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Chemical Plants in Japan
Japan has 17 chemical plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 7th-largest fleet of the 80 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 17 operating.
The largest owner-operators are ENEOS Corporation (2), Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (2) and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc (2) — ENEOS Corporation alone is named on 12% of them. They account for 2% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Japan.
17
Chemical Plant in Japan
#7
of 80 countries
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Who owns Japan's chemical plants
- ENEOS Corporation2 12%
- Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd2 12%
- Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc2 12%
- Mitsui Chemicals2 12%
- Asahi Kasei Mitsubishi Chemical Ethylene Corp1 6%
- Crasus Chemical Inc1 6%
- Keiyo Ethylene Co Ltd1 6%
- Maruzen Petrochemicals Co Ltd1 6%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How Japan compares · chemical plants by country
- 1. China365
- 5. Iran36
- 6. Germany18
- 7. Canada17
- 8. Japan17
- 9. Saudi Arabia17
- 10. Indonesia15
- 11. South Korea14
Frequently asked
- How many chemical plants are there in Japan?
- OverWatts maps 17 chemical plants in Japan — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 7th-largest national fleet of the 80 countries with any.
- Who owns the chemical plants in Japan?
- ENEOS Corporation is named as owner or operator on the most — 2 of 17 (12%). Next are Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (2), Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc (2) and Mitsui Chemicals (2).