About Allied Carbon Solutions

Allied Carbon Solutions Co., Ltd. 

847-1 Ozuwa, Numazu-city, Shizuoka, Japan

President & CEO : Yosuke Yamagata

​Worked as a bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. In 2008 established Allied Carbon Solutions Co.,Ltd as a founder to start carbon offset business. After several years of effort, successfully pivoted ACS group into a bio-surfactant producer.

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Director (Overseas Operations Division) : Tatsuma Kawakami

Worked as a JGB trader for Central Tanshi Securities. In 2006 joined to Allied Carbon Solutions as co-founder. Have been focusing to the business development in South East Asia and India region to set up production line of bio-surfactant.

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Director (Chief Technology Officer) : Makoto Hirota

Key Contributions: R&D manager, Deputy plant manager (production manager, QC manager and customer technical service, environment facility section) at Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd.,

25+ years of experience in production, quality control, quality assurance and customer service

2 years of experience in engineering and facility management at API company (USGMP certified plant)

Industry experience in pulp & paper industry, API plant and venture R&D company for bio-ethanol production technique development by using fermentation technique

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Director : Kazuhiro Ono

After working as a Derivative Trader for Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank, established Re-Plus Inc. (IPO in TSE Mothers in 2006). Moved back to finance as head of Structured Credit business in Shinsei Bank and Aozora Bank, joined ACS group in 2014.