April 1st, 2022, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.–Carbon Neutral Research Center, MCI-CNRC, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Toshihiro TAKAI to the New Director of MCI-CNRC.
“MCI-CNRC was established in 2021 with the tremendous efforts of the first director of the center, Professor Ishihara to take the world-leading expertise that I²CNER has built up for carbon-neutral and carbon-negative technologies -including green hydrogen as well as carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS)- and combine this with the development- and industrialization-related expertise that Mitsui Chemicals has built up in aim of getting its environmentally friendly technologies into practical use.” stated Dr. Takai.
“I will continue to accelerate the process of getting these technologies adopted in society by carrying out focused and efficient research into the elemental technologies needed to achieve carbon neutrality.”
Toshihiro TAKAI,
Director,
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. – Carbon Neutral Research Center
Curriculum Vitae
| 1986 | Master’s degree at the Department of Fuel Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
| 1986 | Joined Mitsui Petrochemical Industries, Ltd. (currently Mitsui Chemicals). Assigned to Synthetic Chemicals Laboratory, Research Institute (Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture) |
| 1988 | Transferred to the Basic Laboratories for Organic Synthesis, Sodegaura R&D Center (Chiba Prefecture) |
| 1993 | Doctoral degree of Engineering, Department of Synthetic Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
| 2007 | Process Unit Leader, Production & Technology Center (Osaka, Sodegaura in Chiba, Iwakuni in Yamaguchi, and Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi) |
| 2016 | General Manager of Synthetic Chemicals Laboratory, R&D Center (Sodegaura in Chiba, Omuta in Fukuoka and Mobara in Chiba) |
| 2018 | Senior Director, General Manager of Synthetic Chemicals Laboratory, R&D Center |
| 2019 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Omuta Works, Production & Technology Center |
| 2022 | Director, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. – Carbon Neutral Research Center (MCI-CNRC) |