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FORMOSA PLASTICS

Formosa Plastics offers a wide range of high-quality industrial products under the brands FORMOCON® (POM) and TAIRIREX® (PS).

Founded in 1978

FORMOSA PLASTICS

Formosa Plastics was founded in 1978 and has grown into a strong supplier within the plastics industry. The company provides a broad portfolio of materials and other petrochemical products that deliver the stability, performance, and quality demanded by customers.

Polystyrene (PS) is a cost-efficient plastic with excellent transparency, hardness, and surface gloss, available in food-contact approved grades.

Polyoxymethylene (POM) is a durable engineering thermoplastic with high stiffness, good fatigue resistance, and low water absorption, making it well-suited for precision mechanical components. It also offers good chemical resistance and excellent machinability.

Brands

TAIRIREX® and FORMOCON®

TAIRIREX® is Formosa Plastics’ brand for polystyrene. Their product line includes grades with various viscosities, covering a wide range of transparent GPPS and impact-resistant HIPS types.

The FORMOCON® brand encompasses POM products that provide excellent mechanical properties and low friction. The material also performs well at low temperatures and is widely used in buttons and snap-fits, plumbing and hardware, electronics, automotive components, household appliances, and bearings.

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