Mitsui OSK Lines has invested in a fuels company that makes methanol from renewable electricity.

HIF Global, a Chilean e-fuels company, said the Japanese shipping giant has added to some $220m in funding that it has raised so far this year.

The cash will help finance expansion of e-fuels projects in the US, Australia, Chile and Uruguay.

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