When duPont announced last August 1st that it had applied to build an NT $ 6.4 billion (about US $ 160 million) titanium dioxide plant with an annual production capacity of 60,000 metric tons, and when its application was approved by the ROC Investment Commission 18 days later, the news went by without much fuss.
從去年八月一日，經濟部次長吳梅村與杜邦在台分公司總經理柯思祿共同舉行記者會，說明杜邦已提出申請，計畫投資新台幣六十四億元，興建一座年產六萬噸二氧化鈦廠，乃至十八天後申請經投審會通過，都只是報上一條不起眼的新聞。