Japan's Mitsui hunts for carbon storage sites in Asia-Pacific

Trading house plans to sequester 15m tonnes a year for Japanese companies

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Mitsui & Co. is conducting a feasibility study for carbon capture and storage at this offshore natural gas field in Thailand. (Photo courtesy of Mitsui & Co.)

TATSURO MIYAZUMI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Mitsui & Co. plans to secure sites in the Asia-Pacific region and other areas to store carbon dioxide produced at Japanese factories and power plants, with plans to obtain rights for storing 15 million tonnes yearly by 2035.

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