In Japan, Green Science Alliance has made 3D-printed furniture using a plant-based and biodegradable polylactic acid resin it developed in house. The company has 3D printed several items using the material, including a table, bench, shelf, lamp shade, lightning cover, flower pot and floor. “Theoretically, [we] can make any kind of furniture and objects with […]
In Japan, Honeywell announced that Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. has chosen the Honeywell UOP Ethanol to Jet (ETJ) technology to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) at its Okinawa Operations in Japan. This facility will be based on Honeywell UOP’s first ETJ license and basic engineering design in the Asia Pacific region with a production target […]
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 […]
In Japan, Nippon Paper Group, Sumitomo Corporation and Green Earth Institute have reached an agreement to establish a joint venture company, Morisora Bio Refinery LLC, which will focus on the production and sale of bioethanol and biochemicals derived from woody biomass. Establishment of the joint venture is scheduled for March 2025. The joint venture will […]
In Japan, ENEOS Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation have agreed to jointly conduct a Front End Engineering Design to advance the study of Sustainable Aviation Fuel production facility at the ENEOS Wakayama Plant in Arida City, Japan. ENEOS has been studying the feasibility of such a facility since 2022. To advance this study to the next […]
In Japan, Asahi Kasei and Kurashiki City held a grand opening ceremony on February 4, 2025, for a biogas purification system in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The system uses Asahi Kasei’s CO2 separation/recovery technology utilizing zeolites installed at a sewage treatment plant. The goal of this collaboration is to evaluate and demonstrate the performance of […]
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 […]
In Japan, LanzaJet announced that Cosmo Oil Co. Ltd (Cosmo Oil) has been selected for a FY2024 subsidy from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to support a project developed with Mitsui & Co. (Mitsui) that will plan to utilize LanzaJet technology. This funding marks a significant milestone for large-scale domestic SAF production in Japan […]
In Japan, on February 17 at the Port of Yokohama, Wallenius Wilhelmsen completed its first biofuel bunkering trial in Japan, fueling the M/V Tamesis with 400 metric tons of Bio Bunker B24 supplied by Mitsubishi Corporation Energy Co. The operation is part of the company’s strategy to expand biofuel supply locations and reduce its environmental […]
In Japan, Zeon Corporation and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that they have agreed to establish a bench facility to demonstrate technology for producing butadiene from ethanol derived from plant-based and other sustainable materials with high efficiency. The facility will be installed at Zeon’s Tokuyama Plant (Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture) and is scheduled to […]
