Nikon Corporation (Nikon) is pleased to announce that its Kumagaya Plant in Kumagaya-shi, Saitama prefecture, the development and production site for semiconductor lithography systems and more has obtained Gold Status in the Validated Assessment Program (VAP) audit conducted by Responsible Business Alliance (RBA). RBA is an international industry organization aimed at proper management of labor, health and safety, environment, and ethics in the supply chain of mainly in the electronics in.
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Taiheiyo Cement Corporation will implement technology for CO
2 capture from the flue gas of rotary kilns used for cement production which will be the first demonstration plant (Facility) in Japan with a capacity of 10 tpd. For this purpose, Taiheiyo Cement has selected the technology for CO
2 chemical absorption supplied by Carbon Clean of the United Kingdom, which has been awarded by Marubeni Protechs Corporation (Marubeni Protechs) in Japan. This technology will be installed at Taiheiyo Cement s Kumagaya Plant located in Kumagaya City, Saitama, and demonstration tests will begin in September 2021.
Taiheiyo Cement has positioned the reduction of CO
2 emissions as an important growth strategy and formulated ‘specific measures of their long-term vision for greenhouse gas emissions reduction towards 2050’ on 30 March 2020. It is necessary not only to develop existing technology but to develop innovative technology in order to realise the reduction in CO