Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/21
By: Pan Tzi-yu and Elizabeth Hsu 

Taipei, Oct. 21 (CNA) State-run oil refiner CPC Corp., Taiwan revealed on Sunday that the quality of some of its 95 unleaded octane gasoline supplied by its refinery in Taoyuan was substandard.

The company said measures have been taken to control the damage, including the suspension of sales and provisions for compensation for affected customers.

CPC called a press conference earlier in the day to reveal that the gasoline supplied by the Taoyuan refinery to three CPC pumps in northern Taiwan failed to pass quality tests during the company’s irregular spot checks at its gas stations around the country Oct. 16.

A probe was then launched, which found that the substandard gasoline was the result of an unstable additive produced at the refinery, CPC said, adding that the refinery also discovered an output problem on Oct. 1, Oct. 9 and Oct. 10.    [FULL  STORY]