Announced details
GEI is participating in NEDO's project. GEI is jointly advancing technology development and commercialization studies with Daio Paper Corporation involving resources derived from the paper manufacturing industry. GEI is jointly working with Nippon Paper Industries Co.,Ltd. and 森空バイオリファイナリー合同会社 to establish and implement a bioethanol production process using domestic woody biomass as the feedstock.
NEDO is a national research and development agency. For the other parties, no information beyond their official names is disclosed in the document.
Pacifico Yokohama (BioJapan 2026 exhibition venue); Nippon Paper Industries' Iwanuma Mill (planned bioethanol production site)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
BioJapan 2026 official website
NEDO, "Exhibition at BioJapan 2026"
Daio Paper Corporation, "Notice of Exhibition at BioJapan 2026"
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Kanto Biofoundry Hub — Platform for Biorefinery Technologies —, Biofuels and Sugar Solutions Using Resources Derived from the Paper Manufacturing Industry, Low-Carbon Bioethanol Made from Domestic Woody Biomass |
| Counterparty | New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Daio Paper Corporation, Nippon Paper Industries Co.,Ltd., 森空バイオリファイナリー合同会社 |
| Counterparty overview | NEDO is a national research and development agency. For the other parties, no information beyond their official names is disclosed in the document. |
| Relationship with the Company | GEI is participating in NEDO's project. GEI is jointly advancing technology development and commercialization studies with Daio Paper Corporation involving resources derived from the paper manufacturing industry. GEI is jointly working with Nippon Paper Industries Co.,Ltd. and 森空バイオリファイナリー合同会社 to establish and implement a bioethanol production process using domestic woody biomass as the feedstock. |
| Launch date | 2027 (scheduled start of bioethanol production at the semi-commercial plant at Nippon Paper Industries' Iwanuma Mill) |
| Applicable area | Biomanufacturing, Biofuels, Resin materials, SAF |
| Location | Pacifico Yokohama (BioJapan 2026 exhibition venue); Nippon Paper Industries' Iwanuma Mill (planned bioethanol production site) |
| Location scale | 300 L fermenter; 1,000 kL of bioethanol annually (scheduled to begin operations in 2027) |
| Source | BioJapan 2026 official website, NEDO, "Exhibition at BioJapan 2026", Daio Paper Corporation, "Notice of Exhibition at BioJapan 2026" |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To introduce the development infrastructure for biomanufacturing through to the commercial implementation of biorefineries using resources derived from the paper manufacturing industry and domestic timber at the NEDO booth at BioJapan 2026.