【財訊快報／巫彩蓮報導】美國頁岩油發展迅速，原料供應具成本優勢，台塑集團擴大美國投資，台化(1326)副董洪福源於今(9)日股東會後受訪表示，與台塑化(6505)合資在路易斯安納州設立石化一貫廠，第一期總資金額落在95億美元，該投資案仍在環評階段，若是順利的話，量產時程暫訂2023年。
台塑集團持續在美國、大陸投資，2012年增加德州四期約50億美元，2015年由台塑化(6505)主導向路易斯安那州提出申請95億美元投資案，按計畫2020年開始建廠，2022-2024年7座廠建廠完工。洪福源說，環評在正進行中，投資相關項目尚未敲定，第一期約有3分之2投資用於基礎建設。
先前，台化董事長王文淵分析，頁岩油的成本比輕油來得低，特別是西德州到威斯康辛環海灣一帶，都有乙烷、丙烷原料供應，有利於塑化產業發展。
王文淵「因公請假」未出席主持今日台化股東會，近兩個月台化因ARO-3（第三套芳香烴）設備、SM-3歲休，營運表現持平，洪福源說，以第二季為基礎，下半年會愈來愈好。
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