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"The Technology Development for Decarbonization and Energy Conservation in the Ferromanganese Production Process" has been adopted as a NEDO publicly solicited project.
2024/07/10
Nippon Denko Co., Ltd. (the "Company" or "we") proposed “The Technology Development for Decarbonization and Energy Conservation in the Ferromanganese Production Process” for the Phase of Incubation Research and Development of the “Program to Develop and Promote the Commercialization of Energy Conservation Technologies to Realize a Decarbonized Society,” which is publicly solicited by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), and it was adopted on 21st June.
The company has also been selected for the Phase of Conducting Feasibility Study of the same program in 2023. This project is proposed as a preliminary research for the practical development of decarbonization and energy conservation technologies, based on the results obtained there, and has been adopted.
One of our mainstay products, ferroalloy (high-carbon ferromanganese), is manufactured through a reduction process that removes oxygen from naturally occurring manganese ore. The use of coke coal is optimal for this reduction reaction, but CO2 is inevitably generated as a result of this process.
Based on the results of the Phase of Conducting Feasibility Study in 2023, the company will promote technological development in the next step of this phase towards the practical application of an innovative production process that will lead to reduced CO2 emissions and energy conservation in the reduction reaction process of ferroalloy production.
Recognizing global climate change as a major threat to the survival of humanity, we consider "Achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050 for a Sustainable Earth Environment and a Decarbonized Society" as a critical issue in our sustainability management. The Nippon Denko Group is committed to reducing CO2 emissions through our business operations and research and development efforts, contributing to the realization of a sustainable society.
