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Mitsubishi Corporation (8058) — the future bets

Mitsubishi plans to grow its LNG capacity by more than a third, which requires new projects to be sanctioned soon.

Mitsubishi's equity LNG production capacity was 13 million tonnes a year in 2025, and it targets 18 million tonnes or more in the early 2030s1. Its share of the thirteen projects it holds interests in was 14.9 million tonnes of 116.5 million2.

Equity LNG production capacity (million tonnes a year)13202518+Early 2030s targetMitsubishi Corporation results presentation, May 2026
More than a third more LNG by the early 2030s.

The growth comes from new projects and expansions, and from securing the gas to feed them, which is what the Aethon acquisition does3. The company expects the Energy & Power Solution segment's underlying operating cash flow to reach ¥645.0 billion in the current year, from ¥328.3 billion4.

LNG demand growth in Asia is the premise. Japan, Korea, China and South-East Asia all import LNG, and long-term contracts for new supply are signed years before the gas flows.

The LNG growth is supported by the Aethon gas assets in the United States5 and the Montney business in Canada6, which give the company its own gas to liquefy rather than only stakes in others' projects.

The measure is the equity capacity figure. Reaching 18 million tonnes on schedule would require one or two new projects to be sanctioned in the next few years.

Moat trajectory: Widening

The target is 18 million tonnes or more in the early 2030s.

The number that tests this moat
Reported
Equity LNG production capacity target
18 million tonnes a year or more, early 2030s, from 13 in 2025

The growth plan for the energy business; new project sanctions are the milestones.

Source: Mitsubishi Corporation results presentation, May 2026 ↗
References
  1. ReportedMitsubishi's equity LNG production capacity was 13 million tonnes a year in 2025, and it targets 18 million tonnes or more in the early 2030s.
    Mitsubishi Corporation, FY2025 results and FY2026 forecast presentation (1 May 2026) - the LNG, copper and steelmaking coal portfolios with stakes, capacities and production volumes, data centre capacity, the Thai and Indonesian automotive businesses, and Cermaq's salmon volumes. — FY to March 2026 · publ. 1 May 2026 · source ↗
  2. ReportedIts share of the thirteen projects it holds interests in was 14.9 million tonnes of 116.5 million.
    Mitsubishi Corporation, FY2025 results and FY2026 forecast presentation (1 May 2026) - net income by segment and of major subsidiaries and affiliates, with ownership, and the forecast by segment. — FY to March 2026 · publ. 1 May 2026 · source ↗
  3. ReportedThe growth comes from new projects and expansions, and from securing the gas to feed them, which is what the Aethon acquisition does.
    CNBC, 16 January 2026 - Mitsubishi's agreement to buy Aethon's Haynesville shale gas assets for $5.2 billion in equity and $2.33 billion of assumed debt. — January 2026 · publ. 16 January 2026 · source ↗
  4. ReportedThe company expects the Energy & Power Solution segment's underlying operating cash flow to reach ¥645.0 billion in the current year, from ¥328.3 billion.
    Mitsubishi Corporation, FY2025 results and FY2026 forecast presentation (1 May 2026) - net income by segment and of major subsidiaries and affiliates, with ownership, and the forecast by segment. — FY to March 2026 · publ. 1 May 2026 · source ↗
  5. ReportedThe LNG growth is supported by the Aethon gas assets in the United States and the Montney business in Canada, which give the company its own gas to liquefy rather than only stakes in others' projects.
    CNBC, 16 January 2026 - Mitsubishi's agreement to buy Aethon's Haynesville shale gas assets for $5.2 billion in equity and $2.33 billion of assumed debt. — January 2026 · publ. 16 January 2026 · source ↗
  6. ReportedThe LNG growth is supported by the Aethon gas assets in the United States and the Montney business in Canada, which give the company its own gas to liquefy rather than only stakes in others' projects.
    Mitsubishi Corporation, Consolidated Financial Results for the year ended March 31, 2026 (IFRS) - the notes on significant investments: MDP and BMA, Lawson, Eneco, LNG Canada, Anglo American Sur and Quellaveco, with book values and ownership. — FY to March 2026 · publ. 1 May 2026 · source ↗
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