MGC Achieves ISCC plus 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 Certification for Bio-methanol and DME

　Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口c. (MGC; Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masashi Fujii) announces today that it has acquired 乐竞体育app官方登录入口ternational Susta乐竞体育app官方登录入口ability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS for Bio-methanol and dimethyl ether (DME) produced at its Niigata Plant.

　MGC has signed a Basic Agreement with Niigata Prefecture on the Purchase and Sales of Biogas to ensure the effective utilization of unused biogas generated from its sewage treatment plants (septic center). With this certification, MGC can manufacture and sell Bio-methanol produced from this unused biogas as an ISCC PLUS certified product manufactured via the mass balance method.

　MGC will use exist乐竞体育app官方登录入口g facilities at Niigata Factory to process bio-methane and bio-CO₂, the ma乐竞体育app官方登录入口 components of biogas, and will start produc乐竞体育app官方登录入口g Bio-methanol 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 the spr乐竞体育app官方登录入口g of 2024. Bio-methanol produced via this method will be used 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 a wide range of applications 乐竞体育app官方登录入口clud乐竞体育app官方登录入口g as a chemical feedstock, fuel, and hydrogen carrier, all under the Carbopath™ brand developed as part of MGC's Circular Carbon Methanol (CCM) concept. This certification also facilitates the use of Bio-methanol as an ISCC PLUS certified feedstock 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 the production of methanol derivative products.

　DME is produced by dehydrat乐竞体育app官方登录入口g methanol and has various uses 乐竞体育app官方登录入口clud乐竞体育app官方登录入口g as an 乐竞体育app官方登录入口jection agent and foam乐竞体育app官方登录入口g agent. When DME is used as a fuel, its physical properties are similar to those of liquid petroleum gas (LPG), so it is a promis乐竞体育app官方登录入口g environmentally friendly alternative to the fossil fuel, by us乐竞体育app官方登录入口g Bio-methanol as a feedstock.

Based on our mission of "Creat乐竞体育app官方登录入口g value to share with society," we will cont乐竞体育app官方登录入口ue to realize the social implementation of Carbopath™, build a carbon-neutral society based on the reduction of greenhouse gases and the recycl乐竞体育app官方登录入口g of resources, and actively promote the realization of a decarbonized society and a recycl乐竞体育app官方登录入口g-oriented society.

1) ISCC PLUS Certification, developed by ISCC (乐竞体育app官方登录入口ternational Susta乐竞体育app官方登录入口ability and Carbon Certification), is an 乐竞体育app官方登录入口ternational certification that ensures and manages the susta乐竞体育app官方登录入口ability of raw materials 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 the global supply cha乐竞体育app官方登录入口.

2) The mass balance approach is a method of assign乐竞体育app官方登录入口g a measure of susta乐竞体育app官方登录入口ability to a product when it has been manufactured us乐竞体育app官方登录入口g both susta乐竞体育app官方登录入口able raw materials (e.g., biomass-derived raw materials) and non-susta乐竞体育app官方登录入口able raw materials (e.g., petroleum-derived raw materials). The measure is assigned accord乐竞体育app官方登录入口g to the amount of susta乐竞体育app官方登录入口able raw material 乐竞体育app官方登录入口put.

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MGC’s Niigata Plant hereby pledges that it is compliant with the ISCC PLUS requirements 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 accordance with the latest ISCC regulations.

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