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MGC begins construction of methanol production demonstration facility using carbon dioxide, industrial by-product gas and other gases

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) announced today that it has begun construction of a methanol production demonstration facility at its Mishima plant. The facility will utilize a variety of gases as raw materials, including carbon dioxide and industrial by-product gases.

The construction of the demonstration facility is in line with the objectives outlined in the memorandum of understanding signed with JFE Steel Corporation and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, which was released on March 24 this year. The facility has an annual production capacity of 100 tons of methanol and is expected to begin demonstration operations in fiscal 2026.

The facility has been selected as an indirect subsidy project for the 2024 fiscal year under the "Oil Supply Structure Improvement Project Subsidy" program operated by the Resources and Energy Department of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sector is a major societal challenge in addressing climate change. Methanol is one of the basic chemicals that can be synthesized from captured carbon dioxide, waste plastics, biomass and other sources. It has attracted much attention as a sustainable next-generation energy source, including marine fuels, and is widely regarded as a key material for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building a carbon cycle society due to its wide application in various industries.

The facility will demonstrate methanol production technology using various gases as feedstocks, including carbon dioxide and by-product gases produced in industrial processes. From fiscal year 2026, the facility will seek to verify the technology to produce methanol by directly reacting by-product gas emitted from the steel manufacturing process with hydrogen. In addition, the facility is designed as a mobile factory, which can demonstrate the technology of producing methanol from various gas sources throughout Japan in the future.

Through the operation of the demonstration facility, MGC is committed to contributing to the realization of a sustainable resource-recycling society through methanol.

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