Formosa Plastics Corporation agreed to acquire 50% stake in Taiwan Tokuyama Corp. from Tokuyama Corporation.

Formosa Plastics Corp is a Taiwan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture and sales of chemical products. The Company operates through eight divisions. The Plastic division provides polyvinyl chloride (PVC) powders and liquid soda. The Polyolefin division provides high-density polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers, low-density polyethylene and linear low-density polyethylene. The Polypropylene division provides polypropylene products. The Taililang division provides acrylic staple fibers, acrylic ester and carbon fibers. The Chemicals division provides acrylonitrile, methyl tert-butyl ether, methacrylic ester and epoxy chloropropane. The Calcium Carbide division provides calcium carbonates and calcium carbides. The Public Work division provides water, electricity and steam. The Electronic Materials division provides distributed control systems (DCSs).