Mayor Javier Miguel Benitez yesterday joined the opening of the Songhua Smelting Oil-Based Lubricants Manufacturing OPC, the first eco-sustainable smelting plant in the Visayas Region, at Hda. Josefina, Barangay XXI, Victorias City.
Songhua Manufacturing boasts of its sustainable manufacturing process of pyrolysis, a thermal decomposition method used to convert waste tires into useful products such as tire oil, carbon black, steel wire, and gas.
This is an eco-friendly solution to manage tire waste while producing valuable resources.
In his message, Mayor Benitez said he is proud of this recent investment in Victorias and looks forward to more sustainable investment opportunities for the city.
Councilors Derek Palanca, Audie Malaga, Dino Acuña, Teresita Bartolome, and Hermie Millan also joined the event.*
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