JFE Engineering Corporation
J&T Recycling Corporation

JFE Engineering Corporation (President and CEO: Kazuyoshi Fukuda, Headquarters: Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; "JFE Engineering") and J&T Recycling Corporation (President and CEO: Hiroyuki Haseba, Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture; "J&T Recycling") have completed a small-scale demonstration facility for a waste-to-chemical (WtC) process utilizing JFE Engineering's unique waste gasification technology. The completion ceremony was held on November 12, 2025.

The facility was constructed at J&T Recycling's Chiba Recycling Center within JFE Steel Corporation's East Japan Works (Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture). It was built for the project "Development of Waste-to-Chemical Technology development for Green Ethanol production by integration of Advanced Gasification and Biochemical Conversion technologies"*1, adopted in February 2024 under the NEDO（New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization） Green Innovation Fund Projects, "Achieving Carbon Neutrality in Waste and Resource Circulation."

Through this demonstration project, our JFE Engineering Group aims to establish advanced waste gasification and high-quality synthesis gas production process optimized for WtC applications. The WtC process represents a next-generation approach to waste management. This technology branded "C-PhoeniX Process®"*2can stably treat diverse waste streams, like conventional waste-to-energy (WtE) incineration systems. Furthermore, this innovative process significantly reduces CO₂ emissions both by avoiding emissions during waste treatment and by providing secondary raw materials that displace fossil-derived feedstocks in downstream applications. The gasification technology enables stable production of purified synthesis gas from waste composed primarily of hydrogen (H₂) and carbon monoxide (CO). The generated gas can be utilized for diverse applications including plastic feedstock production, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)*3, hydrogen supply, and various other industrial use.

Demonstration testing of the small-scale facility is scheduled to begin in December 2025 and be completed in June 2026. Through the demonstration, the JFE Group, as a leader in the waste treatment sector, aims to develop and establish a next-generation waste management framework combining both waste-to-energy and waste-to-chemical approaches, contributing to the realization of a decarbonized society and targeting practical use by FY2030.

*1 Adopting "Waste-to-Chemical Technology Development for Green Ethanol Production by Integration of Advanced Gasification and Biochemical Conversion Technologies" for the NEDO Green Innovation Fund project
*2 Developing the Advanced Waste-to-Chemical Gasification Process, the "C-PhoeniX Process®" Towards Practical Use in Society
*3 Sustainable aviation fuel

■Completed small-scale demonstration facility

■Tape-Cutting Ceremony

■Demonstration Overview