Formosa Plastics Corporation, USA supported the Jackson-Calhoun Counties, Texas Christmas Bird Count (CBC), on Dec. 27, 2021, by providing access to Formosa property and escorts. Pictured left to right are birding experts David Goff, Ron Weeks and Bill Wright surveying the Formosa-Tejano Wetlands.

Local Audubon CBC Compiler Bob Friedrichs said, "184 species were tallied during the Christmas Bird Count in Jackson-Calhoun Counties. Species diversity was close to normal for the count, which is good news, and we found a Yellow-breasted Chat for the first time, a shy bird usually heard not seen. We also found Wild Turkey and Rose-breasted Grosbeak for only the second time. The Formosa-Tejano Wetlands section of the count led the way with 10 bird species exclusive to that site. While the number of passerines was down, overall numbers of individual birds was actually about 25 percent higher than 2019 and 2020.”

Thanks goes out to the 30 volunteer participants who spent sunrise to sunset surveying the Jackson and Calhoun Counties’ 15-mile diameter search area.

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THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DIAMOND, PLATINUM, GOLD, SILVER & BRONZE SPONSORS, ALONG WITH EVERYONE THAT MADE IN-KIND DONATIONS!

DIAMOND SPONSORS   -   Advance Cooling Towers, Allegiance Crane, Bay Ltd., Clark Constructors, Dimension Energy Services, Flowserve, Great River Industries, Integrated Solutions, Klean Corp International, Marquis Industrial Services, OTZ Americas, Palacios Marine & Industrial, PCL Industrial Construction Co., Process Service Specialists, Pro-Surve Technical Services, LLC., Rain For Rent, Richard Industrial Group, RPM Services Inc., Testengeer/Taurus, The Miller Group, Turn2 Specialty Companies, Turner Industries, Universal  Plant Services, USA Technologies, Versa Integrity Group

PLATINUM SPONSORS - Amerapex Corporation, Bilfinger North America, Inc., Blanchard Industrial Group, GIS Engineering, Mobile Mini, Mohawk Field Services, Precision NDT LLC, ProMechanical, United Site Services, USA Debusk, Versa Integrity Group, Workrise

GOLD SPONSORS - American Piping Products, ABB, Aggreko LLC, Allison Industrial Services, LLC, Brown & Root, Brandsafway LLC, Burrow Global LLC, Equipment Share, Hallwood Modular Buildings, LLC, Katoen Natie, MISTRAS Group, Mirage Industrial Group, Mohawk Field Services, Omnisource, Rexco, Inc., Republic Services/Tidal Tank, Repcon, TEAM Inc., TechCorr USA Management, LLC, Texas Stress, Inc., Udelhoven Oilfield System Services, United Rentals

SILVER SPONSORS – AXIS Industrial Services, HydrochemPSC, Orion, Specialty Welding & Turnarounds, Underground Services Markham, LLC

BRONZE SPONSORS – Alliance Technical Group, Canteen Victoria, Dunavant Trans Gulf Transportation, ioMosaic Corporation, JV Driver, Knight Industrial, Kobelco, Marquis Industrial Services, Momentum Rental & Sales, Nalco, New Distributing, Polar Velocity, Rain for Rent, Richard Industrial Group, Suez WTS, Tellepsen Industrial, Tier 1 Integrity, TNT Crane & Rigging Inc., Turnaround Special Forces, Wolfenson Electric

HOLE SPONSORS - Able Tool & Rental, B & B Ice & Water, Epic Unlimited, Equipment Share, Horizon Environmental, HydrochemPSC, Knight Industrial, Lance Rental, Performance Contractors Inc., PSS Industrial Group, RedGuard, Repcon, Suez WTS, Sunbelt Supply Co., Thorpe Plant Services, Inc., Vector Controls & Automation Group

IN-KIND DONATIONS – Leverage Mechanical Services, Ohmstede Industrial, Richard Industrial Group, TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc.

The Formosa United Way Charity Golf Tournament held October 1-2, 2021 is one of the largest contributors for our community.  Despite the rainy start and stormy forecast that kicked off this year's tourament, 127 teams came out to support and participate in the tournament.  This singular event has largely contributed to the campaign goals in years past for Calhoun & Victoria Counties; $300,000 in 2019 and 2020 each. On average, this means the Formosa Charity Golf Tournament has the ability to assist over 7,000 people, each year in Calhoun County plus assisting about 10,000 in the Victoria Crossroads Area through programs and services that fight for the health, education, and financial stability of everyone in these communities.

Appearing in the tournament picture above, standing right to left, is Mike Elgin as the Event Coordinator and board member of the United Way of the Crossroads (UWCR); Brooke Garcia, the Executive Director for the UWCR; Wendy Cabrera, the Executive Director for the United Way of Calhoun County (UWCC); Jill Blucher, the Community Engagement Coordinator for UWCR; Alex Espinosa, a Formosa employee in the Mechanical Integrity Department; Marina Crabtree, a board member of the UWCC; and Lisa Ledwik, also a board member of the UWCC.  Mike, Alex, Marina and Lisa are directly affiliated with Formosa Plastics. Standby for future news on the total funds collected as a result of the 2021 tournament. See the list of event supporters at: https://birdease.com/FPCGolf .

The Texas Chemical Council’s Distinguished Safety Award is presented to those member companies in each category that have met minimum participation requirements and have demonstrated improvement in their injury and illness incident rate for 2020 when compared to the previous three years.  Division representatives who received the award on behalf of Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas were Shane Burgin – EHS, Aaron Jeson – Olefins, I. S. Hwang – Polyolefins, Rick Crabtree – General Manager, Mark Tibiletti – Chlor-Alkali, C. P. Liu – Vinyl, and Chuntau Den – Maintenance.   “As a site, we are proud of this award and extend congratulations to all FPC TX employees for their focused approach to working safely each and every day; and especially for watching out for the safety of others as their Brother's Keeper." – Rick Crabtree, VP/General Manager FPC TX.

During the United Way of the Crossroads Annual Campaign Wrap Reception held June 24, 2021, Formosa Plastics received the "Spirit of Texas Award" which recognizes companies and their employees who demonstrate high community commitment through volunteerism, participation and corporate support.  The Formosa United Way Golf Tournament raised $300,000 for the United Way of the Crossroads and United Way of Calhoun County for the last two years.  Each of the two United Way organizations received $150,000 each year.  Standing from left to right are Jack Wu FPC TX Vice President, Mike Elgin and Lisa Ledwik of Formosa Plastics and Golf Tournament Coordinators, and Rick Crabtree FPC TX General Manager.