# Frontieras North America selects Yokogawa as main automation contractor for Mason County facility

Frontieras North America selected Yokogawa Corporation of America as the main automation contractor for its first commercial-scale FASform Solid Carbon Fractionation facility in Mason County, West Virginia. The $850 million facility broke ground on April 2, 2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-08-11
- Where: Mason County, West Virginia, United States
- Value: $850.0M
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 2.7 million tons of coal per year
- Products: refined liquid fuels, FASCarbon solid fuel, hydrogen, ammonium sulfate fertilizer, industrial chemicals
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Yokogawa Electric Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/1434.md) (partner)
- [Yokogawa Corporation of America](https://endata.com/companies/15528.md) (supplier)
- [Frontieras North America](https://endata.com/companies/18661.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [automation.com](https://www.automation.com/article/frontieras-north-america-yokogawa-automation-contractor-mason-county-facility), 2026-08-11: "Frontieras North America and Yokogawa Corporation of America announce the selection of Yokogawa as the main automation contractor for Frontieras' first commercial-scale FASform Solid Carbon Fractionation facility in Mason County, West Virginia."

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