Commissioning of FY2026 “Design Work for Separation, Capture, Liquefaction, Temporary Storage, and Shipping Facilities for Ship-Based Advanced CCS Projects (Kanda Cluster)”
Sep 16, 2026
Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corporation (MUCC, Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hideki Kato), together with Aso Cement Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture; President: Ryosuke Hayashida), has been awarded a contract by the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) to conduct a study [1] for the Kanda Cluster as part of its FY2026 public offering for “Design Work for Separation, Capture, Liquefaction, Temporary Storage, and Shipping Facilities for Ship-Based Advanced Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Projects.”
The Japanese government aims to achieve carbon neutrality, with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, by 2050. The Seventh Strategic Energy Plan identifies carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) as an effective way to reduce carbon emissions in materials industries, such as cement, where electrification and hydrogen alone are not enough to achieve decarbonization. CCUS is meanwhile considered essential for achieving a stable energy supply, economic growth, and decarbonization all at once.
MUCC has been actively exploring various aspects of CCUS. Building on knowledge gained from the Advanced CCS Project (CCS Project for the Southern Offshore Malay Peninsula) [2], MUCC has conducted conceptual design work for CO₂ separation, capture, temporary storage, and shipping facilities for CO₂ emitted from the cement production facilities at Kyushu Plant Kanda No. 1 District (Kandamachi, Fukuoka Prefecture, and continues to assess the commercialization of CCS.
The scope of the project is to examine the design of facilities for separating and capturing CO₂ emitted from cement plants adjacent to Kanda Port in Fukuoka Prefecture, as well as for facilities for liquefying, storing, and shipping the captured CO₂. MUCC will undertake the separation and capture of CO₂ emitted from its Kyushu Plant Kanda No. 1 District, while Aso Cement will do the same for CO₂ emitted from its Kanda Plant (Kandamachi, Fukuoka Prefecture). The two companies will then work together on the liquefaction and temporary storage of the captured CO₂ and its handover to the transport operator. Based on these activities, the company will verify the necessary technical requirements and estimate the associated costs.
Through this study, MUCC will explore the early deployment of CCS and pursue new initiatives in collaboration with local governments and other industries, while taking on new challenges and striving to lead the industry’s efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.
MUCC Kyushu Plant Kanda No. 1 DistrictReferences
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