Producing methylamines and derivatives has been the core business of Taminco for many decades, and a significant know-how has been built up over the years.

One family of derived products is based on the ethoxylation of methylamines. Since several years now, Taminco is recognized as a world leader for the production of a specific group of chemicals, called alkylalkanolamines (AAA). These products are mainly used in water treatment and in the surfactant industry, with another major application in the oil and gas industry.  The first product of this kind in Taminco's portfolio which was used in oil & gas applications, was Amietol® M12 (Methyldiethanolamine or MDEA). Resulting from the ethoxylation of monomethylamine, MDEA is extensively used to desulphurize oil & gas streams, a process often referred to as oil or gas sweetening. Having developped a state-of-the-art technology to produce this chemical, Taminco brings additional value to the market by setting a new quality standard. Our superior product quality helps to prevent operational problems or expensive downtime in processing units, because of the absence of by-products. These impurities could otherwise lead to corrosion problems, foaming issues , resulting in operational malfunctions or even equipment breakdown. The specific engineering and process knowledge we've built up over the years enables us to serve our customers with a product that meets or exceeds the highest possible quality standards.

Later on, we added a formulation of Amietol® M12 (Activated Amietol® M12) to our product range, which next to H₂S removal is also suited for deep CO2 removal at the same time. Having an established track record, its product performance is highly appreciated by lots of professional users and is ever finding its way up in the highly demanding market of oil & gas treatment.

Next to these products, which are used in a typical regenerative process, Taminco has also developped a formulation for H2S scavenging. Amietol® M33 is based on a triazine (a cyclic tertiary amine) and is used for removing low concentrations of H2S from both oil & gas streams. Often used on off-shore platforms, both Amietol® M33 and its reaction products are readily biodegradable.

Taminco offers tailor-made solutions for the use of these products in the customer's specific application, and has adopted a modular-approach business model with full flexibility to exactly fullfill the needs of the customer.