In Japan, nine companies have come together to demonstrate the “Clean Fuel Certificate System” promoted by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. ENEOS will import HVO and will provide environmental value certificates for the introduction of the clean fuel certificate system and verification of the system design issues. In addition to the consolidated companies […]
In Japan, Mazda Motor Corporation announced that its research and development project, “Development of High-Density Microalgal Biofuel,” aimed at real-world deployment of biodiesel fuel (HVO) refined from lipids extracted from microalgae, has been selected for the FY2026 “Program to Develop and Promote the Commercialization of Energy Conservation Technologies to Realize a Decarbonized Society” of the […]
In Japan, Spiber Inc., the biotechnology company behind Brewed Protein™ materials, recently launched SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, a contract development and manufacturing service that opens its strain engineering and fermentation capabilities to customers. Spiber built those capabilities over nearly two decades to become the first to produce a structural protein material at commercial scale. SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY now […]
In Japan, protein-based materials company Spiber is now offering its biomanufacturing platform, from gene sequence design to commercial fermenters of over 100 kL, as a contract service for strain development and fermentation manufacturing. Dubbed SPIBER BIOFOUNDRY, the service leverages capabilities Spiber built over nearly two decades to become the first company to produce a structural […]
In Japan, cellular agriculture company IntegriCulture and Singapore-based alternative fat producer ImpacFat have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop and commercialize cosmetics made with cultivated fish fat. The partnership will combine ImpacFat’s cell-culture platform with IntegriCulture’s product development and cosmetics manufacturing expertise, according to Green Queen. The companies will initially target Japan and Singapore […]
In Japan, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd recently announced that MOL Ocean Bulk Pte. Ltd. which operates the MOL Group’s overseas Capesize bulker business, has signed a 25-year contract with Vale International S.A. to transport iron ore using two vessels. As part of Vale’s Shipping decarbonization strategy, the project will employ the world’s first 210,000-metric-ton ore […]
In Japan, Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., Maruzen Petrochemical Co., Ltd., UBE-MARUZEN POLYETHYLENE CO., LTD. and SAFFAIRE SKY ENERGY LLC will begin utilizing naphtha co-produced during Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production at Cosmo Oil’s Sakai Refinery. Efforts to commercialize used cooking oil-derived naphtha were initiated following the receipt of a subsidy from the New Energy and […]
In Japan, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc., Kokuka Sangyo Co., Ltd. and Hanshin Diesel Works, Ltd. announced that the chemical tanker Kokuryu Maru equipped with a dedicated methanol-fueled main engine ordered by Kokuka Sangyo and manufactured by Hanshin Diesel Works, has been completed, and that the first methanol bunkering (fuel supply) to the vessel has […]
In Japan, changing the carbon source used during bacterial fermentation—essentially, what bacteria are fed—can significantly influence the properties of the sugar polymers they produce, known as bacterial exopolysaccharides (EPSs). These EPSs are secreted by bacteria into their surroundings, where they form protective layers or biofilms and serve as valuable materials for a wide range of […]
In Japan, Green Science Alliance has developed a plant-based gel nail polish formulated without trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide or 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), two ingredients commonly used in gel nail formulations. TPO is a photopolymerization initiator that enables gel nail polish to cure under LED or UV light. While TPO is not subject to cosmetic ingredient restrictions […]
