
Formosa Plastics Corporation
Formosa Plastics Corporation is a Taiwan-based company in the Basic Materials sector with a market capitalisation of $15.3B. Its FinScore is 30/100; its highest-scoring layer is Momentum (62) and its lowest is Growth (19). The shares trade at 49.9x trailing earnings and are up 103% year to date.
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About Formosa Plastics Corporation
www.fpc.com.twFormosa Plastics Corporation operates as a leading manufacturer and global supplier, producing plastic raw materials, chemical fibers, and a diverse range of petrochemical products. The company's reach extends throughout Taiwan, mainland China, and various international markets. Its extensive plastics portfolio encompasses materials such as PVC, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer, polyethylene wax, polypropylene (PP), polyacetal, and various compound rubber particles. Beyond plastics, Formosa Plastics manufactures a broad spectrum of chemical substances. These include liquid caustic soda, solid alkali, liquid chlorine, vinyl chloride, dichloroethane, acrylonitrile, acetonitrile, methyl methacrylate, methacrylate, epichlorohydrin, methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), acrylate, superabsorbent resin, and n-butanol. The corporation also develops and offers carbon fibers, in addition to providing advanced industrial computer systems for process control (DCS), warehouse logistics, real-time production management, safety monitoring, and laboratory information management. Further diversifying its offerings, Formosa Plastics supplies specialized items like dye-sensitized batteries, processing aids, impact modifiers, "haibo" products, chlorinated solvents, purified hydrogen, lithium-ion battery electrolytes, lime, calcium carbonate powder, hydrochloric acid, and antibacterial solutions. These versatile products are utilized across a wide array of applications and industries, including daily necessities, outdoor sports equipment, mechanical engineering, building materials and coatings, 3C home appliances, and various civil and agricultural livestock sectors. Formosa Plastics Corporation was established in 1954 and maintains its corporate headquarters in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- HQ
- Taiwan
- Fiscal year-end
- December
- Trading currency
- TWD
- Reporting currency
- TWD
- Fundamentals updated
- 68 days ago
- Market cap
- $15.3B
- Shares outstanding
- 6.4B
- P/E (TTM)
- 49.9x
- Dividend yield (TTM)
- 0.64%
- Beta (issuer)
- 0.49
- Revenue (latest FY)
- NT$175.4B
Revenue breakdown
Revenue split not available
FinScore
As of 2026-10-19Snapshot
Ownership
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