John Cockerill is one of the largest manufacturers of electrolysers in the world
John Cockerill eyes regional manufacturing bases
Firm is looking to manufacture electrolysers in the EU, the Middle East, Morocco, China and North America
John Cockerill manufactures high-pressure alkaline electrolysers. Here Hydrogen Economist talks to Raphael Tilot, executive president of hydrogen at the firm, about its plans for expansion, the development of different regional markets and the benefits of manufacturing locally. What are John Cockerill’s plans for the coming decade? Tilot: John Cockerill is one of the largest manufacturers of electrolysers in the world. Currently, we have one manufacturing plant in China, with a 1 GW/yr capacity. We are also building a factory in Europe, between France and Belgium, that will manufacture its first electrolyser in the fourth quarter of this year. We are already planning a second factory in Euro
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