Formosa Plastics Group
Formosa Plastics Group | |
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founding | 1958 |
Seat | Taipei , Taiwan |
Number of employees | 106,315 (2014) |
sales | $ 79 billion (2014) |
Branch | Chemistry, steel |
Website | www.fpg.com.tw |
Status: 2014 |
Formosa Plastics Group (FPG, Chinese 台塑 集團 ) is a Taiwanese chemical company that is one of the largest in the world. FPG is one of the largest manufacturers of plastics ( PVC , PP , PE ).
Formosa Plastics Corporation was founded in 1954 by YC Wang .
criticism
The Formosa Ha Tinh Steel plant is suspected of being responsible for a fish death in Vietnam. Four Vietnamese provinces are affected. A Formosa manager aroused displeasure with the remark that the Vietnamese had to decide whether they wanted to produce steel or eat fish.
subsidiary company
- Formosa Plastics Corp.
- Nan Ya Plastics Corp.
- Formosa Chemicals & Fiber Corp.
- Formosa Petrochemical Corp.