Japan's Mitsui fully launches synthetic-fuel plant in Denmark

EnergyOrders pour in for Earth-friendly automotive methanol as EU target loomsMitsui says its synthetic-methanol plant in Denmark is the world's first commercial-scale facility of its kind. (Mitsui & Co.)KENTO HIRASHIMAAugust 21, 2026 06:03 JSTTOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. said Thursday that it has started commercial operations at a synthetic-methanol plant in Denmark, with the facility receiving a flood of orders for an unexpected application: vehicles.Read NextBusiness dealsJapan's Eneos to buy Texas chemical maker TPC in US pushEnergyJapan's Eneos eyes $6bn in global investments after Chevron dealAutomobilesMazda starts biodiesel trial with Nippon Express to decarbonize logisticsBusiness dealsJapanese companies take major stakes in US synthetic gas projectInterviewSouth K