- CEO
- Chia-Hsiung Tseng
- Full Time Employees
- 379
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Address
- No. 4, Hsing Kung Road Taipei TP Taiwan 81567
- IPO Date
- Dec 21, 1988
- Business
- Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation (1312.TW) manufactures and sells petrochemical products, synthetic resins, plastics, and related chemicals primarily in Taiwan. The company produces styrene monomer and by-products including toluene and hydrogen; acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins used in automobile parts, luggage, toys, pipelines, valves, and 3C product housings such as PC monitors, modems, and scanners; polystyrene (PS) resins for food containers, toys, plastic cards, and 3C products; styrene acrylonitrile (SAN) resins for cassettes, batteries, disposable lighters, electric fan blades, and air conditioner parts; and GPPC GRAMiD Polyamide 6,6 (Nylon PA66), Taiwan's only domestically produced nylon used in electronics, instrumentation, machinery, automotive components, home appliances, oil pipes, precision engineering, textiles, sporting goods, daily necessities, and medical equipment; along with steam, electricity from cogeneration, and hydrogen products. Founded in 1973 as Delta Petrochemical Corporation and renamed Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation in 1984, the company is headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with approximately 1,200 employees and operations focused on the domestic market alongside subsidiaries and joint ventures in China such as Zhenjiang GPPC Chemical Co., Ltd. (SAN/ABS production), ZhangZhou Chi Mei Chemical (30.4% stake, ABS), and QuanZhou Grand Pacific Chemical Co., Ltd. (propylene, polypropylene, hydrogen). Recent developments include a 2023 capital increase via 200,000,000 new common shares for cash; ABS products obtaining India BIS certification in 2024 to support expansion into Southeast Asian and Indian markets; the 2020 establishment of QuanZhou Grand Pacific Chemical; the 2018 formation of ZhangZhou Chi Mei Chemical joint venture; and the 2016 addition of a second Nylon 66 production line for engineering plastics and industrial filaments.