Formosa Plastics

CHEVRON PHILLIPS Groundbreaking ceremonies held for 1.5m t/y Cedar Bayou ethane cracker / Ethylene largely for domestic consumption / Two 500,000 t/y PE plants part of USGC project	07.04.2014
POLYMER PRICES China Standard Thermoplastics February/March 2014: Ethylene and styrene rise while propylene falls / Polymer import quotes dip / Domestic prices also soft / Little change expected in coming weeks	20.03.2014
CORRECTION - KRATON Merging styrenic block copolymers business with Taiwan's LCY Chemical	30.01.2014
FERRO SPAIN UK distribution agreement with Longfield / Cheshire-based company will market range of masterbatches and concentrates	12.12.2013
FORMOSA PLASTICS New PS plant in Vietnam in planning stages/ Growing demand from the electronics industry is catalyst	27.11.2013
INEOS / SOLVAY EU has reservations concerning JV deal / Ineos puts forward divestment of two German plants	25.10.2013
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Formosa Plastics declares force majeure for HDPE following flash fire at US site Point Comfort	20.09.2013
FORMOSA PLASTICS Fire breaks out injuring 14 / Force majeure for PE line apparently in place	09.05.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics PVC March 2013: Deep freeze in building sector allows only minimal cost pass-through for S-PVC base / Rising plasticiser prices drive S-PVC (P) compounds / April picture dominated by rollover, despite falling ethylene notation	04.04.2013
HANWHA CHEMICAL South Korean chemical producer reportedly looking into building an ethylene plant in the US / Jumping the shale gas bandwagon	22.03.2013
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics January/February 2013: Feedstock prices see moderate rises ahead of lunar new year break / PC largely stable / ABS slightly up / Introducing PIE's latest China price report	26.02.2013
FORMOSA PLASTICS Fire takes out BPA line in Mailiao / Operations temporarily suspended / Latest in a string of blazes	15.02.2013
SASOL South African group plans new mega-cracker in the US / Attracted to shale gas light feed	07.12.2012
KRATON Decision to end jv with Formosa after agreement expires / Asian HSBC expansion on a stand-alone basis / Significant delays to project are blamed	12.10.2012
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS US hurricane season kicks off / “Isaac” threatens plants across Louisiana in particular / Numerous oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico have been evacuated / Reminiscent of “Katrina” and “Rita”	28.08.2012
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS Fire takes out Formosa's Mailiao styrene plant in Taiwan / August group earnings could suffer / Cracker maintenance	14.08.2012
TAIWAN USD 3.3 bn state grant to revamp petrochemical sector	30.07.2012
FEEDSTOCK MARKETS Formosa's ethylene crackers in Taiwan out of action / Electricity outage takes out units ahead of scheduled maintenance turnaround	26.06.2012
FORMOSA PETROCHEMICAL Mailiao cracker no. 3 restarted in Taiwan / Output to be ramped up successively	20.06.2012
TAIWAN Environmental legislation could see planned cracker project relocated to Malaysia	24.05.2012
FORMOSA CHEMICALS & FIBRE New polyamide fibre plant commissioned in Vietnam	14.03.2012
FORMOSA PLASTICS Cracker and LDPE project announced in Texas / Start-up scheduled for 2016	02.03.2012
CHINA Formosa Plastics CEO worried about economic downturn	05.12.2011
FORMOSA PLASTICS Safety checks for petrochemical complex in Mailiao / Full operations scheduled to resume in August 2012	07.11.2011
FORMOSA / KRATON Follow-up: Authorities give go ahead for new Taiwan-based HSBC joint venture	27.10.2011

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