3rd Petrochemicals Div.
- Department history
- The 3rd Petrochemicals Division was established in 1988 to operate one 250,000 MT/Y PTA plant in Lungder, Ilan. As part of ongoing investment plans under the No. 6 Cracking Project, we commenced construction of two PTA plants in Mai-liao, Yunlin in 1994. The annual capacity of each plant was 550,000 MT/Y respectively.In 1998, upgrading the PTA plant in Lungder, Ilan with 600,000 MT/Y. Owing to significant growth in demand for PTA from China, and having considered both transportation and custom duty costs, we decided to build a new PTA plant with a design capacity of 1,200,000 MT/Y in Ning-Bo, China in 2003.As a response to the increasing demand for PIA, a new PIA plant was built in Lungder, Ilan with capacity of 200,000 MT/Y in 2005.With more than 27 years of development, the 3rd petrochemical division has adhered to a longstanding philosophy of the Formosa Petrochemical Group that stresses Ultimate Excellence, Simplicity and Frugality, Sustainable Operation, Dedication to The Society. Through continuous improvement and optimization, we constantly strive for efficiency and cost reduction, boosting competitiveness and maintaining outstanding quality assurance in addition to striving for targets of zero hazards and zero pollution in coordination with government policy
- Major Businesses
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1. PTA (Purified Terephthalic Acid)：There are three plants, including Lungder、 Mai-liao, Taiwan and Ning-Bo, China. With capacity 2,900,000 MT/Y in total. PTA is the main material of producing Polyester, which apply to Textile, Polyester Bottle, Polyester Industrial Filament, Engineering Plastic, Coating Resin and Plasticizer, etc. Main customers include Nan-Ya, Tainan Spinning, Far Eastern New Century, Chang-Chun, Shin Kong Synthetic Fibers, as well as oversea customers in China, Southeast Asia and Middle East.
2. PIA (Purified Isophthalic Acid)：PIA was produced in Longte, Taiwan with total capacity 200,000 MT/Y. PIA is the copolymer raw material of Polyester, which apply to Textile, Polyester bottle, Coating Resin and SIPM. PIA’s supplying not only domestic polymer and coating customers such as Nan-Ya, Tainan Spinning, Far Eastern New Century, Lealea Group, Shin Kong Synthetic Fibers and Eternal Group, but also exporting to China, Southeast Asia and Middle East, America and Europe.
- Organization introduction
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