Sumatra forest becomes decarbonization lab for Japan's Marubeni

Pulp plantation in Indonesia to be used for emissions trading and biomass R&D

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Eucalyptus pellita trees are fast-growing, reaching heights of 25 meters in around six years. (Photo by Koya Jibiki)

KOYA JIBIKI, Nikkei staff writer

JAKARTA -- A vast tree plantation run by Japanese trading house Marubeni in the mountains of southern Sumatra has grown beyond its main purpose of pulp production to become a testing ground for efforts to reduce and capture carbon emissions.

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