Sumitomo Chemical and Muroran Institute カジノ シークレット 無料 Technology to Accelerate Joint Research on Chemical Recycling Technology

Mar. 4, 2020

Muroran Institute カジノ シークレット 無料 Technology and Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited today announced their decision to accelerate joint research on chemical recycling technology, which chemically decomposes waste plastics and reuses them as raw materials for petrochemical products, including plastics.

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