Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/28
By: Fan Ching-yi and Frances Huang 

Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 28 (CNA) A steel mill owned by the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), one of Taiwan’s largest conglomerates, has been put on a special environmental watch list by Vietnamese authorities, according to a media report Tuesday.

The report on the Vietnamese news site VnExpress said the inclusion of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp. on the watch list was due to a toxic waste spill at the steel plant in 2016.

In an interview with VnExpress, Hoang Van Thuc, deputy director general of the Vietnam Environment Administration, said the FPG steel plant was among 28 big companies listed as potential sources of pollution.

The environmental watch list, compiled by Vietnamese authorities for the first time, is subject to change based on the performance of the companies listed, he said.
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