In Japan, Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have established a limited liability partnership (LLP) to achieve carbon neutrality and production capacity optimization targeting 2030 with respect to the two ethylene manufacturing facilities in total owned by the three companies in western Japan, and will accelerate relevant studies. The three companies have advanced discussions […]
In Japan, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation has signed a loan agreement amounting to up to JPY60 billion, of which JBIC’s portion is JPY36 billion, with Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), a government financial institution in India, taking the opportunity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Japan. The loan is based on the […]
In Japan, designers have created a biomaterial kit for growing toy blocks out mycelium. Dubbed MYMORI, the kit includes block molds and a mycelium mixture. Kids first crush the kit’s material, mix it with flour, pour the mixture into a mold, leave the mold in the dark for a few days, and then leave the […]
In Japan, Sumitomo Chemical has established a pilot facility in the Sodegaura area of the Chiba Plant and started operation of a new process that directly manufactures propylene from ethanol. This process is supported by NEDO’s Green Innovation (GI) Fund project as a technology that can greatly contribute to the conversion of raw materials into […]
In Japan, Kintetsu World Express, Inc. has entered into a new agreement with Shell Aviation, regarding the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). KWE and Shell Aviation jointly participated in the market based measures framework pilot demonstration program conducted by Smart Freight Centre in 2023. Since then, it has engaged in discussions to establish a […]
In Japan, in August 2024, a project was launched by Itochu Corporation, Eneos Corporation, Nippon Express Holdings, Inc., Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd., And Narita International Airport Corporation to build a new scheme for trading Scope 3 environmental value to encourage the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). […]
In Japan, centuries ago, alchemists worked furiously to convert the common metal lead to valuable gold. Today, chemists are repurposing discarded solar panels to create valuable organic compounds from carbon dioxide (CO2), a common greenhouse gas. Significantly reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere to mitigate the most devastating effects of climate change will require a […]
In Japan, Asahi Kasei has successfully completed a demonstration trial of an innovative biogas purification system using zeolites in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Begun in February 2025, the trial achieved biomethane production with yield of up to 99.5% or more and purity of 97% or more. With such exceptional performance in both yield and purity, […]
In Japan, ENEOS Corporation and TOPPAN Holdings Co., Ltd. have decided to begin construction of a pilot plant within the Fuji Mill of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd as part of a wastepaper bioethanol demonstration project being carried out by both companies. This demonstration will involve a pretreatment process developed by TOPPAN Holdings that removes […]
In Japan, researchers at Shinshu University have found that bioplastic poly(d-lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate) lost over 80% of its mass in just 13 months when submerged deep in the ocean. The real-world test establishes LAHB as a more biodegradable plastic than leading bioplastic polylactic acid. According to the OECD’s Global Plastics Outlook, about 353 million metric tons of […]
