Bonatti of Parma participates in "Porthos" (Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport Hub and Offshore Storage), the project for the capture, storage and transport of CO2 to be made in Rotterdam and which will be able to store 2.5 million carbon dioxide annually for 15 years under the North Sea using depleted gas fields at about 3-4 kilometers below the seabed located about 20 kilometers from the coast. The CO2 capture and treatment plant It will be built and operated by the U.S. gas company Industrial Air Products.

Bonatti specified that the construction of the CO2 transport and storage will start next year and Porthos' infrastructure, which will become operational by 2026, will be achieved with an investment of €1.3 billion euro. The purpose of the new structures is to enable the transport and storage of CO2 produced by various companies in the Port of Rotterdam, including Air Liquide, Air Products, ExxonMobil and Shell. Porthos is a joint venture between the Port of Rotterdam, EBN and Gasunie. Thanks to the implementation of the project, it is expected that the CO2 emissions produced by the port of Rotterdam will be reduced by around 10%.

As part of the project, the Italian Bonatti will be responsible, with EPC contract, for the construction of the station CO2 compression and will also take care of the pre-commissioning preparatory to start-up.

Highlighting the strategic value of the project for the Netherlands, the director of Porthos, Hans Meeuwsen, pointed out that 'the CO2 storage is essential if we are to achieve the climate targets of the Netherlands. This investment - has added - represents an important starting point for future developments in CO2 storage in the Netherlands'.

The CEO of Bonatti, Andrea Colombo, stressed that this is "a highly strategic project recognized by the European Union for its importance in the achieving climate targets'.