A fire broke out at Formosa’s PP storage tank

According to local media reports, an explosion occurred at a PP storage tank belong to Formosa Plastics in Linyuan, Taiwan in the early hours of 7 July 2021 and caused a flare-up, which was distinguished within an hour. 

There are no further details on the affected unit at the time of this report. 

The company encountered a similar issue in May 2020, when the (T-913B) storage tank stowed PP pallets burst into flame due to a faulty safety valve. 

Formosa Plastics Corp (FPC) runs a 230,000 tons/year PP plant in the Linyuan complex. It is uncertain if the fire incident affects the operation at the PP unit.