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Project: Formosa Plastics Global Archive

The Formosa Plastics Global Archive supports a transnational network of people concerned about the operations of the Formosa Plastics Corporation, one of the world's largest petrochemical

Zoe Friese Undergraduate Thesis Chinese Translation

A traditional Chinese summary of the StoryMaps webpage associated with my thesis research findings.

Photo Essay: Formosa Plastics Museum, Taoyuan

This is a collaborative photo essay about the Formosa Plastics Group Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

Alliances Across Borders, An Honors Thesis

I am posting this honors thesis in the Formosa Plastics Global Archive to promote accessibility of my findings to study participants.

Visualizing Formosa Plastics

Mini Toy Building Set of Formosa Plastics Group Museum

Mini, Lego-like building set depicting the Formosa Plastics Group Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Purchased from the museum souvenir shop and assembled by Zoe Friese.

Gray and white, small circular structure made from tiny, Lego-like pieces depicting Formosa Plastics Group Museum.

Formosa Plastics Violations and Fines in Texas

These posters were printed for a public hearing held in US congress, organized by the International Monitoring Formosa Alliance.

FPG's Global Reach: Corporate Maps

Global map of Formosa Plastics activity sites, highlighting China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the United States as primary locations of facilities.

Dark wall shows world map, with white dots and city names at self proclaimed facility sites.

Petrochemical Display: Indigenous Traditional Weaving Statue

Artificial display of an indigenous person doing traditional weaving of fabrics in the Formosa Plastics Museum, located in Taoyuan, Taiwan.

CIEL Report: Formosa Plastics as a Case Study

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Annotation of

Formosa Plastics Group: A Serial Offender of Environmental and Human Rights (A Case Study) (Oct 2021)

In response to

How is Formosa Plastics talked and worried about in this setting? (Meta)

CIEL's report is the first I have encountered to attempt to give a comprehensive analysis of Formosa Plastics and its impact on communities. The report breaks down the corporation's story into several sections: its origins and convoluted corporate structure, its primary products and common health risks of production, documented legal violations, and environmental justice threats. Together, the 100-page document covers significant ground, yet is readable in under an hour. It includes key statistics that are understandable without extensive background. I believe this report, as a mode of communication, finds an outstanding balance between accessible language, analysis, brevity, and detail. Activists and researchers alike should strive for the same qualities in their knowledge-sharing strategies.