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10/09/2026INPEX Begins CO2 Capture and Storage for Blue Hydrogen and Ammonia Demonstration in Kashiwazaki, Niigata

Japan’s INPEX has begun carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and storage (CCS) for its integrated blue hydrogen and ammonia demonstration project in Kashiwazaki City, Niigata Prefecture, it is reported. The project injects CO2 into the depleted underground reservoir of the Higashi-Kashiwazaki gas field, whose production has ended. The demonstration project is reported to produce hydrogen using […]

08/09/2026Chiyoda Signs MOU with US-Based Sage Geosystems for Next-Generation Geothermal Feasibility Study

Japanese engineering company Chiyoda Corporation has reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US-based Sage Geosystems for a joint technical and commercial feasibility study on next-generation geothermal power technology. The collaboration has been selected for support under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s global innovation program “TIB CATAPULT,” operated by Plug and Play Japan. The MOU […]

08/09/2026Idemitsu Kosan Begins Basic Design of Second Oil-Based Chemical Recycling Facility

Japanese refining and petrochemical company Idemitsu Kosan has reportedly decided to begin basic design work, together with its subsidiary Chemical Recycling Japan (CRJ), on a second oil-based chemical recycling facility. The facility is designed to convert waste plastics into “CR Oil,” a crude-oil-equivalent feedstock, which is then used to produce recycled chemical products at Idemitsu’s […]

25/08/2026Mitsubishi Chemical to Build New Production Facility for Ultra-High-Purity Colloidal Silica for Semiconductors, Targets Commercial Operation in October 2028

Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Group has reportedly decided to commercialize ultra-high purity colloidal silica for cutting-edge semiconductor processes and will build a new production facility at the Fukuoka district of its Kyushu Plant in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The target for commercial operation is reported to be October 2028. The new facility is reportedly intended to […]