TAIWAN

Nan Ya Plastics Expands Oxo Capacity in Taiwan
Nan Ya Plastics (Taipei), a member of the Formosa Plastics Group, has selected technology supplied by Dow Chemical and Davy Process Technology to upgrade Nan Ya’s oxo alcohols...

Formosa Shuts Taiwan Cracker
Formosa says it will keep its No. 3 naphtha cracker in Mailiao, Taiwan closed due to weak Asian demand. The plant was originally shuttered for...

Formosa Plastics Founder Dies
Wang Yung-Ching, founder of the Formosa Plastics Group, died last week while on a business trip in New York, the company says. Wang, 91, was a...

Imdex Acquires Australian Chemicals Firm
Drilling products and services company Imdex (Perth, Australia) says it has signed a heads of agreement to acquire all shares in specialty chemicals firm Wildcat Chemicals Australia (Brisbane) for A$1.8 million ($1.6...

Connell Bros. Takes Control of Taiwan Operations
International marketers and distributors of specialty chemicals and ingredients, Connell Bros. Company (San Francisco) says it has taken full control of its Taiwan operations, CBC Taiwan, by repurchasing the shares owned by its minority partner Tong Hsing...

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