Industrial Tour in Kyushu 2023
In order to attract foreign-affiliated companies to the Kyushu region and promotecollaboration in environment-related fields, we will hold the Industrial Tour in Kyushu
2023 for diplomatic bodies and foreign companies.
For the 2023 tour, we will visit a CCU (CO2 Capture and Utilization) facility. This ispositioned as a key technology for achieving carbon neutrality.
In addition, we will visit and have discussions
with regional companies that aspire to collaborate
with foreign companies.
We look forward to the participation of those
who are interested in collaboration in energy
and environment-related fields such as carbon
neutrality.

CO2 separation and capture equipment■Date and time:

8:20 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., October 17 (Tue), 2023
■Destinations:
Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture
Saga City, Saga Prefecture

Fukuoka City
Saga City■Eligibility (places for about 30 people):Those who work for foreign-affiliated companies,embassies, consulates general, andforeign government-related organizations in Japan.

Omuta City

Kyushu■Participation fee:
Free (travel on a chartered bus)
Note: Transportation expenses to the meeting placeare at your own expense■Organizers:
Kyushu Economic Internationalization Promotion Organization,
Kyushu Economic Federation, Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry,
local governments, Omuta City, Saga City
■Cooperation: JETRO Fukuoka, JETRO Saga
TimeItinerary

Address

８:20 a.m.

Meeting place:
Fukuoka Joint Government Building Main Building

2-11-1 Hakataeki Higashi,
Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City

10:10 a.m. to
12:00 noon

Sigma Power Ariake Co., Ltd
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation

1-46 Shinko Town, OmutaCity

12:20 p.m. to
1:10 p.m.

Lunch (free)

Omuta City

2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.

Saga City Incineration Plant
Environment Energy Co., Ltd
Alvita Co., Ltd

2369 Nagase, TakagiseTown, Saga City

5:00 p.m.

Arrive at Fukuoka Joint Government Building

Information on the companies

Links

Sigma Power Ariake Co., LtdIn 2017, aiming to make an environmentally friendly power plant, the plant wasremodeled from a coal-fired power plant to a biomass power plant that uses palm
shells as the main fuel.
As a result, it is reducing CO2 emissions by approximately 300,000 tons annually.
In this tour, you will see a biomass power plant.

https://www.sigmapower.co.jp/Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation
In 2020 the company started operation of a large-scale demonstration facility toseparate and capture CO2 emitted from biomass power plants.
This facility can separate and capture more than 500 tons of CO2, which is 50% of
the CO2 emitted from the biomass power plant in one day. This is a first for theadoption of this technology on such a scale in Japan.
In this tour, you will see a CO2 separation and capture equipment.

https://www.global.toshiba/jp/company/energy.html

Saga City Incineration Plant
Saga City, which was certified as a biomass industrial city in 2014, is promoting
sustainable decarbonization and resource circulation initiatives.
This is the first use of CCU at an incineration plant in Japan, and Saga City's efforts
were presented by the Ministry of the Environment at COP25 (2019) as pioneering
CCU in Japan.

https://www.city.saga.lg.jp/main/401.html

Alvita Co., Ltd
The company cultivates microalgae using CO2 separated and captured from anadjacent incineration plant. It develops and sells products that utilize usefulingredients extracted from microalgae.
In this tour, you will see a microalgae culture facility.

https://www.alvita-saga.com/

Environment Energy Co., Ltd
The company recycles waste cooking oil collected from households and offices into
high-quality biodiesel fuel at refining facilities.
Biodiesel fuel is used in public buses, garbage trucks, etc.
In this tour, you will see a recycling facility for waste cooking oil.

https://kankyoenergy.jp/■How to apply（Please apply by method ① or ②）①Application form
Please apply from the QR code on the right or the following URL.
https://mm-enquete-cnt.meti.go.jp/form/pub/kyusyu-toushikouryu/tour2023②Please use “Industrial Tour Application” as the subject. Please fill in your name,affiliation (job title), email, and telephone number, and apply by email or fax.

■Application Deadline: September 29(Fri), 2023
■Please note:No more than two people from the same affiliation are allowed to participate.
Applications will close when the capacity is reached, regardless of the deadline.
The handouts will be in English and Japanese, and the explanations will be in Japanese.

■Contact us
Kyushu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, International Affairs Department,International Investment Exchange Promotion Division
FAX: 092-482-5321
EMAIL：bzl-kyushu-toukouka@meti.go.jp*The personal information provided will be used only by organizers and guides of the inspection locations
for the running of and follow-up to the tour. The organizers will protect all personal information and will notdisclose or provide it to third parties without the consent of the individual.