Formosa PC Impacted by Explosion At Idled Mailiao Ethylene Facility

摘要

Taipei-Formosa Petrochemicals No. 1 ethylene cracker at Mailiao, Taiwan, idled by slow demand since January, experienced an instrument panel explosion on 2 Mar., Bloomberg reported. Formosa had planned to restart the facility during March and, at the same time, shut down its 1.2-million-t/y No. 3 ethylene plant for mechanical repairs.