NEWS

2012FY News Release

2013-03-29 MHI Completes New TV Commercial Introducing its Innovative Air-Brake System for Railway Cars
-- Third in Expanding Series of Advertisements Promoting Company Manufacturing Technologies –
2013-03-29 Operations to Launch at Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co., Ltd., Entity Integrating the Forklift Truck Businesses of MHI and Nippon Yusoki
2013-03-28 MHI Licenses Marine Deck Crane Technology to STX Construction (Dalian), Aiming at Further Expansion of Global Market Share
2013-03-27 MHI Begins Construction of "MIHARA Test Center,"
Japan's First Comprehensive Railway Transportation System Test Facility
2013-03-25 MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding to Establish JV for Designing and Marketing LNG Carriers -- Move Taken to Accommodate Large-scale Projects as Way of Winning Solid Place in Expanding International Market --
2013-03-22 MHI Ships 13 Diesel Engine Power Generators to Myanmar -- First Large-scale Emergency Grant Aid from the Japanese Government Since Establishment of New Civil Administration --
2013-03-21 MHI and Institute of National Colleges of Technology, Japan (KOSEN) Conclude Comprehensive Partnership Agreement Aimed at Cultivating and Strengthening Young Human Resources To Underpin Japan's Manufacturing Industry of Tomorrow
2013-03-18 MHI and Hakata Shipbuilding Agree on Collaboration in Joint Development of High-performance 1,000 TEU Container Carrier
--2 Vessels Already Ordered for Charter by KMTC, Korea --
2013-03-12 MHI's "Vero4DRT," Japan's First Radiation Therapy Equipment with Dynamic Tracking System, Begins Treatment of Liver Cancer at Kyoto University Hospital
2013-03-12 MHI Completes Replacement Work on Reactor Vessel Head At Nuclear Power Plant in Brazil -- Company's First Component Replacement Job for Overseas NPP --
2013-03-11 Shanghai MHI Engine, JV with Shanghai Diesel Engine, Begins Operation -- Target on Share Expansion in Rapidly Growing Chinese Market --
2013-03-07 Ryoju Estate Develops "ene-self" Power Supply System for Apartment Bldgs., Adopting PV Modules, Emergency Generator and Lithium-ion Battery -- Can Alternate as Lifeline Power Source during Electricity Outages --
2013-02-28 Two New Series of Residential Air Conditioners to be Launched -- Eleven High-performance and Standard Models Incorporate Numerous Innovations and Improvements --
2013-02-27 MHI to Implement Companywide Reorganization of its Corporate Sector -- Targets Set on Enhanced Business Sophistication and Efficiency, Stronger Support of Globalization Drive --
2013-02-25 MHI Receives "Environmental Business Award" for CO2 Recovery Plant In "eco japan cup 2012," Environmental Business Contest
2013-02-21 MHI Develops "VOLTANK" Portable Power Supply Featuring Lithium-ion Rechargeable Batteries -- Target Applications Include Emergency Power Source for BCP and Standard Supply for Outdoor Events --
2013-02-20 MHI Develops "MHI-Super Giraffe (MARS-C)": Remote-controlled Robot Capable of Work at Heights Up to 8 Meters -- Robot Arm at Top of Telescopic Ladder Accommodates Diverse Needs --
2013-02-13 Residential Air Conditioner Recycling Fee to be Revised
2013-02-12 MHI Receives Order for 4 Sets of Steam Turbine/Generator ｆor Heavy Oil-fired Supercritical Pressure Power Plant in Saudi Arabia
2013-02-06 MHI and NICHIYU Sign Agreements on Absorption-type Split and Integration of Forklift Truck Businesses -- New Integrated Entity Name:"Mitsubishi Nichiyu Forklift Co., Ltd." --
2013-02-06 Revision of FY2012 Consolidated Financial Results Estimates
2013-02-06 "3Q Financial Results for FY2012" has been posted
2013-02-06 MHI Selects New President
2013-01-30 Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum Undergoes Total Renovation of Environment/Energy Zone -- Detailed Introductions to Diverse Power Generation Methods --
2013-01-28 MHI Licenses Marine Deck Crane Technology to SPP Machine Tech of Korea, Aiming at Further Expansion of Global Market Share
2013-01-25 MHI to Establish Subsidiary to Oversee Air-Conditioning Business in Europe -- Latest Move in Initiative to Forge Dynamic Sales and Service Structure to Boost Proposal-type Marketing Activities --
2013-01-24 MHI Begins Test Operation of Large-Scale Wind Power Generation System Adopting a Hydraulic Drive Train -- A World's First, at Yokohama Dockyard & Machinery Works --
2013-01-23 Announcement of Signing a Letter of Intent for Business Alliance on Commercial Printing Machinery
2013-01-23 MHI and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Co-develop Japan's First ClassNK Approved Installation Technology for Container-Type Ballast Water Treatment System -- Will Enable Faster BWTS Retrofitting and Deployment --
2013-01-22 MHI Selects "Best Innovation 2012" Awards 17 In-house Recipients Include "MEGANINJA" Gas Engine Generation System in Container and Camera Capable of "Seeing" Radiation
2013-01-15 MHI to Establish Marketing and Design Company in China ｆor Small/Medium-size Steam Turbines and Marine-use Steam Turbines, Jointly with Qingdao Jieneng Steam Turbine Group
2013-01-08 MHI Acquires Daily Equipment Company, A U.S. Forklift Sales & Service Dealer -- Move Undertaken to Strengthen Service Operations in North America Through Direct Sales Network Expansion --
2013-01-07 New Year Message from President Omiya
2012-12-26 New MHI Subsidiary Dedicated to Car Air-Conditioner Business ｔo Commence Operations in January
2012-12-21 MHI Named Among "Top 100 Global Innovators 2012"
2012-12-21 MHI Announces Shipbuilding Results in 2012
2012-12-20 MHI Receives Full-Turnkey Order for 1,600MW GTCC Power Plant from Gulf JP UT in Thailand, A Subsidiary of J-Power
2012-12-19 MHI to Establish "Integrated Defense & Space Systems Planning Department, " Targeting Unified Defense and Space Business Operations,
Directly Under President's Command
2012-12-19 MHI Ships Composite-material Wing Box for 100th Boeing 787
-- Measures Being Taken to Increase In-house Production Rate --
2012-12-18 MHI and Sojitz Receive Order for New Acrylic Acid Plant Construction from Gazprom Group Company of Russian Republic of Bashkortostan, Jointly with Renaissance Construction
2012-12-14 MHI and Marubeni Receive Order for Rehabilitation of GTCC Power Station from State-owned Electric Utility in India
2012-12-13 MHI to Construct "MIHARA Test Center," Japan's First Comprehensive Railway Transportation System Test Facility -- Use by Outside Entities to be Promoted, to Drive Exports --
2012-12-13 MHI to Acquire Pratt & Whitney Power Systems: Small and Medium-size Gas Turbine Business Unit of P&W -- Agreement Signed with United Technologies, U.S. Conglomerate --
2012-12-12 MHI to Enhance Cruise Ship Repair and Conversion Business To Accommodate Cruise Market Expansion in Asia -- Orders Taken to Refurbish Nippon Maru and Fuji Maru --
2012-12-12 MHI Develops "MEISTeR " Disaster Recovery Support Robot With 2 Arms Enabling Light-duty Work Tasks -- Broad Versatility for Carrying, Drilling and Valve Opening/Closing Through Attachment Tool Changes --
2012-12-11 MHI Begins Construction of First "Sayaendo" New-generation LNG Carrier At Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works -- For Osaka Gas and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines --
2012-12-11 MHI to Introduce M501JAC Gas Turbine: Air-cooled Version of World's Highest Efficiency J-Series -- Superior Operability Including Quick Start-up Time --
2012-12-11 MHI to Produce Turbochargers in Indiana to Meet Increasing U.S. Demand -- Commercial Operation to Begin in Autumn 2014 --
2012-12-07 Mitsubishi M501J Gas Turbine Exceeds 8,000 Hours in Operation
2012-12-03 MHI Introduces New Series of High-rigidity Horizontal Boring Mills With 800mm Main Spindle Stroke Extension,Enabling Expansion of Machinable Medium-size Workpiece Range -- New Table-type HBM Models with 130/150 mm Boring Spindle Diameters --
2012-11-29 MHI and NICHIYU Sign Basic Agreement On Integration of Forklift Truck Business Operations
2012-11-29 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi Reach a Basic Agreement on Business Integration in the Thermal Power Generation Systems Field
2012-11-28 MHI to Conduct Science Class on Wind Power Generation In Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, to 120 Elementary School Students
2012-11-27 MHI's Matsusaka Plant Receives Award from General Motors: "Supplier Quality Excellence Award" for 2012 -- Only Car Air-Conditioner Manufacturing Plant in Japan Selected --
2012-11-27 MHI Receives Full-turnkey Order to Build Coal-fired Power Plant in Chile - Fifth Plant Ordered by Empresa Eléctrica Guacolda -
2012-11-22 MHI Convenes "5th MHI Business Partners Conference" Attended by 300 Suppliers Aiming Towards Strengthening Partnerships as a Method of Enhancing "Manufacturing Power" throughout the Value Chain
2012-11-22 MHI to Introduce Large-capacity Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System To Power Grid of Orkney Islands in UK, Jointly with SSE
2012-11-14 MHI and Obayashi Jointly Develop "Radiation-shielded Seat" To Suppress Radiation Exposure of Machinery Operators Working in Radiation-contaminated Areas
2012-11-12 MHI Starts Distribution of IR Information to Smartphones and Tablets In Quest to Diversify Ways of Communicating with Investors -- New Initiative Begins with "Annual Report 2012" --
2012-11-01 MHI Marks Cumulative Shipments of 10,000 Gear Machines -- Milestone Achieved 50 Years after First Shipment of Gear Hobbing Machine --
2012-10-31 MHI Receives Order for Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT)
-- Construction of New MRT for Kuala Lumpur--
2012-10-31 "2Q Financial Results for FY2012" has been posted.
2012-10-30 MHI Receives Order for Steam Turbine and Boiler For Unit 2 of O Mon 1 Thermal Power Plant in Vietnam -- To Meet Strong Power Demand Associated with Rapid Economic Growth --
2012-10-24 Tamachi Building Co. Invites Nursery School Children to Potato Dig at Company's Rooftop Garden -- Offering Fun Learning Opportunity about Environment as CSR Activity --
2012-10-23 MHI Sponsoring Charity Musical to be Performed for Children In the Tohoku Region Hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake -- 900 Elementary Students to Attend "Peter Pan and Wendy" --
2012-10-22 MHIEC Receives Order to Build 182 Ton/day Waste Incineration Plant From Association of Local Municipal Offices in Iwate, Japan -- Plant Operation for Over 20 Years Also Awarded --
2012-10-17 MHI Awarded Concept Study of 3,400ton/day CO2 Recovery Facility For Technology Qualification Program from Statoil, Norway -- One of World's Largest Recovery Plants for CHP Power Station --
2012-10-15 MHI Receives Order for 2 Next-Generation Pure Car and Truck Carriers for NYK Line, Jointly with Imabari Shipbuilding -- Designed to Achieve 30% Reduction in Fuel Consumption Per Car --
2012-10-12 Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum Marks 2 Millionth Visitor -- 18 Years from 1994 Opening,
Less than 7 Years from 1 Million Milestone --
2012-10-11 MHI's Savannah Machinery Works Ships First U.S.-Manufactured Gas Turbine -- M501GAC Gas Turbine for Dominion Group --
2012-10-10 MHI and Sumitomo Corporation Win Contract For the Java Main Line Electrification and Double-Double Tracking Project -- Enhancing Transportation Capacity in and around Jakarta, Indonesia --
2012-10-09 MHIEC Receives Order for Plant Modification Work in Hyogo, Japan, To Extend Operational Life of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Facility -- 320 Tons/day Capacity Takarazuka Clean Center --
2012-10-03 MHI Installs MALS (Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System) on a Ferry For First Time and Verifies Over 5% Fuel Efficiency Improvement - Sights On Expanded System Applications to High-speed, Slender Hull-form Ships -
2012-09-28 MHI to Launch New MIES in Singapore Integrating Businesses of 3 Local Affiliated Companies -- To Assume Functions as Global Business Center --
2012-09-27 MHI Establishes Preparatory Unit toward Creating New Company Dedicated to Car Air-Conditioner Business -- Company Operations to be Launched in January 2013 --
2012-09-27 MHI to Begin Launch Service Business Using H-IIB Rockets, Capable of Accommodating Large-size Satellites -- Aggressive Exploration of Global Market in Sights --
2012-09-26 MHI to Exhibit at "Japan Aerospace 2012" Under Theme of "Reaching for the Skies" -- Focus on H-IIB Rocket, MRJ and Space Solar Power System --
2012-09-26 MHI to Launch 6 Top-of-the-Line Residential-use Air Conditioners Featuring Nano-mist and Ion Generating Functions and Motion Sensors -- Sequential Operation Available with Company's Hybrid Humidifiers --
2012-09-25 Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum to Hold "Autumn Study Festival" To Teach Young Students about Aerospace and Science Enjoyably - To Include Special Class Taught by an MHI Rocket Engineer -
2012-09-24 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), Japan Begins Operation of Global Marketing & Service Company in the U.S.
2012-09-14 World's First Integrated CCS of Coal-fired Power Plant Emissions Begins -- 500 tons/day Joint Demonstration Project with Southern Company --
2012-09-12 MHI to Integrate Two Engine Businesses Currently Handled by its Power Systems and General Machinery & Special Vehicles Business Sectors --Targets Set on Enhancing Operations in Gas-Fired Distributed Power Generation and Boosting Integrated Solutions Business--
2012-09-06 MHI Receives Full Turnkey Order from CFE, Mexico, For 50 MW Geothermal Power Generation Plant
2012-09-05 MHI to Intensify Proposal-based Marketing Approach For Machine Tools and Cutting Tools to Global Market -- Exhibiting at IMTS 2012 in Collaboration with Federal Broach --
2012-08-30 "roomist" Humidifier Series Set for Launch with 9 Models -- New Hybrid Evaporative Warm-Mist Offerings to Join Earlier Fan-Powered Steam Models --
2012-08-29 Obayashi, TOA and MBE to Begin Construction of Vertical Telescopic Breakwater at Shimotsu Harbor, Wakayama -- World's First Technology to Deploy a Breakwater Only in Event of Tsunami --
2012-08-28 MHIEC Receives Order for Plant Modification Work in Akita, Japan, To Extend Operational Life of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Facility -- 144 Ton/day Capacity Nanbu Garbage Disposal Center --
2012-08-16 MHI Receives Order for 2 Gas Turbine Combined-Cycle (GTCC) Power Plants Fired by Blast Furnace Gas for Baotou Iron & Steel of China
2012-08-09 MHIEC Receives Order for Plant Modification Work from Oita City, Japan, To Extend Operational Life of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Facility -- 438 Ton/day Capacity Plant for Fukumune Environmental Center --
2012-08-09 MHI to Participate in Project to Develop P&W's PW1200G Jet Engine for the MRJ -- Responsible for Development/Manufacture of Combustors, Final Engine Assembly and Operational Testing --
2012-08-07 MHI Installs Chief Regional Officers in Latin America and Asia-Pacific -- Target on Enhancing Regional Strategies for All Company Operations --
2012-08-02 MHI "Hollow-Head" Engine Valves Adopted in Nissan GT-R Sports Car -- High Cooling Efficiency Contributes to Enhanced Fuel Efficiency --
2012-07-31 Notice Regarding Issue of Stock Options for Stock-linked Compensation
2012-07-31 "1Q Financial Results for FY2012" has been posted
2012-07-18 MHI Renews Licensing Contract on Mitsubishi-UE Low-speed Marine Diesel Engines with Hyundai Heavy Industries, World's Largest Ship and Engine Builder
2012-07-12 The ATMEA1 reactor pre-qualified in Argentina
2012-07-12 MHI Licenses Deck Machinery Manufacture and Marketing to Imabari Shipbuilding -- Move Aimed at Expanding Share of MHI Technology-based Products --
2012-07-11 Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial Museum Launches "Summer Vacation Science Festival for Children" -- Fun Events Include Collaboration with Yokohama Port Museum --
2012-07-10 MHI Signs MOU with China Huadian Electric Research Institute To Collaborate in Natural Gas-fired Distributed Generation System Promotion
2012-07-09 MHI Completes Full-scale Marine Diesel Testing Facility to Perform Technology Verification to Respond to Global Environmental Curbs
2012-07-05 MHI to Develop"UEC-LSGi," Low-speed, 2-stroke, Dual-fuel Marine Diesel Capable of Using Natural Gas in Addition to Conventional Heavy Oil Fuel
2012-07-04 MHI Receives Award for Testing of 3,400ton/day CO2 Recovery Facility For Technology Qualification Program from Statoil, Norway -- One of World's Largest Recovery Plants for CHP Power Plant --
2012-07-03 MHI Signs MOU with Singapore's National Water Agency, PUB On Development of Advanced Technologies For Water Treatment/Reclamation
2012-07-02 MHI to Expand Functions of MIES in Singapore To Perform Key Role in Global Business Development -- Two Singapore Subsidiaries to Be Integrated into MIES --
2012-06-29 MHI Receives Order for "Sayaendo" New-generation LNG Carrier From Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
2012-06-28 Boeing and major airframe partners MHI, KHI and FHI team with the Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo to conduct manufacturing research
2012-06-27 MHI to Open Showroom at Changshu Machine Tool Production Plant To Enhance Support for Customers and Users in China
2012-06-26 MHI Develops 1,500kW Gas Engine Generation System in Container Enabling Quick Transport, Quick Installation and Quick Generation -- New "MEGANINJA" Responds to Growing Demand For Distributed Power Generation Systems --
2012-06-21 MHI Releases 2012 "CSR Report"
-- Coinciding with Formulation of "MHI Environmental Vision 2030" --
2012-06-13 CBC Indústrias Pesadas, MHI Subsidiary in Brazil, Receives Order For Biomass-fired Boiler from Country's Largest Pulp Manufacturer -- Contribution to Utilization of Renewable Energy --
2012-06-12 TØNSBERG, MHI's Massive RO/RO Vessel, Awarded "Ship of the Year　2011": High Transport Efficiency and Environmental Compatibility Recognized
2012-06-12 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation to Hold Joint Exhibition in Japan Pavilion at Rio+20 -- Introducing the Two Companies' Diverse Operations and Products Contributing to Realization of a Low-carbon Society --
2012-06-07 MHI to Restructure Forklift Truck Production -- Production to be Transferred to Overseas, Consigned to Nichiyu --
2012-06-06 The First "Air-Carpet" for AIDA Cruise Ships - 7% Less Fuel Consumption by MALS (Mitsubishi Air Lubrication System) -
2012-06-05 Indonesia's Largest and Most Efficient Coal-fired Power Plant Inauguration -- Supercritical Pressure Plant for Paiton Thermal Power Station --
2012-06-04 All-electric Transit Bus Operational Testing to Begin in Manitoba, Canada, Powered by MHI Lithium-ion Rechargeable Batteries
2012-06-01 MHI to Develop Fuel Cell Triple Combined Cycle Power Generation System NEDO-Commissioned Development of Basic Technologies For World's Highest Efficiency Commercial Power Generation Using SOFCs
2012-05-31 MHI Performing Front-End Engineering and Design Order for CCS-Capable IGCC Power Generation and Fertilizer Production Project -- Captured CO2 to Be Used for Fertilizer Production and Enhanced Oil Recovery--
2012-05-30 MHI to Establish Financial Subsidiary in US -- Aims to Create Global Financial Management System --
2012-05-30 MHI to Launch New Company Dedicated to Car Air-Conditioner Business, Aiming to Further Accelerate Global Business Development
2012-05-28 MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding Agree on Collaboration In Container Carrier Technology, to Lead Market Through Synergy of Development Capabilities and Cost Competitiveness
2012-05-28 Tamachi Building Co. Invites Nursery School Children to Strawberry Picking At Company's Rooftop Garden -- Offering Fun Learning Opportunity about Environment as CSR Activity --
2012-05-21 Nine Japanese Companies Launch Japan-U.S. Collaborative Smart Grid Demonstration Project in Business District of Albuquerque, New Mexico
2012-05-17 Mitsubishi Delivers 4 Diesel Engine Power Generators to Palau As Part of Emergency Grant Aid by Japanese Government
2012-04-27 2012 Medium - Term Business Plan
2012-04-27 MHI to Transfer Small-size Air-cooled Gasoline Engine Business to Subsidiary Light, More Effective Operational Structure Expected
2012-04-27 "Financial Results" for FY2011 has been updated.
2012-04-26 MHI to Acquire Federal Broach Holdings To Boost Presence in Global Cutting Tool Market
2012-04-26 MHI Receives Order for Two M501GAC Gas Turbines For New GTCC Power Generation Plant of TransAlta of Canada
2012-04-24 MHI Increases Stake in MVDE, Small-size Diesel Engine JV in India, To Enhance Financial Strength to Further Cultivate Rapidly Growing Market
2012-04-23 MHI-MS Develops Radiation Measurement System for Rice In Response to Start of New Complete Screening Requirement 15 Bq/kg Lower Limit Measurement Capability (5-sec) Conforms to New Food Sanitation Act Standards
2012-04-18 MHI to Launch Gear Cutting Machine Production in Bengaluru, India, To Meet Vigorous Demand from Local Auto-related Sectors -- Move Enables Integrated Marketing, Servicing of Machines and Tools --
2012-04-16 MHI Develops "LH250": Double Column Machining Center Enabling High-precision Machining with 5 micro meter Level Accuracy For Long, Difficult-to-cut Plate Materials and Die Molds Up to 2 Meters
2012-04-12 MHI to Restructure Forklift Truck Production in Europe Production at MCFE in Netherlands to be Transferred to Rocla In Quest to Optimize Production Capacity
2012-04-05 MHI Establishes JV with Shanghai Diesel Engine in China To Manufacture and Market Industrial-use Engines
2012-04-05 Tamachi Building Restaurant Offers Freshly Picked Vegetables Grown Organically on Site Using Solar Power