MGC brings out commercial output of bio-methanol using sewage gas

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC), a Japanese petrochemical producer, has begun commercial output of bio-methanol by using sewage gas at its Niigata plant in northwest Japan’s Niigata prefecture. This is part of its efforts in the latest project to decarbonise methanol manufacturing. It buys sewage gas, consisting of methane and carbon dioxide (CO2), from Niigata prefecture’s

Maersk joins green methanol bunkering network in Japan

Maersk, the City of Yokohama, and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of green methanol bunkering infrastructure at the Port of Yokohama, Japan. The bunkering facility will be located at APM Terminal’s Minami-Honmoku container terminal. This latest agreement aims to support Maersk’s growing fleet of 16,000-teu green

MGC teams up to promote use of green methanol

Japan’s Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the City of Yokohama and shipping giant Maersk to promote the use of green methanol at the Port of Yokohama. On December 27, MGC announced the signing of the MoU which aims to decarbonize international marine transportation, promote the Japanese government’s

Study to convert CO2 from glass production into methanol

The study aims to convert the CO2 generated at AGC‘s Kashima Plant in Japan into methanol. AGC and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (MGC) will conduct a study on the production of methanol made from CO2 generated from AGC’s architectural glass production. The goal of the study is to use CCU1 technology to convert the CO2