RELEASED ON 06/02/13 (DD/MM/YY)

Formosa Plastics Corp. (FPC) is likely to shut operations at its ethylene vinyl acetate/ low density polyethylene (EVA/LDPE) swing plant.

Located at Mailiao in Taiwan, the swing plant has a production capacity of 72,000 mt/year.

The swing plant will be taken off-stream in the first week of March 2013 for safety inspections and will remain shut for 3-4 weeks, according to a Polymerupdate source in Taiwan.

SOURCE Polymer Update