Rengo is planning to switch its power generation fuel from coal to LNG for paperboard production, and aims to phase out coal consumption at all its local facilities by 2027. The Rengo Group aims to achieve zero use of coal at manufacturing sites in Japan by 2027.
According to Argus Media, Rengo aims to invest around ¥19bn ($135mn) to shift from coal to LNG at its Kanazu plant in Fukui prefecture by 2026, and at a paper mill operated by its Fukushima-based subsidiary Marusan Paper by 2027.
The Group has also declared in Rengo Group Environment Action 2050 that it is taking on the challenge of achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In addition to the plan for zero use of coal, the Group will implement further environmental countermeasures to achieve carbon neutrality.