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OCOchem

Operating Company · Richland, WA

OCOchem is a Richland, Washington-based company pioneering CO2 electrolysis technology to convert recycled CO2, water, and clean electricity into hydrogen formate and other organic molecules. The company's approach mirrors natural photosynthesis for carbon conversion and energy storage. In August 2025, OCOchem announced a production partnership with ADM to build a CO2 conversion facility.

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About Richland

Richland is one of the Tri-Cities in southeastern Washington, built almost entirely around the Hanford site — constructed for the Manhattan Project's plutonium production — and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that grew out of that same nuclear-research infrastructure. Its nuclear and clean-energy companies descend directly from that Cold War-era foundation, not from a recent clean-tech pivot.

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Nuclear

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