MWCC, Inc.

MWCC, which provides solutions built on its microwave chemical technology platform, announced that its research and development theme has been selected as a prospective implementation site under the New Energy Small and Medium Enterprises and Startup Support Program of the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), and that it has received notice from NEDO of a decision to grant a subsidy of 47 million yen. The company changed its name from Microwave Chemical on October 1, 2026.

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