But once again the unexpected happened: A number of international petrochemical materials manufacturers were hit by disasters like explosions or floods, so the global price continued to climb--so high, in fact, that Formosa Plastics itself felt it was "ridiculous" and took the initiative to keep prices down.
在四、五個月的加緊趕工出貨後，本來以為風波即將平息，沒想到幾家國際石化原料廠竟又接連發生爆炸及被洪水淹沒等天災人禍，使得國際價格持續飛漲，漲得台塑自己都覺得「離譜」而主動壓低售價。