March 31 (prw) The Formosa Plastics Group, Taiwan's leading petrochemical conglomerate, is facing fines of around GBP220,000 for polluting the groundwater at its Jenwu plant in Kaohsiung County.
Earlier this month the company had said that the contamination was under control, but subsequent tests revealed the presence carcinogens, including vinyl-chloride monomers and hydrochlorofluorocarbons, at rates in excess of official limits.
Environmental Protection Administration minister Stephen Shen said that any failure to clean up the chemical spill would result in a temporary closure of the facility and that the size of the fine will reflect Formosa Plastics' failure to act on the leak. The company only acknowledged the problem, which was first identified in 2006, after it became known to the administration, explained Shen.
Formosa Plastics blamed the leak on earthquakes, which cracked waste water tanks. These have been replaced by a steel collection system, said the company, which is offering free health checks to local residents.
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The share in the Russian market in 2008:
PVC-S - 3.0%;
PP - 0.4%.
Annual growth sales in Russia :
PVC - 79 % (over the last year) ;
PP - 272 % (over the last 3 years).
Supply by processing technologies:
profile extrusion
film extrusion