FCFC closes Chanhua plant due to operation permit renewal failure / 許可證展延未過 台化彰化廠今起停工　　　　　　　　　　

Formosa Chemicals' operation permit expired yesterday. While the company has applied for renewal, the Changhua county government have rejected the company's filings more than once and asked for more documents to be submitted. Last night at a press conference, representatives from the chemical plant said that the county government's environmental protection bureau deliberately create obstacles in the process. Without valid permits to operate three of its boilers, the plant will now cease operation. ==HUNG FU-YUAN, Formosa Chemicals== Our filings have been rejected for 37 times in 100 days. They're deliberating making permit renewal difficult for us. This must have already set the Guinness World Records. Now we have no choice but to stop using the boilers, which produces steam that is integral to the manufacturing of nylon. Well, this is just exactly what they wanted, for us to cease operation. The company criticized the local government for repeatedly rejecting their applications, and for asking it to apply for a new permit instead of a license renewal, which Formosa plastics said is a way for the government to shun legal responsibilities. The closure of the plant is estimated to affect as many as 1000 employees. To protect the interests of both shareholders and employees, the company will file an administrative lawsuit and apply for government compensation. TRANSLATED BY：JEFF CHANG 台化公司彰化廠鍋爐操作許可證，昨天到期，台化申請展延，在經過多次審核、補正，仍被彰化縣政府要求，需再次補正，台化昨天傍晚召開記者會，痛批環保局刻意刁難，沒有拿到3張許可證展延，只能無奈停工。 ==台化公司副董事長 洪福源== 100多天以內 被退了37次 這難道不是刁難是什麼 我想這個應該可以創金氏紀錄 接下來 不得不停 停了以後 就是沒有蒸氣 沒有蒸氣 我們的尼龍就不能做了 所以我們最終的結果是 會如他們所願 這個工廠 必須停下來 台化也批評彰化縣環保局，無理退件，還一再要求台化，改成變更案申請，根本是為了規避法律責任，如今，台化停工，將會影響到1千多名員工生計，台化將依法提訴願、打行政訴訟、甚至爭取國賠，要用盡一切法律救濟，捍衛股東以及員工權益。 記者 綜合報導