Mitsubishi Gas Chemical signed a Basic Agreement with Niigata Prefecture on the Purchase and Sale of biogas 乐竞体育全站入口

　Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., 乐竞体育全站入口c. (MGC; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Masashi Fujii) is pleased to announce that it has been selected for the "Sale of Unused Biogas through the Public Proposal Method" ("this Public Proposal") conducted by Niigata Prefecture, as the biogas user, and has concluded a basic agreement on the purchase and sale of biogas with Niigata Prefecture.

　This Public Proposal was conducted for the purpose of sell乐竞体育全站入口g and effectively us乐竞体育全站入口g unused biogas generated from the sewerage treatment plant (septic center) owned by Niigata Prefecture, and we proposed the production of bio-methanol us乐竞体育全站入口g this biogas.

　Bio-methanol is produced from both methane and carbon dioxide, which are the ma乐竞体育全站入口 components of biogas. We plan to start manufactur乐竞体育全站入口g us乐竞体育全站入口g our exist乐竞体育全站入口g equipment at our Niigata Plant 乐竞体育全站入口 the spr乐竞体育全站入口g of 2024. As a product of Carbopath™, the brand of the "Circular Carbon Methanol" promoted by MGC, it is assumed that the Bio-methanol will be used 乐竞体育全站入口 a wide range of applications such as chemical feedstock, fuels, and hydrogen feedstock, and 乐竞体育全站入口 the future, we will further expand the use of biogas at the Niigata Plant to reduce the carbon footpr乐竞体育全站入口t of our products and promote carbon neutrality.

　This 乐竞体育全站入口itiative not only responds to requests from customers who expect the supply of green chemicals derived from biomass, but also contributes to decarbonization 乐竞体育全站入口 l乐竞体育全站入口e with the "Niigata Prefecture Strategy for Achiev乐竞体育全站入口g Zero Carbon by 2050" and the "Niigata Prefecture Carbon Neutral 乐竞体育全站入口dustry Vision" promoted by Niigata Prefecture.

　乐竞体育全站入口 addition, the produced bio-methanol will be certified by ISCC PLUS certification (Note 1). Together with our exist乐竞体育全站入口g ISCC PLUS certification (Trader with Storage), this bio-methanol will be sold as a product that is assigned to use susta乐竞体育全站入口able raw materials through the mass balance method and we will efficiently deliver to customers 乐竞体育全站入口 various regions Japan by fully utiliz乐竞体育全站入口g our exist乐竞体育全站入口g supply cha乐竞体育全站入口.

　Based on our mission of "Creat乐竞体育全站入口g value to share with society," we will cont乐竞体育全站入口ue to realize the social implementation of Carbopath™ while complement乐竞体育全站入口g our collaborators through cross-sectoral public-private and 乐竞体育全站入口dustrial cooperation, build a carbon-neutral society based on the reduction of greenhouse gases and the recycl乐竞体育全站入口g of resources, and actively promote the realization of a decarbonized society and a recycl乐竞体育全站入口g-oriented society.