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Formosa see Taiwan .

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	Mine may make Superfund list.(Environment)(The EPA is accepting comment on the Formosa mine, south of Roseburg, but cleanup isn't likely any time soon) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 3/8/2007; 597 words ; ...proposed adding the polluted and abandoned Formosa mine in Douglas County to the Superfund...to pay for the cleanup, Marcy said. The Formosa mine, perhaps the most polluted mining...actively worked by a Canadian venture, Formosa Exploration Inc., from 1990 to 1993. Formosa... Read more
	Algonquin Brewing launches Formosa at draft accounts. (Algonquin Brewing Co.; Formosa Lager in kegs for Ontario licensee trade) Magazine article from: Modern Brewery Age; 12/9/1991; 114 words ; Algonquin Brewing launches Formosa at draft accounts Toronto's Algonquin Brewing Co. has announced the introduction of Formosa Lager in kegs for the Ontario licensee trade. It's yet another unique Formosa product brewed to compliment existing... Read more
	Formosa Plastics U.S.A. extends Pavilion Technologies.(PROJECT NEWS)(Formosa Plastics Corporation U.S.A.)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 12/26/2005; 242 words ; ...Pavilion Technologies announced that Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC), U.S.A...expansion is based on the success of Formosa's first Pavilion project deployed...on two of its polyethylene lines. Formosa will leverage the new Pavilion 8... Read more
	A listing for Formosa.(Editorials)(Mine cleanup eligible for Superfund dollars)(Editorial) Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR); 9/19/2007; 589 words ; ...Superfund listing for the poisons-spewing Formosa mine in Douglas County. As The Register-Guard's Diane Dietz reported Tuesday, the Formosa mine ranked high on the federal toxic...which was well aware of the situation at Formosa, lacked the resources needed to make that... Read more
	Formosa Petrochemical Corporation says that its polystyrene unit in Ningbo is expected to be operational this October, with a capacity of 200 000 t/a, to supply Chinese Mainland market.(Production Foreseeing) Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 10/6/2007; 85 words ; Formosa Petrochemical Corporation says that its polystyrene unit in Ningbo is expected to be operational this October, with a capacity...additional styrene downstream unit in Ningbo following the 250 000 t/a ABS unit. Based on the naphtha cracking unit in Mailiao, Formosa Petrochemical Corporation has already ... Read more
	Growth rate estimation of Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus (gastropoda: muricidae) based on mark/recapture experiments in the Ria Formosa lagoon (Algarve coast, southern Portugal). Magazine article from: Journal of Shellfish Research; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...recapture experiments carried out in the Ria Formosa lagoon (Algarve coast, southern Portugal...subtidal and intertidal areas of the Ria Formosa lagoon (Algarve coast, southern Portugal...and fishery of T. trunculus in the Ria Formosa lagoon, this work aimed to assess the... Read more
	Formosa Plastic's Ningbo refining complex put on agenda.(New Setup, Agreement & Plan) Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 4/6/2009; 649 words ; The second phase of Formosa Plastic Group's petrochemical project...second phase construction soon. The Formosa Ningbo Phase I includes nine projects...Clearly, the second phase would make Formosa Ningbo an integrated petrochemical complex... Read more
	Formosa Continues ABS Project in the Mainland.(Formosa Plastics; Formosa Chemical Co.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included) Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 10/16/2001; 102 words ; Taiwan Formosa Plastics is extremely optimistic about...the petrochemical complex established by Formosa Group in the region. The complex also...design capacity of 350 000 t/a. Besides, Formosa Chemical Co. plans to invest 7.0 billion... Read more
	New ethylene storage tank in Taiwan Formosa Plastics.(Brief Article) Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 6/6/2005; 140 words ; Taiwan Formosa Plastics has started the construction of a...300 000 t/a PVC unit recently constructed by Formosa Plastics in Ningbo and also to a 450 000 t/a PP unit to be constructed by Formosa Plastics in Ningbo. The PP unit is expected... Read more
	Negotiations between Sinochem and Formosa on crude processing deal.(Investment)(Brief Article) Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 1/26/2004; 280 words ; Sinochem Corp. and Formosa Petrochemical Corp. were negotiating a contract. According to the contract, Formosa Petrochemical Corp. will process 2 million...market. The crude processing amount for Formosa Petrochemical Corp. itself for this year... Read more

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