Japan-backed LNG plant in US fully opens with 50% capacity boost

Mitsui and Mitsubishi venture can supply 5% of Japanese imports

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with managers and executives during a May 2019 visit to the Cameron LNG export facility in Hackberry, Louisiana. © Reuters

KENTA ANDO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- A joint venture involving Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. on Monday opened the third and final unit of an American plant to produce liquefied natural gas, in a milestone for Japan's energy supply.

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