Formosa Plastics (1301.TW)

Overall impact
D (37)

Commentary

Formosa Plastics is a below-average overall performer. With a 'D' rating of 37.0 for overall impact (bottom 25% of all companies), Formosa Plastics ranks 103rd out of 151 industry peers, behind Amyris, Aemetis, Northern Technologies International and 99 others, and ahead of Oil-Dri of America, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Inc, Cabot and 45 others. On top material causes for Formosa Plastics's industry (Chemicals), Formosa Plastics performs well in Sustainable Use of Water (90.9 score) and performs poorly in No Poverty (16.2 score), Child and Maternal Health (0.0), Racial Justice and Civil Rights (37.7) and 12 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score.
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Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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Screens
Advertising
Alcohol
Alcohol - responsible marketing
Animal treatment
Anti-abortion support
Anti-personnel mines
Antisemitism
Arctic drilling
Banned pesticides and chemicals
Biological and chemical weapons
Cannabis
Carbon emissions intensity
Child safety
Cluster munitions
Coal
Contraceptives
Controversial weapons
Deforestation - financing
Deforestation - supply chain
Depleted uranium
Discrimination controversies
Electrical utility
Endangered wildlife
Environmental controversies
EU sanctions list
Factory farming
Fast food
Firearms
Food commodity derivatives
For-profit health care
Fossil fuel
Fur
Gambling
Genetic engineering
Health-related controversies
Human rights controversies
Human trafficking
ILO Conventions
Interest-based products
Interest-bearing debt
Interest-bearing securities
Iran
Land use and biodiversity
Military contracting
Misleading communication
Music
Myanmar
Non-sustainable palm oil
Norges Bank exclusion list
Northern Ireland (Macbride)
North Korea
No SBTI commitment
Nuclear
OECD Guidelines
Oil and gas
Opioid controversies
Oppressive governments
Palestinian human rights
Pharma controversies
Pork
Pornography
Predatory lending
Prison involvement
Privacy breaches
Pro-life
Russia
Single-use plastic
Stem cell research
Sudan
Sugar
Syria
Tar sands
Thermal coal
Tobacco
Tobacco - GICS
UK sanctions list
Undermining US elections
UN Global Compact
UN Guiding Principles
US OFAC sanctions list
Weapons
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1301.TW Price
$53.50
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Revenue
$6.06 billion
Market cap
$8.75 billion
Public/private
Public
Hypothetical historical growth of $10,000
Historical performance
Company
Founded
1954
Employees
10,000
Sector
Materials
Industry
Construction Materials
Sub-industry
Construction Materials
SASB industry
Chemicals
Headquarters
Taiwan
Share classes
1301.TW
Description
Formosa Plastics Corporation manufactures and sells plastic raw materials, chemical fibers, and petrochemical products in Taiwan, Mainland China, and internationally. The company's plastic products include PVC, high-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, polyethylene wax, polypropylene, and acetate copolymer. It also provides chemicals, such as liquid caustic soda, caustic soda solid, liquid chlorine, vinyl chloride, dichloroethane, acrylonitrile, acetonitrile, methyl methacrylate, methacrylate, epichlorohydrin, methyl tertiary butyl ether, acrylate, superabsorbent resin, and n-butanol. In addition, the company offers carbon fibers; process computer DCS systems, warehouse logistics control systems, real-time production management systems, safety control systems, and laboratories information management systems; and other products, including dye-sensitized batteries, processing aids, impact modifiers, sodium hypochlorite, chlorinated solvents, hydrogen, lithium-ion battery electrolytes, lime, calcium carbonate powder, and hydrochloric acid, as well as antibacterial products. Its products are used in household items, outdoor sports, mechanical engineering, building materials coatings, 3C appliances, civil engineering, agricultural and livestock, and other applications. The company was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Formosa Plastics, based on its industry sub-industry Construction Materials. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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