2021/02/24 18:20 CPC launched its Advanced Catalysis Center in Chiayi City Wednesday CPC launched its Advanced Catalysis Center in Chiayi City Wednesday (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Oil refiner CPC Corporation, Taiwan, responded to the falling demand for fossil fuels by launching an Advanced Catalysis Center (ACC) project Wednesday (Feb. 24). The office, headquartered in Chiayi City, will research and develop advanced materials and catalysts necessary to cut carbon emissions, CNA reported. Catalysis played an important part in the search for new materials and in the reduction of air pollution, officials emphasized at the launch ceremony. State-owned CPC said it was facing reduced demand for gasoline and diesel fuels, making a transformation a necessity for its future. Oil products would be used less for the production of fuels and more for the manufacture of new materials, officials told r