SNOX Sulnox Group PLC

26 September 2024

SulNOx Group Plc

(the "Company" or "SulNOx")

Japan patent granted

(Aquis Stock Exchange: SNOX)

SulNOx, the greentech innovation company helping industry reduce emissions, lower fuel costs and meet sustainability targets, is pleased to announce that it has secured a further patent in Japan.

Consistent with patents for the US, Europe, Eurasia, Georgia, South Africa, China, Indonesia, Singapore and Chile granted to SulNOx to date, this latest patent covers a range of formulation versions which includes both the Berol® 6446 Heavy Sulphur Fuel Oils (HSFO) emulsifiers and SulNOxEco™ Fuel Conditioners which enhance all diesel, petrol/gasoline and biofuels, and marine fuels including Marine Gas Oil (MGO) and Marine Diesel Oil (MDO), Very and Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Oils (VLSFO/ULSFO) and HSFO. 

Japan is an important new patent for SulNOx, representing validation in a further G7 economy and extending the Company's reach in Asia. The world's third largest manufacturer, with 6.5% of global manufacturing output (Source: Safeguard Global, 2024), Japan is a major exporter of motor vehicles, machinery and electrical equipment, as well as a key refiner of copper, iron and steel. In addition, Japan is a leading maritime country, with its production of trading vessels backed by the demand of the Japanese merchant fleet, one of the largest in the world. The sector's interest in decarbonisation and sustainable power transmission is particularly relevant to SulNOx.

The Japanese government's Green Growth Strategy has set an ambitious target of reducing the nation's carbon emissions by 2030 to 46% of 2013 levels, as it aims to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 through "a virtuous cycle of economy and environment". It has already achieved a 20% reduction. (Source: Government of Japan, 2024)

Ben Richardson, CEO of SulNOx, commented: 

"Japan is a key addition to our growing patent portfolio, representing many large-scale industrial sector opportunities for our products. As a leading global market with well-established support for green technologies and with critical emissions targets to meet, Japan presents a step-change in potential revenue development for SulNOx."

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