Unexpectedly, beginning in the second quarter, rumors began to circulate of a shortage, and the international price began to rise. Overnight, downstream factories flooded Formosa Plastics with orders, making the "feeling" of a shortage even more intense.
不料第二季開始，突然傳出缺貨的風聲，國際價格開始調漲，一下子下游廠商紛紛向台塑進貨囤積，使得缺貨「感覺上」更嚴重。