JOGMEC commissioned feasibility study for overseas CCS value chain

September 30, 2024
Mitsubishi Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation (hereinafter, “MC”) has officially been awarded two overseas CCS projects jointly submitted by the Japan Energy and Metals National Corporation (hereinafter,“JOGMEC”) with another company in the FY 2024 Public Offering for Research on Implementation of Advanced CCS Projects (hereinafter, “Public Offering”).
                 
The projects officially accepted this year are as follows:
Project name
Oceania CCS Project
Northern Offshore Malay Peninsula CCS Project
Partners
(in no particular order)
Mitsubishi Corporation
Nippon Steel Corporation
ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation Clean Energy Corporation
Mitsubishi Corporation
ENEOS Corporation
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation
JFE Steel Corporation
Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.
Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
PETRONAS CCS Solutions Sdn Bhd
Emission sources
Multiple industries in Ise Bay and the Chubu region
Multiple industries in the Tokyo Bay area
Others
Accepted following last year
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For details of each business, please refer to the release statement attached.

Materiality

Based on the Three Corporate Principles, which serve as MC’s core philosophy, MC has continued to grow together with society by contributing to the sustainable development of society through its business activities while pursuing value creation. MC’s revised “Materiality” was announced in Midterm Corporate Strategy 2024 as a set of crucial societal issues that MC will prioritize through its business activities, towards the strategy’s goal of continuous creation of MC Shared Value (MCSV). Guided by this Materiality, MC will continue to strengthen its efforts towards sustainable corporate growth. Out of the six material issues relating to “Realizing a Carbon Neutral Society and Striving to Enrich Society Both Materially and Spiritually”, this project’s activities particularly support “Contributing to Decarbonized Societies ” and “Promoting Stable, Sustainable Societies and Lifestyles”.
Contributing to Decarbonized Societies
Conserving and Effectively Utilizing Natural Capital
Promoting Stable, Sustainable Societies and Lifestyles
Utilizing Innovation to Address Societal Needs
Addressing Regional Issues and Growing Together with Local Communities
Respecting Human Rights in Our Business Operations

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