Comment on Professor Susumu Kitagawa’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry
October 08, 2025
Resonac Holdings Corporation
I would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations and deepest respect to the esteemed Professor Susumu Kitagawa on being awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
This award represents the culmination of his many years of pioneering research and the global recognition of his achievements.
In 2003, our company began examining ways incorporate into our processes the application of “porous coordination polymers,” also known as “metal-organic framework”, which Professor Kitagawa was the first in the world to discover and develop. Since then, we have received his close and practical guidance in the development of materials that take advantage of the unique properties of porous coordination polymers.
Starting in 2009, we embarked on a six year research project led by Professor Kitagawa to explore the theme of the “Development of High-Efficiency Gas Feedstock Utilization Technology” under a NEDO (Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) commissioned research program focused on green and sustainable chemical processes*. The aim of this ambitious project was to commercialize this new material, innovated in Japan, and we continue our joint research today, carrying forward the theme toward practical application globally.
Our group has a deep relationship with Professor Kitagawa built on a foundation of mutual trust and respect, and his award fills us with profound admiration and joy.
We sincerely hope that Professor Kitagawa will continue to guide our group and, through his outstanding research achievements, give courage and confidence to the next generation of researchers.
President and CEO Hidehito Takahashi
*Regarding the relationship between each research theme within the NEDO commissioned project:
Development of Fundamental Technologies for Green and Sustainable Chemical Processes
– Development of innovative green technologies enabling conversion and diversification of chemical raw materials
– Development of high-efficiency gas feedstock utilization technology
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