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Asahi Kasei Europe

Asahi Kasei Europa GmbH

Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

HydrogenHydroEnergy StoragePrivate
Founded 1906

About

Founded in 1906, Asahi Kasei Europe is a private headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany specializing in Hydrogen, Hydro, Energy Storage.

Asahi Kasei Europe is the operational headquarters of the Asahi Kasei Group in Europe, located at Düsseldorf Harbor. The company supplies performance plastics, synthetic rubber, elastomers, packaging products, coating materials, membranes, and systems. Asahi Kasei is transitioning to become a provider of large-scale alkaline-water electrolysis systems for green hydrogen production. The company operates an R&D Center (relocated from Dormagen in February 2021) focused on developing products and innovations for the European market. Founded in 1906 with a hydroelectric power station, Asahi Kasei maintains nine hydroelectric plants in Japan providing approximately 14% of the company's electricity needs and avoiding approximately 180,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.

green hydrogenelectrolysisengineering plasticsbattery separatorssustainable materialsrecycling technologycarbon fiberchemical recyclinghydroelectric power

Headquarters

Düsseldorf, Germany

Founded

1906

Company Type

Private

Business Models

B2B

Value Chain

R&DManufacturingEngineeringConsulting

Products

Alkaline-water electrolysis systems

Lithium-ion battery separators

Engineering plastics

SunForce

Certifications & Awards

Certifications

ISCC PLUS

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