台湾纸业公司原来计划在澳大利亚塔司马尼亚省创建年产50万吨漂白硫酸盐木浆厂，后决定予以搁置。这项计划原拟投资8．36—9．88亿美元，台纸出资40％，澳方出资60％。后因澳政府将于1998年实施《加强环境保护》政策，因而影响投资成本剧增，合作条件不符理想，致使台纸暂予搁 Taiwan Paper Company originally planned to create a bleached kraft pulp mill with an annual output of 500,000 tons in Tasmania, Australia and decided to shelve it. The plan originally planned to invest 8.3-9.88 billion U.S. dollars, 40% for Taiwanese paper, and 60% for Australia. After the Australian government will implement the “enhanced environmental protection” policy in 1998, it will affect the sharp increase in investment costs and the conditions of cooperation are not ideal, resulting in the temporary suspension of Taiwan’s paper.