U.S. carbon capture pioneer taps Japan's Mitsui, Mitsubishi for funds

JAL, shipper Mitsui O.S.K. Lines also hope to gain decarbonization know-how

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Heirloom's direct air capture facility in California, the country's first in commercial operation. (Heirloom)

SHIN WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Four Japanese companies including trading houses Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. are investing in the first commercially operational U.S. business that removes carbon dioxide from the air, Nikkei has learned.

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