Japanese firm begins work on $19 mln biomass fuel factory in northern Vietnam

Japanese firm begins work on $19 mln biomass fuel factory in northern Vietnam

Japanese renewable energy firm Erex Co., Ltd. kicked off construction of a VND478.8 billion ($19.4 million) biomass fuel factory in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang Wednesday.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Korean firm Dohwa seeks another extension to delayed energy project

Korean firm Dohwa seeks another extension to delayed energy project

South Korea’s Dohwa Resource Development Limited Company has asked the central province of Quang Binh to extend the operational deadline for its long-delayed energy pellet project again to the end of this year.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam, Japan firms urge greater Binh Dinh province support for wood pellet exports

Vietnam, Japan firms urge greater Binh Dinh province support for wood pellet exports

Vietnam’s Nhon Tan Holdings and Japan’s Marubeni Lumber have called on the central province of Binh Dinh to support them in exporting wooden pellets to Japan.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Wood pellet exports down but Japan buys more

Wood pellet exports down but Japan buys more

Japan imported more than 1.16 million tons of pellets from Vietnam for more than $195 million in the first six months, up 5.7% in volume and 28.9% in value year-on-year, respectively.

Economy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Japan, Vietnam firms cooperate to produce biomass pellets

Japan, Vietnam firms cooperate to produce biomass pellets

Japan’s Nihon Toyo and Vietnam’s Power Engineering Consulting JSC 2 (PECC2) have agreed to cooperate in a trial production of biomass pellets.

Energy - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Japan-invested firm inaugurates wood pellet factory in central Vietnam

Japan-invested firm inaugurates wood pellet factory in central Vietnam

Idemitsu Green Energy Vietnam, a business invested by Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan, inaugurated a wood pellet factory in the south-central province of Binh Dinh on Friday.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Fewer wood pellet exporters as Japan, South Korea cut imports

Fewer wood pellet exporters as Japan, South Korea cut imports

The number of wood pellet exporters in Vietnam fell from 152 in 2022 to 119 in May 2023 as exports to major markets Japan and South Korea reduced significantly.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Japan’s Itochu plans to plant forest, export wood pellets from central Vietnam

Japan’s Itochu plans to plant forest, export wood pellets from central Vietnam

Itochu Corporation, a Japanese multi-sector business, is looking to plant a timber forest and build a wood pellet factory in Vietnam’s central province of Binh Dinh, aiming to export one million units a year.

Industries - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam’s wood pellet exports peak in 2022, to cool in 2023

Vietnam’s wood pellet exports peak in 2022, to cool in 2023

Vietnam’s export of wood pellets peaked in 2022 and is likely to experience little expansion in 2023, according to the Vietnam Timber and Forest Product Association (Viforest).

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7