Marubeni’s First Shipment of U.S.-Produced Liquified Ethylene

Marubeni’s First Shipment of U.S.-Produced Liquified Ethylene

Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter, “Marubeni”), hereby announces that on January 2nd, it exported its first shipment of U.S.-produced liquified ethylene through Enterprise Navigator Ethylene Terminal LLC.

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (hereinafter, “Enterprise”), which is the biggest energy midstream provider in the United States, owns 50% of the shares of Enterprise Navigator Ethylene Terminal LLC.

This project is the result of export service agreements made between Enterprise and Marubeni, and a United
States-based ethylene producer respectively.

Marubeni’s role in this project is to provide the adjustment function of ethylene supply-demand balance to the
global market through a seaborne logistics service arranged by Marubeni.

By having the export service agreement with Enterprise and handling U.S.-produced ethylene, Marubeni can provide ethylene more flexibly to consumers and areas where ethylene is in short supply, thus improving customer satisfaction.

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