{"id":11217,"date":"2025-05-08T10:48:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/?p=11217"},"modified":"2025-05-08T10:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:48:50","slug":"marubeni-and-exxonmobil-sign-low-carbon-ammonia-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/industrial-tech\/science\/marubeni-and-exxonmobil-sign-low-carbon-ammonia-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"\u4e38\u7d05\u3068\u30a8\u30af\u30bd\u30f3\u30e2\u30fc\u30d3\u30eb\u793e\u3001\u4f4e\u70ad\u7d20\u30a2\u30f3\u30e2\u30cb\u30a2\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u5951\u7d04\u3092\u7de0\u7d50"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) have signed a long-term offtake agreement for approximately 250,000 tonnes of low-carbon ammonia per year from ExxonMobil&rsquo;s facility in Baytown, Texas, which is expected to produce virtually carbon-free hydrogen with approximately 98% of CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;removed and low-carbon ammonia. Marubeni will supply the ammonia mainly to Kobe Power Plant, a fully owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobe Steel). Marubeni has also agreed to acquire an equity stake in ExxonMobil&rsquo;s low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia facility.<\/p><p>ExxonMobil&rsquo;s facility is expected to be the world&rsquo;s largest of its kind upon startup, capable of producing up to 1 billion cubic feet (bcf) daily of low-carbon hydrogen, which is virtually carbon-free<sup>1<\/sup>\u3092\u751f\u7523\u3057\u3001\u5e74\u9593100\u4e07\u30c8\u30f3\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e\u4f4e\u70ad\u7d20\u30a2\u30f3\u30e2\u30cb\u30a2\u3092\u751f\u7523\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u7d99\u7d9a\u7684\u306a\u653f\u5e9c\u306e\u652f\u63f4\u653f\u7b56\u3068\u5fc5\u8981\u306a\u898f\u5236\u4e0a\u306e\u8a31\u53ef\u3092\u6761\u4ef6\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u6700\u7d42\u7684\u306a\u6295\u8cc7\u6c7a\u5b9a\u306f2025\u5e74\u306b\u306a\u308b\u898b\u8fbc\u307f\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p><p>&ldquo;This is another positive step forward for our landmark project,&rdquo; said Barry Engle, president of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. &ldquo;By using American-produced natural gas we can boost global energy supply, support Japan&rsquo;s decarbonization goals and create jobs at home. Our strong relationship with Marubeni sets the stage for delivering low-carbon ammonia from the U.S. to Japan for years to come.&rdquo;<\/p><h4><strong>\u3053\u3061\u3089\u3082\u304a\u8aad\u307f\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff1a <a class=\"p-url\" href=\"https:\/\/itbusinesstoday.com\/ja\/industrial-tech\/science\/highlanders-japan-unveils-four-legged-robot-hlq-air\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Highlanders Japan Unveils Four-Legged Robot &ldquo;HLQ Air&rdquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/h4><p>&ldquo;Marubeni will take this first step together with ExxonMobil in the aim of establishing a global low-carbon ammonia supply chain for Japan through the supply of low-carbon ammonia to the Kobe Power Plant,&rdquo; said Yoshiaki Yokota, Senior Managing Executive Officer, Member of Corporate Management Committee, Supervisor of Energy &amp; Chemicals Div. and Power &amp; Infrastructure Services Div., Marubeni Corporation. &ldquo;Additionally, we aim to collaborate beyond this supply chain and strive towards the launch of a global market for low-carbon ammonia. We hope to continue to actively cooperate with <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.exxonmobil.com\/\" data-no-translation=\"\">ExxonMobil<\/a>, with a view of utilizing this experience and relationship we have built to strategically decarbonize our power projects in Japan and Southeast Asia in the near future.&rdquo;<\/p><p>By Japan&rsquo;s fiscal year 2030, Kobe Power Plant aims to co-fire low-carbon ammonia with existing fuel, reducing CO<sub>2<\/sub>&nbsp;\u6392\u51fa\u3092\u524a\u6e1b\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3053\u306e\u30b5\u30d7\u30e9\u30a4\u30c1\u30a7\u30fc\u30f3\u3092\u901a\u3058\u3066 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marubeni.com\/\" data-no-translation=\"\">Marubeni<\/a> aims to assist the decarbonization of not only Japan&rsquo;s power sector but also its hard-to-abate sectors, such as the steel manufacturing industry, chemical industry, transportation industry and others.<\/p><p><strong>\u30bd\u30fc\u30b9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20250507075544\/en\/Marubeni-and-ExxonMobils-Low-Carbon-Ammonia-Deal-Marks-Major-Step-in-Unleashing-New-Energy-Supply\" data-no-translation=\"\">BusinessWire<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) and Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) have signed a long-term offtake agreement for approximately 250,000 tonnes of low-carbon ammonia per year from ExxonMobil&rsquo;s facility in Baytown, Texas, which is expected to produce virtually carbon-free hydrogen with approximately 98% of CO2&nbsp;removed and low-carbon ammonia. Marubeni will supply the ammonia mainly to Kobe Power Plant, a fully owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobe Steel). Marubeni has also agreed to acquire an equity stake in ExxonMobil&rsquo;s low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia facility.ExxonMobil&rsquo;s facility is expected to be the world&rsquo;s largest of its kind upon startup, capable of producing up to 1 billion cubic feet (bcf) daily of low-carbon hydrogen, which is 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