Mitsubishi Chemical CEO says innovation is key to carbon transition

TOKYO -- Innovation in the chemical industry is essential to achieving the challenging transition to carbon neutrality, Mitsubishi Chemical Group President and CEO Jean-Marc Gilson told Nikkei Asia.

"In order to do carbon neutrality," Gilson said, "you need lithium for batteries, you need carbon fibers for lighter materials for bigger windmills ... new high-power semiconductor[s], gallium nitride." He added that his company is "making materials that enable the transition."