March 21 (Reuters) - Formosa Plastics Corp 1301.TW:
ACCIDENT OCCURS AT SOUTHERN TAIWAN PLANT
PIPING RUPTURED DURING MAINTENANCE WORK ON BOILER STEAM DIVERTER VALVE SYSTEM
PLANT IN KAOHSIUNG HAS BEEN PARTIALLY SHUT DOWN
NO IMPACT ON PRODUCTION AS BACK-UP CAPACITY WAS IN PLACE
WILL APPLY FOR REGULATORY APPROVAL TO RESUME OPERATIONS ONCE CAUSE OF BOILER ERUPTION IDENTIFIED AND REPAIRED
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