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New Year Message from Kohei Morikawa, Showa Denko President and CEO

TOKYO, Jan 6, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Kohei Morikawa, President and CEO of Showa Denko ("SDK"; TSE:4004) announced the following New Year message.

Kohei Morikawa, President and CEO

We must make 2020 a major turning point

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