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  • October 24, 2022

    Rengo Completes Construction on Biomass Incineration Plant at Amagasaki Mill

    Rengo Co., Ltd. announces that it completed renovation work on the biomass incineration plant at Amagasaki Mill on August 7.
    Amagasaki Mill produces paperboard such as containerboard. Rengo has been working to reduce city gas consumption by utilizing sludge discharged in the papermaking process as biomass fuel. By increasing the efficiency of the incineration plant, Rengo expects to reduce annual city gas consumption by approximately 1,300,000 m3 and CO2 emissions by approximately 3,000 tons.
    The Rengo Group will continue its environmentally friendly production activities under the themes of zero emissions and CO2 emission reduction.

    Overview of the biomass incineration plant

    Location Amagasaki-shi, Hyogo Prefecture (within premises of Amagasaki Mill)
    Incinerated materials Paper sludge, pulper sludge, etc.
    Evaporation volume 9.9 tons/hour
    Incineration volume 95 tons/day including moisture content

    バイオマス焼却設備(尼崎工場敷地内)

    Biomass incinerator plant
    (within premises of Amagasaki Mill)