Taiwan's plastic industry is facing significant shortages due to disruptions in petrochemical supplies stemming from the Iran war, leading major manufacturers like Formosa Petrochemical to shut down production lines and causing price hikes for plastic products that are impacting daily life and local businesses across the island. #PlasticCrisis #TaiwanTrade #SupplyChainDisruption #TW #US #CN #IR #RU #UA
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Taiwan's Plastic Habit Collides With Shortages Caused by a Faraway War
Taiwan's Plastic Habit Collides With Shortages Caused by a Faraway War
By Xinyun Wu and Meaghan Tobin
Photographs and Video by An Rong Xu
Plastic producers in Taiwan have scrambled to secure new supplies since the war in Iran disrupted petrochemical flows and tightened availability.