Research and Development of CO2 Capture, Resource Conversion and Para-Xylene Production
First written in FY2021-Q2. 11 of 15 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「For this development, the company has moved to the testing phase using a bench-scale unit at its Koyasu Office and Research Park, and is evaluating the unit's performance and collecting the engineering data required for future scale-up.」
For CO2 separation and capture technology targeting exhaust gas from natural gas-fired power plants, the company has moved to the testing phase using a bench-scale unit and is evaluating performance and collecting data for scale-up. - 2026-05-27AdvancedEarnings presentation
「Overseas: Invested in Heirloom, which is developing direct-air CO2 capture technology using limestone」
In the CO2 capture field, the company reports an investment in a company developing direct-air CO2 capture technology, in addition to technology studies and project-related activities. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has also signed a comprehensive licensing agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. for its CO2 capture technology. For domestic CO2 capture projects, it will receive licenses for the KM CDR ProcessTM and Advanced KM CDR ProcessTM, CO2 capture technologies jointly developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. and The Kansai Electric Power Company,Incorporated, and will pursue strategic collaboration.」
The company has made the deployment of technology in domestic projects more concrete for its CO2 capture and CCS/CCU business by signing a comprehensive licensing agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has already successfully produced CO2-derived paraxylene at a pilot plant installed at its Koyasu Research Park for this research. It supplies the paraxylene as a raw material for polyester fiber to a sustainable polyester manufacturing supply chain project established by 7 companies: the company, Goldwin Inc., Mitsubishi Corporation, Neste Oyj, SK geo centric Co., Ltd., Indorama Ventures PCL and India Glycols Ltd. The material has been adopted for sports uniforms for The North Face, a brand operated in Japan by Goldwin Inc.」
The CO2 utilization and paraxylene research has advanced beyond the successful production of CO2-derived paraxylene to supplying it as a raw material through a 7-company supply chain and its adoption in sports uniforms. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has also signed a comprehensive licensing agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. for its CO2 capture technology. For domestic CO2 capture projects, it will receive licenses for the KM CDR ProcessTM and Advanced KM CDR ProcessTM, CO2 capture technologies jointly developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. and The Kansai Electric Power Company,Incorporated, and will pursue strategic collaboration.」
The company has made the deployment of technology in domestic projects more concrete for its CO2 capture and CCS/CCU business by signing a comprehensive licensing agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In Japan, the company is carrying out studies for Mitsubishi Corporation on developing a CCS value chain, conceptual design work for Japan Petroleum Exploration Co.,Ltd. on CO2 injection facilities for the Higashi-Niigata CCS project, a study for Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. on commercializing its Niigata CCUS hub-and-cluster concept, and a feasibility study for Electric Power Development Co.,Ltd. on CO2 separation, capture, compression and liquefaction facilities.」
In the CCS and CCUS fields, the company has expanded into specific projects for multiple domestic customers, including value chain studies, conceptual design of injection facilities, hub-and-cluster commercialization studies, and feasibility studies for separation and capture facilities. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In Southeast Asia, the company has signed a joint study services agreement with Indonesia's state-owned oil company Pertamina on decarbonization and circular technologies, and a memorandum of understanding with Thailand's Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) on studying the clean hydrogen and ammonia value chain. It will contribute to an early transition to carbon-neutral societies in both countries.」
In Southeast Asia, the company signed a joint study services agreement with Pertamina on decarbonization and circular technologies and a memorandum of understanding with EGAT on the clean hydrogen, ammonia and value chain, advancing to the stage of specific collaboration on regional projects. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, the company has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pace CCS, a global leader in CO2 capture and CCS system design, regarding collaboration in the CCS field. It will pursue a broad range of activities, from feasibility studies and concept design for CCS projects through FEED and EPC.」
In the CCS field, the company signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration with Pace CCS and clarified its business development policy covering feasibility studies and concept design through FEED and EPC. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In Indonesia, the company has begun jointly studying a CCS project with Pertamina that would be the largest of its kind in the country. The study examines the feasibility of constructing and operating facilities to capture, transport and store CO2 emitted from chemical product plants.」
The company continues to study the feasibility of constructing and operating CO2 capture, transport and storage facilities for Indonesia's largest-scale CCS project with Pertamina. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has begun jointly studying a CCS project with Indonesia's Pertamina that would be the largest of its kind in the country. The study examines the feasibility of constructing and operating facilities to capture, transport and store CO2 emitted from chemical product plants.」
The CO2 capture and utilization initiative has expanded beyond research and development to the study of commercializing CO2 capture, transport and storage through a joint study with Pertamina of Indonesia's largest-scale CCS project. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company is also advancing the development of technology to separate and capture CO2 from the exhaust gas of large-scale natural gas-fired power plants using solid sorbents, as part of NEDO's Green Innovation Fund project.」
The company has advanced to the stage of developing solid-sorbent technology for separating and capturing CO2 from the large-scale exhaust gas of natural gas-fired power plants, as part of NEDO's Green Innovation Fund project in the carbon recycling and CO2 capture fields. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the basic chemicals field, the company is conducting research and development in collaboration with industry, academia and government on CO2 capture and utilization and the production of paraxylene using CO2 as a feedstock, with the aim of establishing carbon recycling technologies.」
The company continues to conduct research and development, in collaboration with industry, academia and government, into CO2 capture and utilization and the production of CO2-derived paraxylene. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the basic chemicals field, the company is conducting research and development in collaboration with industry, academia and government on CO2 capture and utilization and the production of paraxylene using CO2 as a feedstock, with the aim of establishing carbon recycling technologies.」
The company continues to conduct research and development, in collaboration with industry, academia and government, into CO2 capture and utilization and the production of CO2-derived paraxylene. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the CO2 utilization and capture (CCU) field, the company is developing and commercializing technology to produce aggregates, a raw material for concrete, using CO2 contained in exhaust gases and other sources as a feedstock, under a collaboration agreement among the company, Mitsubishi Corporation and US-based Blue Planet.」
The carbon recycling initiative has expanded beyond research and development in collaboration with industry, academia and government to the development and commercialization of technology for CO2-derived aggregates under a three-party collaboration agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation and US-based Blue Planet. - FY2021-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In addition, to establish carbon recycling technologies, the company is conducting research and development in collaboration with industry, academia and government on CO2 capture and utilization and the production of paraxylene using CO2 as a feedstock.」
Newly disclosed research and development, in collaboration with industry, academia and government, into CO2 capture and utilization and the production of paraxylene using CO2 as a feedstock, aimed at establishing carbon recycling technologies.