

Gustavo Blejer, Bonatti’s Commercial Director for the Americas, called the project “an important step toward decarbonization” and said it would combine the company’s global expertise with strong local experience in Sinaloa. The Pacifico Mexinol facility, being developed with the International Finance Corporation, is expected to begin operations in 2029, producing about 350,000 metric tons of green methanol and 1.8 million t/a of blue methanol from natural gas with carbon capture.

Siemens Energy and Techint Engineering & Construction have been selected to deliver the frontend engineering design (FEED) for the electrolysis as part of the green methanol project. Siemens Energy’s Elyzer P-300 electrolyser has been confirmed as the backbone of the hydrogen production plant, featuring an estimated production capacity of approximately 4,000 kg/h of hydrogen. Cost certainty has been built into the FEED agreement, which sets an initial binding not-to-exceed lump sum firm price, followed by a final lump sum turnkey firm price for the full engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract – giving Transition Industries more predictable project costs and execution commitments.