Mitsubishi Group to Conduct Feasibility Study for Applying CO2 Capture Technology in Bahrain

Mitsubishi Group to Conduct Feasibility Study for Applying CO2 Capture Technology in Bahrain

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA, Ltd. (MHI-EMEA), MHI’s regional headquarters for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering, Ltd. (MHIENG), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have begun examining the feasibility of applying CO 2 capture technologies at an aluminium smelting plant operated by Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a major aluminium producer based in Bahrain.

In regard to this project, MHI-EMEA, as the main party to the contract, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Alba regarding the feasibility of applying CO 2 capture technology. MHIENG will provide the Alba plant with the KM CDR Process™ jointly developed with Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (KEPCO).

When realized, it will be the world’s first application of CO 2 capture technology in the aluminium industry.As MHI Group aims to take advantage of business opportunities around the world by expanding the range of applications for CO 2 capture technology, this collaboration is highly significant from the standpoint of both an application of CO 2 capture technology in a new field, and enhancing MHI Group’s presence in the Middle East.

A signing ceremony was held on January 19, 2022. Attending for Alba was Chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij