Tag: Japan

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has secured the EPC contract from Zeon Corporation for a new cyclo olefin polymer (COP) plant in Shunan City, Japan, due for completion in the first half of fiscal 2028. The high-purity COP facility, serving optical, medical and semiconductor applications, will require extensive high-grade stainless steel in reactors, columns and clean piping systems.

Idemitsu Kosan has started commercial operations of a 120,000-tonne-per-year black pellet (biomass fuel) plant in Gia Lai, Vietnam – the country’s first large-scale BP facility. The carbon-neutral fuel will help Japanese power users transition from coal.

Chiyoda Corporation and Toyota are developing a water-electrolysis system for Toyota Tsusho’s low-carbon hydrogen production project at Aichi Steel’s Chita Factory. The system integrates Toyota’s fuel-cell technology with Chiyoda’s EPC expertise, supporting Japan’s hydrogen economy.

SMS Group has supplied Maruichi Stainless Tube with a fully automated extrusion line in Japan, integrating advanced heating, automation, and quality control systems for stainless steel tube production.

JSE and JFE Engineering signed FEED for a high-pressure hydrogen pipeline in Kawasaki to supply hydrogen from the LH2 Terminal to local consumers under NEDO’s Green Innovation Fund project.

ANDRITZ will supply a new 2,200 tds/d recovery boiler with advanced automation to Nippon Paper’s Ishinomaki mill, enabling shutdown of one coal-fired and two recovery boilers and cutting emissions.

Fairfield-Maxwell is re-entering Japan with Fairfield Maritime Japan in Tokyo to participate in ship construction, ownership, investment and leasing across chemical tankers, MR tankers, gas carriers and newbuilds.

Chiyoda secures EPC contract to build an additional LNG tank at Hibiki LNG Base, Japan, with completion expected in 2029.

Primetals Technologies to upgrade Tokyo Steel’s hot-dip galvanizing line by 2027.

JERA and Woodside have signed a non-binding agreement for LNG supply from Woodside’s portfolio, including the Scarborough gas field in Australia, targeting Japan’s peak winter energy demand. The agreement outlines the potential annual purchase of three LNG cargoes from FY 2027.