Export-oriented Petrochemical Product – Analysis on the Export of Ethylene-based Petrochemical Products in Taiwan

In recent years, controversial opinions have been held by the petrochemical operators and the environmental protection organization for the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) on erecting Changhua Tacheng Plant by Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology Company, Ltd. (KKTCT). By arguing that the petrochemical industry belongs to a highly polluted field, members of the environmental organization are holding a controversial attitude claiming that pollution would remain in Taiwan when manufacturing the petrochemical products for other countries....