KAWASAKI, Japan and SINGAPORE, March 28 (Bernama-AsiaNet) — CHITOSE Group (hereinafter “CHITOSE”), an entity formed by biotechnology startups managed by CHITOSE BIO EVOLUTION PTE. LTD. based in Japan and Singapore, announced on March 28 that the construction of a 5-hectare microalgae production facility called “CHITOSE Carbon Capture Central (hereinafter ‘C4’)” was completed and the production of microalgae has been started in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. CHITOSE plans to establish the stable, continuous, and large-scale production of microalgae. CHITOSE’s production technology aims at proceeding with the development of applications for a wide range of industrial materials, including fuels and plastics. This project is funded by the Japanese government-funded New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) (*1).
Photo1: C4’s facility:
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