Efforts toward decarbonization Decarbonization Initiatives

As a leader in decarbonization in thermal technology,
We promote the development of technologies and products to achieve carbon neutrality in 2050.

In recent years, governments around the world have set targets for significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions based on international frameworks, and companies are required to develop technologies and products with a focus on environmental measures that will contribute to the realization of these targets. In this context, we are accelerating our efforts to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases in industrial furnaces and related industries, which are estimated to account for approximately 17% of domestic CO₂ emissions.

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Hydrogen in decarbonization

Hydrogen has been mainly used in the industrial sector, such as in steel mills, but in recent years it has attracted attention for its advantages such as "no CO₂ emissions when used," "two types of energy can be supplied (electricity and heat)," "can be used in emergencies," and "can be made from local resources," and is used as a clean energy source to fuel vehicles such as cars and buses, and in EneFarm, which simultaneously produces electricity and heat in the home. It is expected to be used as an alternative to fossil fuels and as a means of energy storage in a variety of situations in the future.

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Ammonia in decarbonization

Ammonia, a compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, is used as a raw material for chemical fertilizers, etc. Like hydrogen, it does not emit CO₂ when burned, and although it is less flammable than hydrogen, it is easy to liquefy and handle. It is therefore considered more practical than hydrogen, and is attracting attention as a new trump card for decarbonization.

Ammonia, a promising next-generation fuel

Technologies we work on

• ammonia combustion

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Electrification in decarbonization

Electrification, which replaces fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and gas, which emitCO₂, with electricity as the energy source for daily life and economic activities, is an indispensable item for achieving carbon neutrality. emissions during power generation in the electric power sector and to use that power as much as possible through the spread of "electrification".

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Technologies we work on

• Electrically heated heat treatment furnace

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Further new ideas to develop unique decarbonization technologies

As a leading company in thermal technology, which is expected to play an active role in decarbonization, Chugai Furnace Manufacturing will continue to propose technologies and products to meet new needs.

Chugai Ro's Decarbonization Goals

Since the "use of our products" portion of our supply chain emissions is particularly large, we have decided to set a decarbonization target for 2050 based on our standards. The vertical axis of the graph shows the amount of CO₂ emitted from our products in operation. As of 2013, the base year of the Paris Agreement target for Japan, this amount was approximately 12 million tons of CO₂, or roughly 1% of Japan's total emissions. The goal has been set to reduce this amount to virtually zero by 2050.
Since it is impossible to actually reduce emissions to zero, we intend to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, including CO₂ reductions in products other than our existing products.

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As an indicator of this medium-term plan, we aim to reduce CO₂ emissions by 20% of the fiscal 2013 level by fiscal 2026, the final year of the plan.
In FY2024, the amount of CO₂ emissions reduction at facilities delivered by MCC was 2.18 million tons, well within the plan, and the reduction ratio was 18%.

(Reference) Our CO₂ emissions in Scope 1 and 2
Please refer to the following table for the results for FY2021 to FY2024.