2. Announcements

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. 

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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 Plastics Corp., Texas donated $141 thousand for the Formosa Texas – Calhoun High School – Scholarship Foundation. The purpose of the foundation is to provide annual scholarships to top graduates at Calhoun High School.  This year the foundation awarded $48,000 in scholarships to 24 CHS graduates.  Since 1993 the foundation has distributed over $1.2 million. This donation will help ensure that the foundation will be able to sustain the current level of scholarships awarded for future generations.

PICTURE CAPTION: POINT COMFORT, TX (June 4, 2020) – Jack Wu, FPC TX Vice President and Rick Crabtree, FPC General Manager present the donation to Calhoun County Independent School District Superintendent Larry Nichols and Bill Harvey, CCISD Board President.   This picture reflects masking practices for social distancing in place at the time of COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 – depicting a unique time period in history.

 

Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas has awarded the prestigious $10,000 “National Merit Formosa Plastics Corporation, U.S.A. Scholarship” certificate to senior, Anthony Liu. Anthony graduated from Calhoun High School on May 29, 2020 and will be attending the University of Texas – Austin and majoring in Electrical Engineering.

PICTURE CAPTION: POINT COMFORT, TX (June 4, 2020) – Jack Wu, FPC TX Vice President (far right) and Rick Crabtree, FPC TX General Manager (far left), Anthony Liu (center), son of George Liu (Formosa Mechanical Maintenance) and Ms. Amy Lin. This picture reflects masking practices for social distancing in place at the time of COVID-19 pandemic during 2020 creating a unique senior year memory for Anthony to remember.

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PICTURE CAPTION: POINT COMFORT, TX (June 4, 2020) – Scholarship recipient Anthony Liu with his parents, George Liu and Amy Lin.

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.

Formosa - Edna Elementary Science Fair Judge Volunteers pictured are (l-r) Arpitha Madduru Prasad of the Engineering Center and Nathan Almanzar - Maintenance Material Control. Lance Harlan of the Formosa Training and Development Center was also a volunteer judge (see below picture). Thanks to all for your dedication to the education of our children and participating as a community volunteer.  Formosa employees interested in volunteering time to your local schools, contact your ISD district office or Steve Marwitz at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

“What makes a science fair project such a great learning experience is that it involves so much more than science. I always look forward to judging science fairs, learning the concepts employed by the students and witnessing the talents of the children.”  - Arpitha Madduru Prasad - Formosa Plastics Civil Engineer.

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The 1st Bi-Annual High School Welding Cup was held at the Formosa Training and Development Center Welding School Wednesday, December 11, 2019.  Thirty-two area high school students were challenged to compete with other high schools from Beeville, Calhoun, Goliad, Hallettsville and Victoria.  Overhead Plate and Vertical Plate welding criteria were the focus of the event.  Following the competition the 2nd Annual Welding Expo was held to show the students the latest techniques and equipment available for welders.

Pictured left to right are: Overhead Plate 3rd place winner Nicholas Longoria - Calhoun High School, 2nd place Donovan Salazar - Victoria ISD Career and Technology Institute, 1st place Aubrey Lopez - AC Jones High School, Beeville, Mike Tolar and Dakota Stockman - Competition Coordinators, Vertical Plate 1st place winner Martello Villarreal - AC Jones High School, Beeville, 2nd place Dylan Mutchler - AC Jones High School, Beeville, and 3rd place Garret Luke - AC Jones High School, Beeville.

The Welding Cup competition will be held again in April 2020 at the Formosa Training and Development Center. .

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL CONTESTANTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE WELDING CUP!

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