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JFE Engineering launches MOF-based CO2 capture demonstration at Clean Plaza Fujimi

JFE Engineering CorporationChofu, TokyoPublished
InvestmentNot disclosed
PhasePlanned
Start—
CompletionMar 2027
To completion
Today
2027

About 5 months to scheduled completion.

JFE Engineering will conduct Japan's first demonstration of separating and recovering CO2 from actual waste-incineration flue gas using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The pilot will use the Clean Plaza Fujimi waste-treatment plant in Mitaka, Tokyo, and is scheduled to run through the end of FY2026, with recovery of several kilograms of CO2 per day.

Project facts

Owner
JFE Engineering Corporation
Listing
5411 Tokyo
Facility
R&D facility
Sector
Steel & metals
Location
Chofu, Tokyo, Japan
Investment
Not disclosed
Scale / capacity
Several kg of CO₂/day
Contractor
JFE Engineering Corporation
Completion
Mar 2027
Announced
Sep 3, 2026
Themes
renewable-energy

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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