Notice of article publication in "The Chemical Daily（Japan）"

We are pleased to inform that N.E. CHEMCAT was introduced in The Chemical Daily, the most popular Trade Paper of Chemical industry in Japan. (Published date: 19th September,2023)

This article covered our initiatives for the carbon-neutrality (decarbonization), such as the hydrogen value chain and the use of carbon dioxide.

Please see below for details of the translated article*.

*This is translated by N.E. CHEMCAT with permission of the Chemical Daily.

Targeting Demands from Environment preservation and SDGs
Actively proposing hydrogen and SAF products

 

N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION targets to increase the proportion of their business related with environment preservation and SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) to 80% or higher in Vision 2030, a roadmap laying out their direction toward 2030. As for their breadwinning product of purification catalysts for automotive exhaust gas, the company aims to capture demands from stricter environmental regulations by adapting to the next-generation emissions regulations which will be enacted in the late 2020's while expanding business opportunities in the carbon-neutrality (decarbonization) field.

One of their focus areas is the hydrogen value chain of manufacturing, storing and transport, and usage.

N.E. CHEMCAT has over 10 years of experience in mass production of catalysts for hydrogen production which is used for stationary fuel cells as well as electrode catalysts for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). With regards to catalysts for hydrogen production, the company utilizes their own technology to capture demands as the application of stationary fuel cells spreads from households to factories and offices. In parallel, the company is expanding clients in and outside Japan through development of next generation technologies for improved durability, capitalizing on own technology of electrode catalyst. Catalysts for hydrogen carrier, a transportation medium, and catalysts for exhaust gas purification for hydrogen vehicles are also in their pipeline while the company works to create a resource circulation model to collect precious metals from fuel cell stacks stemming from their precious-metal collection business.

In addition, N.E. CHEMCAT is actively developing and proposing absorbents for direct air capture (DAC) technology to directly collect CO₂ in the atmosphere, CCU-related (Carbon dioxide Capture and Utilization) products to for example generate SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) or methane from hydrogen and CO₂, and purification catalysts for ammonia exhaust gas which is expected to be widely adopted as ship fuel in the future.

In collaboration with academia and device manufacturers, N.E. CHEMCAT is also working to develop catalysts for continuous manufacturing which is attracting attention as a manufacturing technology with low environmental footprint in fields such as pharmaceutical production, potentially enhancing their foothold in the industry. The company is committed to capture the current changing needs and to create new businesses capitalizing on both its technological capabilities and on its client network nurtured through the business of auto exhaust catalysts and process catalysts.

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