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//4.2 Sustainable Resource Management// Raw Material Management

TGI's main products include flat glass, fiberglass, and glassware. The major materials used in production
include silica sand, limestone, dolomite, soda ash and recycled scrap glass (cullet). In 2018, TGI used Leadership CH.1 Sustainable Glass
approximately 302,800 tons of silica sand, more than any other material. The consumption of these materials
//Sustainable Resource Management Policy// is listed below:

Global resources production is declining. On the demand side, it has grown year by year.
By increasing the efficiency of the energy resources using, TGI has actively reduced the Major Material Consumption Ratio
Importance
percentage of energy costs, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and promoted energy- CH.2 Ethical
saving green production to achieve sustainable and environmental friendly goals. 25% Silica sand Dolomite Limestone
Soda ash Scrap glass Operation
45%
We continue to promote energy-saving and carbon reduction actions and strive to Note: Other material including kaolin, colemanite,
Policy and 11%
Commitment improve the efficiency of energy using in glass production. Through energy-saving and nepheline was only used in an insignificant
measures, TGI reduced the impact of operating costs on the environment. 8% amount and therefore was not listed above.
11%

¾ The Taoyuan Factory promoted energy-saving and carbon reduction projects such CH.3 Quality
as the addition of sludge dewatering machine, D1 exhaust fan control energy saving
and other improvement programs. Management
¾ The Hsinchu Factory completed the 70% rainwater and sewage diversion device; Major Material Consumption (Ton)
increase the water storage tank (add 2 pools) to recycle the production water.
¾ The Taichung Factory strictly demand waste sorting, recycled waste glass raw 311,171
materials, and increased recycle-materials input. 400,000 323,116 302,821 2016
300,000 180,557
¾ The Lukang Factoryj 73,533 79,265 189,324 170,668 2017
Action Method Ǻ Pallet recycling 200,000 70,819 73,531 48,372 83,476 73,918 2018
ǻ Continue to increase the efficiency of recycled water, and start sludge recovery in 2018 100,000 45,987 52,044
Ǽ Promote "Green factory clean production certification" 0 Protection CH.4 Environmental
ǽ Adding waste gas system improvement equipment, costing about 0.6 billion NTD Silica sand Dolomite Limestone Soda ash Scrap glass
Ǿ A course in Industry 4.0 has begun in October 2018
¾ The Lukang flat glass Factory cost about 100 million NTD to upgrade the exhaust
system, for reusing or recycling dust collection ash.
¾ The Changpin Factory improved energy conservation for cutting and cutting Recycle of Scrap Glass
machines, reviewing the recycling water system and water saving measures every
year. CH.5 Friendly
A glass is highly recyclable. Thanks to this feature, in the future government and the society certainly
will support the use of glass as packing material due to environmental concerns. TGI's flat glass factories use Workplace
¾ The Taoyuan Factory reduced CO 2 emissions by 957 tons.
recycled scrap glass in production.
¾ As a legal person and natural person of a contract capacity of more than 800
kilowatts, the Taichung Factory has, according to the Article 9 of Energy Administration
Goals and Targets
Act, established the objectives of conserving 1% of electricity. TGI's container factory recycles its blemished and scraped products, which reduces the consumption CH.6
¾ The Lukang flat glass FactoryjAir pollutants NOx 300ppm ->180ppm ; SOx 100ppm of ore and the environmental impact. Recycle yards recycle scraped glass products and ship them to the
->60ppm; Particle 50->25 mg/m 3; The cullet recovery ratio target is more than 10%. Hsinchu Factory. These recycled products will be selected, washed, smashed and screened before being Care
used as raw materials for production. Recycling reduces waste and consumption of ore, which benefits Community
¾ The Taoyuan Factory reduced 987 tons of CO 2 emissions, achieving success rate of 103%. the environment. A scraped glass is not considered as waste in the glass industry. Instead, it is the material
¾ The Taichung Factory has increased the use of kiln furnaces, making it difficult to meet needed for production. Glass containers are the type of product most consumers are familiar with and the
the goal of saving electricity. However, Taichung Factory has proposed improvement most demanded product in the glass industry. Therefore adding scraped glass into the molten glass is both
Objective Evaluation plans in all aspects, saving 371,059 kWh of electricity and reducing CO 2 emissions by
205.6 tons. beneficial environmentally and economically. In addition to recycling scrap glass, TGI also recycles all the
reusable packaging material in the production process; Not only does this reduces cost, it also reduces our
¾ The Lukang flat glass Factory: The proportion of recycled cullet used is about 15% on
average, reaching the target. environmental impact and fulfills our corporate social responsibilities.

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