{"id":167423,"date":"2025-09-10T07:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=167423"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T11:17:40","slug":"asahi-kasei-mitsui-chemicals-and-mitsubishi-chemical-establish-a-limited-liability-partnership-for-ethylene-manufacturing-facilities-in-western-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/asahi-kasei-mitsui-chemicals-and-mitsubishi-chemical-establish-a-limited-liability-partnership-for-ethylene-manufacturing-facilities-in-western-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical establish a limited liability partnership for ethylene manufacturing facilities in western Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"555\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/logo.jpg 555w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/logo-300x83.jpg 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/logo-150x41.jpg 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/logo-400x110.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have established a limited liability partnership (LLP) to achieve carbon neutrality and production capacity optimization targeting 2030 with respect to the two ethylene manufacturing facilities in total owned by the three companies in western Japan, and will accelerate relevant studies.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As described in the two related announcements last year<sup>1<\/sup>, the three companies have advanced discussions on specific measures to promote the carbon neutrality of ethylene manufacturing facilities, such as the shift to biomass-based feedstocks and low-carbon fuels in place of petroleum resources, as well as the establishment of an optimized production framework, including potential future capacity reductions. The discussions encompassed implementation timelines, the roles of each participating company, and the most appropriate form of joint operating entity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, the three companies determined that they should establish an LLP and further accelerate studies in order to deepen their collaboration and proceed to the phase of execution. Through the LLP, the three companies aim to implement measures for carbon neutrality and achieve a highly competitive ethylene production framework targeting 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Outline of the LLP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Name<\/th><td>Setouchi Ethylene LLP<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Office location<\/th><td>1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Paid-in capital<\/th><td>\u00a51.5 million<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Capital ratio<\/th><td>Asahi Kasei : Mitsui Chemicals : Mitsubishi Chemical = 1:1:1<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Date of establishment<\/th><td>August 19, 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Initiatives<\/th><td>(1) Study on achieving carbon neutrality and production framework optimization, including potential future capacity reductions, of ethylene manufacturing facilities owned by the partners in western Japan<br>(2)\u00a0Study on establishment of a joint operating entity by the partners for the joint operation of ethylene manufacturing facilities<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><small><sup>1 <\/sup>\u201cAsahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical to start joint feasibility study on carbon neutrality of ethylene production facilities in western Japan\u201d on May 8, 2024, and \u201cAsahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical advance joint feasibility study on carbon neutrality of ethylene production facilities in western Japan\u201d on November 8, 2024<\/small><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/pict-2050901-4-1e-1024x386.png\" alt=\"Positioning of Setouchi Ethylene LLP and the future joint operating entity\" class=\"wp-image-167444\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.6528497409326426;width:759px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/pict-2050901-4-1e-1024x386.png 1024w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/pict-2050901-4-1e-300x113.png 300w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/pict-2050901-4-1e-150x56.png 150w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/pict-2050901-4-1e-768x289.png 768w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/pict-2050901-4-1e-400x151.png 400w, https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/media\/2025\/09\/pict-2050901-4-1e.png 1530w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Positioning of Setouchi Ethylene LLP and the future joint operating entity \u00a9 Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals, and Mitsubishi Chemical have established a limited liability partnership (LLP) to achieve carbon neutrality and production capacity optimization targeting 2030 with respect to the two ethylene manufacturing facilities in total owned by the three companies in western Japan, and will accelerate relevant studies. 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