Kawasaki to Build, Operate and Maintain Waste Treatment Facility for the City of Matsuzaka

Tokyo, March 26, 2012—Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it has been awarded a contract from the city of Matsuzaka, Mie Prefecture, for a project to build the city's waste treatment infrastructure following the approval of the city council. The project includes the construction of a waste treatment facility and recycling center and their operation and maintenance over a 20-year period (operation of the recycling center is not included).

The facility to be built under the project will be capable of treating 200 tons of waste per day using two incinerators, and the recycling center will handle 26 tons of waste every five hours.

The facility will feature parallel flow stoker incinerators capable of high-temperature combustion with minimal air. Flue gas exiting the incinerators will be treated with bag filters and a flue gas recirculation system to minimize air pollution. This facility combines high-temperature, high-pressure boilers and extraction turbines with the incinerators for a highly efficient waste power generation capable of generating up to 3,500 kW of electricity. This high efficiency rate allows for the generation of sufficient electricity to power the facility, surplus electricity to be sold to the local power grid, as well as waste heat to be used in nearby facilities, resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions.

The recycling center crushes bulky objects and sorts the waste into various categories, including steel, aluminum, noncombustibles and combustibles. The combustible waste will be treated by the incinerators.

To further reduce environmental impact, the waste treatment facility will employ a completely closed system to prevent any wastewater from being released outside the premises.

In keeping with the landscape plan of the city of Matsuzaka, the facility has been architecturally designed to project a clean image and blend in harmoniously with the surrounding landscape, which is an asset the residents of the city will pass on to future generations.

Kawasaki has a wide range of incineration technologies in addition to its stoker-type incinerator. Kawasaki will continue to develop new waste treatment technologies and market products that address diversifying environmental needs.