Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu Inspects CPC Corporation's New Materials R&D Zone

(Taiwan TB News Network / Senior Reporter Liu Zhicheng) The Kaohsiung City Government is actively promoting the circular economy, with industry moving toward high-value transformation. Mayor Chen Chu, concerned about the planning of the "CPC Corporation New Materials Circular Economy Industry R&D Zone," visited the CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Refinery yesterday (the 19th) for an inspection and to receive a briefing. She pointed out that Kaohsiung's metal and petrochemical industries must upgrade, aiming for the development of high-value, high-function, green and environmentally friendly materials, driving high-end R&D and the development of surrounding support service industries to boost economic development.

Mayor Chen Chu stated that during visits to Germany and Japan last year to learn from successful experiences, she hoped to jointly plan with central government ministries to grasp key technologies and cultivate professional talent as a core strategy with complete supporting measures, transforming the CPC Corporation refinery into a national-level "New Materials Circular Economy Industry R&D Zone" and advancing toward the development of high-value, high-function, green and environmentally friendly materials.

Mayor Chen Chu pointed out that the transformation of the CPC Corporation Kaohsiung Refinery into a new materials R&D zone has successfully integrated domestic materials technology R&D institutions and private enterprises to jointly carry out R&D and verification of key new materials technologies. In particular, through the International College of Materials, it cultivates talent indispensable for future industrial development, jointly building a professional and scientific industrial cluster in Taiwan's materials field and promoting Kaohsiung's progress and industrial transformation and development.