Tag: Idemitsu Kosan

Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsubishi Electric to use biomass plastics in home appliances

Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsubishi Electric to use biomass plastics in home appliances

March 3, 2025 |

In Japan, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation have agreed to start collaboration for use of biomass plastics in home appliances, with the aim of promoting biomass plastics in the home appliance market. Idemitsu Kosan will produce biomass chemicals using the mass balance method. Mitsubishi Electric aims to use biomass plastics made from […]

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Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsubishi Electric enter pact for bioplastics in appliances 

Idemitsu Kosan and Mitsubishi Electric enter pact for bioplastics in appliances 

February 24, 2025 |

In Japan, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation are collaborating to use biomass-based plastics in home appliances. Under the terms of the agreement, Idemitsu Kosan will produce biomass chemicals using the mass balance method, and Mitsubishi Electric will use the bioplastics in home appliances such as air conditioners and refrigerators. The plastics are […]

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Idemitsu announces Pongamia plantation trial in Australia

Idemitsu announces Pongamia plantation trial in Australia

January 13, 2025 |

In Japan, Idemitsu Kosan said it will launch a trial plantation of Pongamia in Queensland, Australia, to evaluate its suitability as a potential feedstock for SAF using HEFA technology. The trial plantation will be conducted in collaboration with US-based company Terviva and Australian firm Stanmore Resources Limited. As a part of this initiative, Idemitsu Kosan […]

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HIF Global, Idemitsu Kosan and MOL to develop eFuels supply chain in Japan

HIF Global, Idemitsu Kosan and MOL to develop eFuels supply chain in Japan

March 18, 2024 |

In Japan, HIF Global, Idemitsu Kosan, the Japanese petroleum company and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), announced an agreement to develop an eFuels supply chain between HIF facilities and Japan. The agreement also outlines how the companies will explore the potential for supplying carbon dioxide (“CO2”) from Japan for use as a feedstock for the eFuels […]

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Idemitsu Kosan, OPTC, and Marubeni Collaborate to Establish Biomass PTA Supply Chain

Idemitsu Kosan, OPTC, and Marubeni Collaborate to Establish Biomass PTA Supply Chain

January 1, 2024 |

In Japan, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd., Oriental Petrochemical (Taiwan) Co., Ltd., and Marubeni Corporation have partnered to establish a supply chain for biobased purified terephthalic acid. The collaborators hope to use the PTA to produce biobased polyethylene terephthalate, with the first plant starting up in Tawan later this year.  Under the terms of the agreement, […]

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