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Sumitomo Heavy Industries begins commissioning Niihama gasification pilot facility

Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.Niihama, EhimePublished
InvestmentNot disclosed
PhaseCompleted
Start—
Completion—

Sumitomo Heavy Industries has started commissioning a pilot-test facility for gasification in Niihama, Ehime, Japan. The facility is an R&D and pilot plant for validating gasification technology and related process equipment; no investment amount or capacity is disclosed in the provided text.

Project facts

Owner
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Listing
6302 Tokyo
Facility
R&D facility
Sector
Machinery & robotics
Location
Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Investment
Not disclosed
Announced
Aug 24, 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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