Title: Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Expands Cooperation for CCS Project in Malaysia with Participation of Chugoku Electric Power and Nippon Gas Line, Bringing Total of Six Companies to Collaborate on Memorandum of Understanding Signed on February 26

On the 26th, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha announced that they have agreed for two new companies, Chugoku Electric Power and Nippon Gas Line (Matsuyama City), to join the joint study for the commercialization of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Malaysia for CO2 recovery and storage. This agreement expands the existing group to a total of six companies that have signed a memorandum of understanding.