Plastics Petrochemical polluting practices

Has Changhua air pollution improved recently?

I don’t recall seeing this in local Taiwan news, but hey it’s probably not that important :roll_eyes:

  • accident occurred on Jan. 21 and the unit has since been shut

  • Formosa Petrochemical Corp has shut its 36,000 barrel-per-day hydrocracker at its Mailiao refinery following a fire last week

  • The company is Asia’s top naphtha buyer and it operates three naphtha crackers

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Hope to reopen in march. No talk of environmental, community damages etc.
Sounds about right for formosa plastics and government officials. Carry on :slight_smile:

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I didn’t know there was a (huge) plastic factory just up in the mountains between Taipei area and Linkou.

Nan Ya Plastics Corporation Linkou
南亞塑膠股份公司 received a fine for improper disposal of waste after a fire. Dumped it into a river.

hhttps://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/5138547

ttps://maps.app.goo.gl/USmdNKZNEnERUzLg6

NTD 6 million fine for a company which makes 6 billion net income a year.

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