LNG

Japanese companies Mitsubishi Corp. and Air Water Inc. said they had jointly developed a compact LNG fuel filling station facility aimed at the growing global market for LNG-powered trucks.

Hokkaido Electric Power, the Japanese utility, said it started loading trucks with liquefied natural gas at its Ishikari import facility for a small-scale distribution business aimed at industrial customers.

Air Water Inc., Japan's second-largest provider of industrial gases, has acquired a natural gas tank maker in Malaysia to build up the  small-scale LNG storage and transportation market in the Asia-Pacific region.