Hitachi Zosen : Receives Order for Construction and Operation of EfW Plant for Asakawa River Environment Association

Osaka, November 7, 2016-Hitachi Zosen Corporation (TYO:7004) has announced that a consortium it represents received an order for the construction and operation of a new combustible-waste treatment plant for the Asakawa River Environment Association (Administrator: Fuyuhiko Otsubo, Hino Mayor), formed by the cities of Hino, Kokubunji, and Koganei, in western Tokyo.

■ Order background and outline
The three cities currently treat combustible waste separately, Hino and Kokubunji with aging incinerators in operation for more than 25 years since their completion, and Koganei, having shut down its own aging facility, at another in the neighboring Tama area under an outsourcing contract since 2007. Against this backdrop, the cities decided to join hands and set up the new plant.
The project will be implemented a design-build-operate (DBO) scheme. Construction work will be undertaken by a joint venture formed by Hitachi Zosen and Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd., and operation of the completed facility by Asakawa Environment Technology Co., Ltd., a special purpose company represented by Hitachi Zosen and comprising Penta-Ocean Construction and Hitz Environment Service Co., Ltd.

1. Client: Asakawa River Environment Association (Administrator: Fuyuhiko Otsubo, Hino Mayor)
2. Project: Construction and operation of new combustible-waste treatment plant
3. Description: Stoker-type waste incinerator 228 t/day (114 t/day x 2 units)
4. Contract: Design-build-operate (DBO)
5. Period: Design, construction, and test operation November 2016-March 2020
Operation April 2020-March 2040
6. Location: 1-210-2 Ishida, Hino-shi, Tokyo
7. Value: 24,742,234,000 yen (excluding tax)
8. Consortium members: Hitachi Zosen Corporation (representative)
Penta-Ocean Construction Co., Ltd.
Hitz Environment Service Co., Ltd.

■Hitachi Zosen Corporation
Established as a shipbuilder in Osaka in 1881, Hitachi Zosen draws on engineering technology plus innovative welding and fabrication processes cultivated through its founding business-Zosen is Japanese for shipbuilding-to conduct global operations in the fields of Green Energy, Social Infrastructure, and Disaster Prevention.
・In Green Energy, Hitachi Zosen contributes to a sustainable society with its mainstay Energy-from-Waste plants, boasting a track record of more than 840 deliveries mainly in Europe and Asia. With onshore and offshore wind farms, it is equipped to provide comprehensive solutions ranging from engineering, procurement, and construction to operation.
・In Social Infrastructure and Disaster Prevention, the company supports efforts to enrich people's lives with desalination plants, resolving the problem of water shortage with a world-class delivery record of 90 facilities primarily in the Middle East. In Japan, it serves as an EPC contractor for water purification, sewage treatment, and night soil treatment plants.
・Incorporates information and communications technology into its advanced manufacturing technology, Hitachi Zosen also offers products and services such as high-quality reactors for oil refineries, casks and canisters for safe transport and storage of spent nuclear fuel, shield tunneling machines, and GPS ocean wave meters for the early detection of tsunami.

Company Name: Hitachi Zosen Corporation
President: Takashi Tanisho, President & CEO
Head Office: 7-89, Nankokita 1-chome, Suminoe-ku, Osaka 559-8559 Japan
Founding: April 1, 1881
Business: Design and construction of environmental systems, industrial plants, water treatment systems, industrial
machinery, process equipment, infrastructure-related equipment, disaster prevention systems, and precision
machinery
Capital: 45,442,365,005 yen (as of March 31, 2016)
Website: http://www.hitachizosen.co.jp/english/

■ Hitz Environment Service Co., Ltd.
Hitz Environment Service, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Zosen, comprises a group of professionals engaged in the operation and management of waste treatment plants. This year the company celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding. Drawing on a wealth of experience and solid track record, the company seeks to further improve on technologies and services to comply with ever-stringent regulations, meet the need for pollution control, energy conservation, and power savings, and contribute to the safe, secure operation and long service life of waste treatment plants.

Company name: Hitz Environment Service Co., Ltd.
Representative: Takashi Tabata, President
Location: 1-1 Minamimachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa
Founded: August 1, 1966
Businesses: Operation, maintenance, and management of waste incineration and bulky-waste treatment facilities
Capital: 100,000,000 yen (as of March 31, 2016)
Website: http://www.hitzesc.jp/

News Release 2016