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The 7th CFAA International Symposium in February 2026 in Tokyo focused on ammonia projects in Japan, with around 450 participants. Key projects funded under METI's Contracts-for-Difference scheme include Resonac's 100,000 tons of ammonia production from waste gasification, JERA's 490,000 tons from Louisiana, and Mitsui & Co.'s 280,000 tons, primarily for co-firing.

Japan defined a low-carbon ammonia threshold of 0.87 tCO2e/tNH3. Idemitsu Kosan is developing an ammonia import terminal and collaborating on ExxonMobil's Baytown project. NYK Line is scaling up ammonia use in maritime transport, including retrofitting tugboats and constructing a gas carrier. IHI is testing ammonia co-firing and gas turbines, aiming for commercialization by 2030.