2. Announcements

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.

"We’re part of the solution" is this year's slogan for International Day for Biological Diversity.

The Formosa Agricultural and Environmental Research Center (AERC) engages in many diverse projects to help our environment, utilizing beneficial soil microbes, plants, insects, and trees. Prominent projects focus on monarch butterflies and milkweed plants.  Last year, the AERC produced 3,200 milkweed plants as a food source for developing monarch butterflies.  Milkweed plants are provided to the Unites States Fish & Wildlife Service for butterfly habitat restoration programs in South Texas. The AERC also operates a nursery that nurtures butterflies through all stages of development.  Monarch butterflies provide an essential service in our ecosystem as pollinators as they migrate across North America.

Using a wide variety of strategies helps improve the success of all our projects. Greater species diversity provides ecological sustainability that benefits all life.  This is the essence of biodiversity: every species has a role to play.  We’re part of the solution.

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PHOTO OF MILKWEED PLANTS (ABOVE) AND PHOTO OF MONARCH CATERPILLAR EATING MILKWEED PLANT (BELOW)

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Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas has awarded the prestigious $10,000 “National Merit Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. Scholarship” certificate to senior, Jessica Zhang. Jessica will graduate from Calhoun High School on May 28, 2021 and will be attending Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and majoring in Computer Science.

PICTURE CAPTION: POINT COMFORT, TX (May 11, 2021) – Jack Wu, FPC TX Vice President (far right) and Rick Crabtree, FPC TX General Manager (far left), Jessica Zhang (center), daughter of Mr. Lei Zhang (Business Technology Division) and Mrs. Rongti Li (Business Technology Division) .

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PICTURE CAPTION: POINT COMFORT, TX (May 11, 2021) – Scholarship recipient Jessica Zhang with her parents, Lei Zhang and Rongti Li.

The Agricultural and Environmental Research Center (AERC) continues Formosa’s environmental initiatives on Earth Day.  In addition to Earth Day, Center Manager Curtis Short reports "the AERC has planted over 150 trees this Spring as part of a long-term plan to improve soil, water, and air quality in our area.  250 more trees are scheduled to be planted this Fall.  The AERC is using a variety of trees from local nurseries, as well as trees cultivated in our own greenhouses.  All of the trees for this project are native to our area; native trees are more suitable for our climate and wildlife, and less susceptible to weather extremes.  This project will continue and grow larger beyond 2021."​

 

Formosa Plastics Corporation, Texas supported the Jackson-Calhoun County Christmas Bird Count, on December 27, 2020, by providing access to Formosa property and escorts.  Pictured are birding experts (l-r) Jimmy Greenawalt and Dale Friedrichs surveying a Formosa location.

Bob Friedrichs - local Audubon Society compiler reports "193 species" were tallied during the count-down.  "The species tally and effort were our highest in 5 years of conducting the Christmas Bird Count in Jackson-Calhoun Counties".  The Formosa-Tejano Wetlands section of the count, and another location, tied and led the way with 7 bird species exclusive to that site."  Thanks goes out to the 36 volunteer participants who spent sunrise to sunset surveying the Jackson and Calhoun County 15 mile diameter search target area. 

LIVE UNITED

2020 FORMOSA UNITED WAY GOLF TOURNAMENT - ANOTHER RECORD YEAR - $300,000 RAISED.

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

 

DIAMOND SPONSORS   -   Advanced Cooling Towers, Allegiance Crane, Bay Ltd., Catamaran Solutions, Clark Constructors, Dimension Energy Services, Formosa Plastics Corporation, Great Rivers Industries, Palacios Marine & Industrial, Process Service Specialists, Rain For Rent, Richard Industrial Group, Testengeer/Taurus, Turn2 Specialty Companies, Turner Industries, Universal  Plant Services, USA Technologies, Versa Integrity Group. 

PLATINUM SPONSORS - Klean Corp International, Amerapex Corporation, Commercial Metals Co., Marquis Construction, MMR, Mobile Mini, PCL Industrial Construction Co., Pro-Surve Technical Services, LLC., RPM Services Inc.

GOLD SPONSORS - American Piping Products, ABB, Aqua Drill International, AWI, Blanchard Industrial, Brand Safway, Burrow Global LLC, Elliott Company, Katoen Natie, Mirage, Mohawk Field Services, Rexco, Team Incorporated, Thorpe Plant Services, United Rentals, Wison USA LLC, Wood Group.

SILVER SPONSORS - Aggreko, Alliance Source Testing, Armadillo Portable Toilets, Bilfinger Westcon, Momentum Rental & Sales, Ohmstede Ltd., Oliver Equipment Company, Peterson Beckner Industries Inc., Potent USA Corp., Reginal Steel Products, Suez WTS Services, Underground Services Markham, LLC.

BRONZE SPONSORS - Canteen Victoria, Civil Mechanical Inc., Coastal Bend Staffing, Crane, Dunavant Trans Gulf Transportation, EADS Distrubution, Flowserve, ioMosaic Corporation, Marquis Construction, National Tank & Equipment, New Distributing, PSS Industrial Group, Richard Industrial Group, Suez WTS, Tellepsen Industrial, Texas Stress Inc., TGE Industrial Services, Tidal Tank, TNT Crane, Turn 2, Versa Integrity Group, Wolfenson Electric.

HOLE SPONSORS - Allison Industrial Services, Able Tool & Rental, Apache Industrial Services, Brace Integrated Services, Code Red Safety, Horizon Environmental, Lance Rental, Repcon, Sunbelt Supply Co.

IN-KIND DONATIONS - Ganem & Kelly Surveying, Gaspar, Performance Contractors Inc,, Texas Stress, Gas Inovations.

 

The Formosa United Way Charity Golf Tournament held October 2-3, 2020 is one of the largest contributors for our community. This singular event has largely contributed to the campaign goals in years past for Calhoun & Victoria Counties; $300,000 in 2019. On average, this means the Formosa Charity Golf Tournament has the ability to assist over 6,000 people in Calhoun County plus equivalent amount in Victoria County through programs and services that fight for the health, education, and financial stability of everyone in these communities.

On hand at the tournament are, standing right to left, is event coordinator Mike Elgin and board member of the Victoria County United Way (VCUW), Rhonda Nielsen United Way of Calhoun County (UWCC) board member, Brooke Garcia VCUW Executive Director, Marina Crabtree UWCC board member, Cameron Gomez Formosa employee in LLPC Unit and Steve Marwitz board member UWCC. Mike, Marina, Cameron and Steve are directly affiliated with Formosa Plastics.

Standby for future news on the total funds collected as a result of the 2020 tournament. See the list of event supporters at:

https://birdease.com/FPCGolf?fbclid=IwAR0C4G1Q26j8rdMBAMUy8hj0ULi2LhKMru4edZGiT-PUNlERzdBb286RgRk .

Formosa agrees with the Texas Governor and Centers for Disease Control on use of masks. Formosa has provided over 60,000 masks, so far, to help slow and stop the spread of COVID-19 in work and community settings. Together, we can reduce the spread of this terrible virus. The use of masks and good social distancing is essential to this task.

Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. is proud to announce a $5 million donation by New Mighty Foundation, a charitable organization funded by one of its major shareholders, to food banks in Louisiana, Texas, and New Jersey.  This donation is part of the company’s commitment to sustainable development and the United Nations goal to achieve “Zero Hunger”.  Formosa has manufacturing operations in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Point Comfort, Texas.  New Jersey is home to the corporate office

The "Food Banks of the Golden Cresent" (FBGC) based in Victoria, Texas is one of the donation receipients.  They serve Texas counties surrounding the Formosa Texas facility located in Point Comfort,Texas.  Pictured at the presentation held July 2, 2020 are (R-L) Texas District 27 Congressman Michael Cloud, Texas State Representative Geanie Morrison, Jack Wu, Formosa Vice President of Business Development, Robin Cadle, CEO /President of the the FBGC, Angela Hartmann, FBGC Board Chair and Angie Stafford, FBGC Boad Vice Chair.

Formosa Religious Trust Fund 2019 Grants totaling $42,000 were distributed to 35 separate religious based organizations December 11, 2019 during a luncheon held at the Formosa Guest House in Point Comfort.  Pictured are recipients of the grants. The Trust Fund has been in place for 23 years and provides grants to religious organizations in the three county areas of Calhoun, Jackson and Victoria counties. The Formosa Plastics Religious Trust was established in 1995 by Formosa’s Founder/Chairman Y. C. Wang with a $1,000,000 gift. Chairman Wang directed that income from the trust be used to promote religion and religious activities in Calhoun, Jackson and Victoria Counties. Since its inception, and including the recent awards, the Trust has distributed a total of $1,140,431 to support religious projects in the three county areas.

If anyone is interested in applying for a grant from the Formosa Religious Trust Fund, information can be obtained from Steve Marwitz at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (361) 987-7701. Applications for grants from the Formosa Plastics Religious Fund Trust should be submitted in care of the Trustee to the First National Bank, P. O. Drawer 7, Port Lavaca, Texas 77979-0007.

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