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Taro Kamagata

Taro KAMAGATA

（Platinum Initiative Network, Inc.

After graduating from Keio University with a degree in economics in 1982, he joined Toppan Printing Co. In 1988, he moved to Mitsubishi Research Institute, where he was in charge of urban and regional management and public-private partnerships (PPP, PFI, etc.). He later became an executive officer and served as Director of the Regional Management Research Division, Director of the Platinum Society Research Division, and Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of the Research and Development Division, etc. He was seconded to Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS as Senior Managing Director in 2018, retired as an officer of Mitsubishi Research Institute in 2021, and became an advisor to Platinum Initiative Network in 2022. Leader of the Secretariat of the Platinum Forest Industry Initiative.

5.20Wed 2026

Commercialization of the "Mass Balance Method" Challenged by Domestic Petrochemical Giants in Importing Bio-Naphtha - Forest Circular Economy and Chemical Industry: Companies' Efforts toward Practical Application of Biomass Chemistry (2)

Previous column: Producing Fuel and Chemical Products from Wood, etc., and Key Points for Commercialization Learned from Leading Overseas Companies - Forest Circular Economy and Chemical [...]...

12.26Fri 2025

Producing fuel and chemical products from wood and other materials: Learning key commercialization points from leading overseas companies—Forest Circular Economy and Chemical Industry: Corporate Initiatives Toward Practical Application of Biomass Chemistry (1)

Last time, we introduced biomass conversion technologies. This time, we look at companies that are utilizing these conversion technologies and moving toward practical application [...]

9.18Thu 2025

Biomass Chemistry Advances to the Practical Stage with Various Conversion Technologies - Forest Circular Economy and Chemical Industry (3)

In the previous issue, we overviewed the characteristics of biomass as a resource. In this issue, we will discuss how biomass resources can be used to produce biochemicals and biofuels [...].

7.7Mon 2025

Biomass Resources" Contributing to Global Warming Prevention - Forest Circular Economy and Chemical Industry (2)

As a review of the previous issue, let us take another look at the manufacturing process of the chemical industry in Japan, from raw materials to the production of chemical products. [...].

5.10Sat 2025

The chemical industry is being charged with a major responsibility to decarbonize - Forest Circular Economy and the Chemical Industry (1)

When I saw the title, which refers to the seemingly distant themes of "forests" and "the chemical industry," I wondered what the connection was [...].

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