Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (Head Office: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President CEO: Toshihiko Hamada), through its European subsidiary Nippon Gases Euro-Holding S.L.U. (Head Office: Madrid, Spain; Chairman & President: Raoul Giudici), inaugurated a state-of-the-art CO₂ processing plant operated by Nippon Gases Germany in Zörbig, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on 10 September 2025. The project involves an investment of approximately €30 million (approx. 5.1 billion yen*) and has received a grant of €3.7 million from the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt.
*Converted at €1 = ¥170
Photo: Nippon Gases Zörbig new production site
At the new plant, food-grade liquefied carbon dioxide as well as dry ice are produced using carbon dioxide generated as a residual product from bioethanol made from maize and grain at the adjacent facility operated by Verbio SE. This enables a sustainable production process independent of traditional fossil fuel-based CO₂ production.
Furthermore, by integrating the carbon dioxide source, refining process, and dry ice production at a single site, up to 380,000 kilometers of truck journeys per year are eliminated, contributing to CO₂ savings of around 330 tons annually.
The CO₂ and dry ice produced at the Zörbig site are utilized in a wide range of industries, including the production of carbonated beverages and beer, frozen food manufacturing and transportation, as well as in the chemical and semiconductor industries.
This project, utilizing biogenic carbon dioxide derived from bioethanol, represents an important step towards decarbonizing the food, mobility, and agriculture sectors. As a Nippon Sanso Holdings group, we remain committed to achieving climate neutrality and will continue to work on decarbonizing our entire production and supply chain.
Photo:Stefanie Stefanie Pötzsch, State Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt (center), and Christoph Laumen, Vice President Europe Central Eastern (right of center) at Nippon Gases, together with the Japanese Ambassador to Germany, Mitsuko Shino (left of center), inaugurated a new production facility for CO2 processing by Nippon Gases Germany in Zörbig on September 10.
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