Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Idemitsu Kosan Company Limited (Tokyo, Japan) has decided to close refining units at its Yamaguchi Refinery in Japan permanently in March 2024. The plant will be converted to a terminal for hydrogen and ammonia to help keep up with new energy trends. The facility began operating in 1969.
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Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Refining Plant Database can click here for the plant profile. Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the world's leading provider of market intelligence across the upstream, midstream and downstream energy markets and all other major industrial markets. IIR's Global Market Intelligence Platform (GMI) supports our end-users across their core businesses, and helps them connect trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated project opportunities. Follow IIR on: LinkedIn.
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