We proactively utilize subsidy programs to develop technologies that lead to ecological and energy-saving solutions.
Making use of the subsidy program for the rationalization of business operators’ energy use by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), we are actively investing in energy saving and CO2 reduction.
Over the course of the last five fiscal years (fiscal 2014 through 2018), Denka has been granted subsidies for 13 projects under subsidy programs sponsored by government ministries.
Making use of the subsidy program for the rationalization of business operators’ energy use by METI, we achieved expected outcomes by introducing chloroprene rubber manufacturing facilities and electrolysis plants at Omi Plant, styrene manufacturing facilities at Chiba Plant, and highly efficient boilers at Shibukawa Plant. In fiscal 2018, a high-performance lime furnace was built and started its operation. The multi-year project, Energy Saving by Gas Turbine Power Generation has started at Omi Plant in fiscal 2018, and future results are expected.
Forming a consortium with Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., Kajima Corporation and LANDES Co., Ltd., Denka conducted a project aimed at facilitating the popularization of CO2-SUICOM, environment-friendly concrete. This ongoing project was selected for a subsidy program for the verification of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies under the auspices of METI’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE). In addition, the product won the 2014 Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity.
The Omuta Plant conducted a project aiming for developing SiC power modules that was subsidized by the Novel Semiconductor Power Electronics Project Realizing Low Carbon Emission Society subsidy program operated under the auspices of METI and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization. The Chiba Plant’s ultra-high purity acetylene black production facility started its operation in 2015 utilizing the Subsidy for Domestic Location Promotion Projects.
| Category | Project | Business site | Subsidy title, relevant authority | Fiscal year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy saving | Introduction of high-performance freezing equipment for chloroprene rubber-related facilities and the upgrading of hardening agent manufacturing systems associated with cement production | Omi Plant | METI | Subsidy program for the rationalization of business operators’ energy use | FY2014 | Through FY 2016 |
| 2 | Energy saving/td> | Introduction of the latest steam and fuel consumption reduction technologies at petrochemical plants | Chiba Plant | METI | Subsidy program for the rationalization of business operators’ energy use | FY2014 | Through FY 2016 |
| 3 | Energy saving | Introduction of energy-saving facilities at electrolysis plants and thermal power generation facilities and the improvement of the calcium carbide production process | Omi Plant | METI | Subsidy program for the rationalization of business operators’ energy use | FY2015 | Through FY 2018 |
| 4 | Energy saving | Power generation with gas turbines, cement crusher improvement, water pump optimization | Omi Plant | METI | Subsidy program for the rationalization of business operators’ energy use | FY2018 | Through FY 2020 |
| 5 | Energy saving | Introduction of highly efficient boilers | Shibukawa Plant | METI | Subsidy program for the rationalization of business operators’ energy use | FY2018 | |
| 6 | The environment | Promotion of CO2-SUICOM environment-friendly concrete | Omi Plant | METI/ANRE | Subsidy program for verification of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) technologies | FY2014 | Through FY 2016 |
| 7 | Advanced technology | Demonstration of a boron nitride production facility (for use in next-generation high-heat conductive fillers) | Omuta Plant | METI | Subsidy for Advanced Technology Demonstration and Evaluation Facility Development | FY2013 | Through FY 2014 |
| 8 | Advanced technology | Establishment of an R&D facility for next-generation LiBs | Advanced Technologies Research Institute | METI | Program for Accelerating Breakthrough Innovation for Practical Applications | FY2014 | |
| 9 | Advanced technology | Development of high-output and high-density SiC power modules capable of withstanding high voltage | Omuta Plant | METI | Novel Semiconductor Power Electronics Project Realizing Low Carbon Emission Society | FY2014 | Through FY 2016 |
| 10 | Domestic business location | Establishment of a facility for producing a high-performance conductive agent (acetylene black) for use in lithium ion batteries | Chiba Plant | METI | Subsidy for Domestic Location Promotion Projects | FY2013 | Through FY 2014 |
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