The construction phase at Kokkola Industrial Park (KIP) was launched after receiving all the necessary permits from the authorities. No appeals were received by the end of the appeal period. The orders for the equipment have already been placed in 2023.

Hycamite’s customer sample facility (CSF) is intended to demonstrate the viability of the new methane-splitting technology for clean H₂ and industrial-quality solid carbon production. The nominal capacity of the CSF will reach 2,000 tpy of H₂ and 6,000 tpy of high-quality carbon once the project is fully completed.

The decarbonization capacity of the CSF can be up to 18,000 tpy when liquefied natural gas (LNG) is used, and with biomethane, carbon removals can also occur. LNG is shipped from Norway using the Kokkola LNG terminal, and biomethane is provided from Finland.

The new CSF will be built near the Hycamite headquarters and the small test facility. KIP is northern Europe’s largest ecosystem of the inorganic chemical industry, where several companies leading in the chemical and metal processing industries operate.