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CP Cleaner Production Taiwan CP Newsletter Vol. 1, No. , December 2005 4 From the Editor In 2005, a lot of global environmental related issues, such as EU Directives and Kyoto Protocol were widely speculated or become effective. The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) of Ministry of Economic Affair (MOEA) of R.O.C. has continually implemented governmental projects and programs for years in responding to those issues and helping the industries in Taiwan pursue cleaner production (CP) and sustainable development. Consultation, promotion and other measurements are utilized in those governmental projects to aid the industries to reach their particular needs. Depending on different needs and requirements, hundreds of manufacturers applied for those various projects, and some particular consulting organizations would also involved. In behalf of introducing the government's efforts in CP and sustainable development, we try to review some projects and their achievements in this volume. Owing to “Green Supply Chain,” “Design for Environment” and “Greenhouse Gas Emission,” the 3 hottest issues were reported in the previous newsletters, ………continued on page 5 Contents: From the Editor 01 CP Specials - The Promotion of the Recycling Industry in Taiwan–2005 Recycling Industry Promotion Project 02 - Implementation of the Industrial Waste Clearance and Treatment Guidance Project 04 - The Promotion of EMS/OHSAS in Taiwan–2005 Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection Management Consulting Project 06 - Introduction to the Industrial Excellence Awards 08 CP Technologies - Resource Recovery of TFT-LCD Electric-optical Wasted Glass as Eco-building Material 10 CP Highlights - Recycling Industry Promotion by Industrial Development Bureau 12 - Practices of Air Pollution Reduction in a Semiconductor Fab 13 - Example for Industrial GHG Accounting–Uni-president Enterprises Corp. 13 - Optimization Operation of Low- density Fluorine Department Processing Facilities 14 - Sharing Experiences of Environmental Accounting System 15 RoHS Service Corps - Annual Review Report of the MOEA RoHS Service Corps 16 leaner roduction

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CPCleaner

ProductionTaiwan CPNewsletter

Vol. 1, No. , December 20054From the Editor

In 2005, a lot of global environmental related issues, such as

EU Directives and Kyoto Protocol were widely speculated or

become effective. The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB)

of Ministry of Economic Affair (MOEA) of R.O.C. has

continually implemented governmental projects and

programs for years in responding to those issues and helping

the industries in Taiwan pursue cleaner production (CP) and

sustainable development.

Consultation, promotion and other measurements are

utilized in those governmental projects to aid the industries

to reach their particular needs. Depending on different needs

and requirements, hundreds of manufacturers applied for

those various projects, and some particular consulting

organizations would also involved. In behalf of introducing the

government's efforts in CP and sustainable development, we

try to review some projects and their achievements in this

volume.

Owing to “Green Supply Chain,” “Design for Environment”

and “Greenhouse Gas Emission,” the 3 hottest issues were

reported in the previous newsletters, ………continued on page 5

Contents:From the Editor 01

CP Specials- The Promotion of the Recycling Industry in Taiwan–2005 Recycling Industry Promotion Project 02

- Implementation of the Industrial Waste Clearance and Treatment Guidance Project 04

- The Promotion of EMS/OHSAS in Taiwan–2005 Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection Management Consulting Project 06

- Introduction to the Industrial Excellence Awards 08

CP Technologies- Resource Recovery of TFT-LCD Electric-optical Wasted Glass as Eco-building Material 10

CP Highlights- Recycling Industry Promotion by Industrial Development Bureau 12

- Practices of Air Pollution Reduction in a Semiconductor Fab 13

- Example for Industrial GHG Accounting–Uni-president Enterprises Corp. 13

- Optimization Operation of Low- density Fluorine Department Processing Facilities 14

- Sharing Experiences of Environmental Accounting System 15

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The Promotion of the Recycling Industry in Taiwan –2005 Recycling Industry Promotion Project

-- Mr. HUANG, Jason, Mr. CHANG Amos,Taiwanese Green Productivity Foundation

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■ Introduction

■ 2005 Recycling Industry Promotion Project

Due to the limited resources and the

sustainable economic development become

major trends of our society, promoting

industrial waste recycling is one of the key

factors for sustainable development. As the

recycling industry requires high technology

support, faces high marketing risks, and

provides high added profit value, the IDB has

implemented the "Recycling Industry

Promotion Project" since 2000 to promote the

development of recycling industry in Taiwan.

By 2003, the promotion project had been

included as part of Challenge 2008, the

National Development Plan. It is expected that

the promotion project will facilitate industry

waste recycling, increase the investment of the

recycling industry and create economic

benefits.

In 2005, the promotion project is focusing on

regulation review, industry development

consultation, industrial waste recycling

information exchange, and promotion of

recycling and green products. The

accomplishments of the promotion project are

listed as follows:

1. With regulation review, the promotion project

has helped the IDB to review the current

industrial waste recycling management system,

and to encourage the industries to adopt

recycling principles. Two kind of industrial

wastes have been proclaimed as recyclable

industry wastes in 2005, which is estimated to

increase industrial waste recycling by 63,000

metric tons/year, save industrial waste

treatment costs of up to 550 million NTD/year

and create recycling benefits of up to 127

million NTD/year.

2. There were 88 industrial waste recycling

applications examined in 2005, of which 56

were approved, whereby 316,000 metric

tons/year of industrial waste is recyclable. The

benefit of recycling is 1.07 billion NTD/year.

3. Since 2000, the promotion project has helped

to draft 13 guidelines for using recycling

products in public construction projects. On

the other hand, the project also helped to

constitute 32 Chinese National Standards

(CNS) for recycling products. By establishing

■ Conclusion

Through the efforts of the

project, the quantity of

industrial waste recycling has

increased from 8 million

metric tons (MMT) in 2002

to 10.7 MMT in 2005, as

shown in Figure 1. The

product value of the

recycling industry is expected

to reach 3.64 billion NTD by

the end of 2005.

Since resource recycling and sustainable

development has become a significant value in

modern society, promoting industrial waste

recycling is critical to sustainable development.

Industries that promote industrial waste

recycling also benefit from saving industrial

waste treatment costs, maximizing the values

of resources and enhancing the corporate

image. It is clear that the future of industrial

development in Taiwan will be based on

resource recycling and the recycling industry

should play a major role in it.

these recycling product verifications and

standards, the promotion project has made

recycling products more competitive and

acceptable in the market.

4. The Recycling Industry Website has been

operating since June 2001. This website

provides the recycling industry with online

consultation services and the latest

information, including promotion activities,

training courses, and recycling technology

development. Up to the present, the website

has been visited by more than 180,000 guests

and more than 40,000 guests visited in 2005.

By sharing information and providing the latest

news, the website is one of the major

resources for the recycling industry sector in

Taiwan.

5. The promotion project has also accomplished

other achievements, such as holding a recycling

technology exchange forum, regulation training,

recycling product exhibitions and international

recycling conferences to provide individuals

recycling training and to promote recycled

products.

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■ Conclusion

Through the efforts of the

project, the quantity of

industrial waste recycling has

increased from 8 million

metric tons (MMT) in 2002

to 10.7 MMT in 2005, as

shown in Figure 1. The

product value of the

recycling industry is expected

to reach 3.64 billion NTD by

the end of 2005.

Since resource recycling and sustainable

development has become a significant value in

modern society, promoting industrial waste

recycling is critical to sustainable development.

Industries that promote industrial waste

recycling also benefit from saving industrial

waste treatment costs, maximizing the values

of resources and enhancing the corporate

image. It is clear that the future of industrial

development in Taiwan will be based on

resource recycling and the recycling industry

should play a major role in it.

these recycling product verifications and

standards, the promotion project has made

recycling products more competitive and

acceptable in the market.

4. The Recycling Industry Website has been

operating since June 2001. This website

provides the recycling industry with online

consultation services and the latest

information, including promotion activities,

training courses, and recycling technology

development. Up to the present, the website

has been visited by more than 180,000 guests

and more than 40,000 guests visited in 2005.

By sharing information and providing the latest

news, the website is one of the major

resources for the recycling industry sector in

Taiwan.

5. The promotion project has also accomplished

other achievements, such as holding a recycling

technology exchange forum, regulation training,

recycling product exhibitions and international

recycling conferences to provide individuals

recycling training and to promote recycled

products.

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Incidents of inappropriate treatment of industrial

waste have been common in recent years, and

the continued tightening of the environmental

protection agency's control measures on

industrial waste, as well as the expansion of the

Internet reporting system, have made both the

general public and industry pay attention to the

issue of industrial waste clearance and treatment.

As a result, the IDB initiated the two-year

Industrial Waste Clearance and Treatment

Instruction Project in 2004. In addition to

offering instruction, training and legal & technical

advice to industry, the project aims to help

industry bring about waste minimization,

recovery and reuse in order to reduce pollution

and improve the functions of pollution

prevention facilities. The hope is that legal,

reasonable, effective and reliable treatments will

be applied to industrial waste, and that pollution

pressures can be brought down to create an

industrial environment concerned with both

environmental protection and economic

development. As the extended project entered

its second year in 2005, the main points were as

follows:

1. Bring together the resources and experiences

of county and city governments and industrial

associations to organize waste clearance

instruction and help industry plan waste

clearance programs on county, city and

industry levels in order to raise industrial

competitiveness and find satisfactory solutions

to waste clearance problems.

2. Respond to the Basel Convention and the

development of relevant draft treaties; control

the trend towards industrial waste moving

across borders; plan relevant response

strategies; and arrange industrial instruction to

ensure that industrial operations meet the

international standards while remaining

internationally competitive.

3. Respond to industrial demands and set up

joint waste clearance and treatment

organizations for industrial waste; instruct

institutional operators and shareholding

manufacturers to raise the efficiency of

environmental management in factories;

handle equipment functions and specialized

personnel skills to satisfactorily clear related

industrial waste.

The following is a compilation of concrete

achievements after a year of intense industrial

instruction within the scope of this project.

1. 22 meetings, lectures and symposia

aimed at the industrial waste clearance issue

have been held, attended by more than 1,500

Implementation of the Industrial Waste Clearance and Treatment Guidance Project

-- Mr. LIU, Jimmy C. M.,Sinotech Engineering Consultants, LTD

people. An additional 80 consultation

meetings about dealing with factory waste

clearance and treatment have been held at

plants. The economic results have saved more

than NTD 30 million by helping manufacturers

save on staff training costs, reduce the amount

paid in fines and increase investments. In

addition, 6 waste clearance studies have been

completed, 10 kinds of waste for industrial

material requests have been proposed, two

information booklets have been compiled and

printed, and two experiments testing the

feasibility of waste treatment techniques have

been completed. These will be of help to

industry in the solution of waste clearance

issues.

2. Assistance has been given to the quarrying

industry toward solving stone waste treatment

issues by increasing the recycling of stone

sludge in the form of cement by 60,000

metric tons per year. Assistance has also been

given to the planning and setting up of a stone

waste-handling terminal.

3. Assistance has been given to the tannery

industry to resolve legal restrictions on the

treatment of leather waste and with the

…………continued from page 1

we would focus on other subjects that are critical to CP, such as, recycling technology, industrial safety,

etc. In addition, we would introduce those projects' accomplishments and the experiences of

participating manufacturers as well.

At the end of this year, we would like to express our gratitude to all of our readers and writers.

Thank you for supporting us and the precious opinions and articles. In the future, we still sincerely

invite your comments regarding this newsletter ; please feel free to contact us by the e-mail address

at Page 16.

problem of opening up export markets for

leather meal. Assistance has also been given to

the glass industry to plan and set up a joint

treatment organization with the capability to

treat 12 million metric tons of waste annually.

4. The volume of fly ash from electrical arc

furnaces in domestic steel mills that can be

dealt with has been raised to 89,000 metric

tons per year and help has been given to plan

and set up a plant for the recovery of fly ash

resulting from steel production with the

capacity to handle 75,000 metric tons per

year.

5. Instruction has been given to joint clearance

institutions for the foundry, quarry, drug,

leather, surface treatment and electrical arc

furnace steel mill industries, which now can

provide an annual waste treatment volume of

273,000 metric tons and transform 250,000

metric tons to resources, thus saving NTD

780 million annually in waste clearance costs

and creating a resource transformation value

of NTD 560 million annually, through the

effective promotion of satisfactory treatment

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people. An additional 80 consultation

meetings about dealing with factory waste

clearance and treatment have been held at

plants. The economic results have saved more

than NTD 30 million by helping manufacturers

save on staff training costs, reduce the amount

paid in fines and increase investments. In

addition, 6 waste clearance studies have been

completed, 10 kinds of waste for industrial

material requests have been proposed, two

information booklets have been compiled and

printed, and two experiments testing the

feasibility of waste treatment techniques have

been completed. These will be of help to

industry in the solution of waste clearance

issues.

2. Assistance has been given to the quarrying

industry toward solving stone waste treatment

issues by increasing the recycling of stone

sludge in the form of cement by 60,000

metric tons per year. Assistance has also been

given to the planning and setting up of a stone

waste-handling terminal.

3. Assistance has been given to the tannery

industry to resolve legal restrictions on the

treatment of leather waste and with the

…………continued from page 1

we would focus on other subjects that are critical to CP, such as, recycling technology, industrial safety,

etc. In addition, we would introduce those projects' accomplishments and the experiences of

participating manufacturers as well.

At the end of this year, we would like to express our gratitude to all of our readers and writers.

Thank you for supporting us and the precious opinions and articles. In the future, we still sincerely

invite your comments regarding this newsletter ; please feel free to contact us by the e-mail address

at Page 16.

problem of opening up export markets for

leather meal. Assistance has also been given to

the glass industry to plan and set up a joint

treatment organization with the capability to

treat 12 million metric tons of waste annually.

4. The volume of fly ash from electrical arc

furnaces in domestic steel mills that can be

dealt with has been raised to 89,000 metric

tons per year and help has been given to plan

and set up a plant for the recovery of fly ash

resulting from steel production with the

capacity to handle 75,000 metric tons per

year.

5. Instruction has been given to joint clearance

institutions for the foundry, quarry, drug,

leather, surface treatment and electrical arc

furnace steel mill industries, which now can

provide an annual waste treatment volume of

273,000 metric tons and transform 250,000

metric tons to resources, thus saving NTD

780 million annually in waste clearance costs

and creating a resource transformation value

of NTD 560 million annually, through the

effective promotion of satisfactory treatment

and reuse of industrial waste.

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The Promotion of EMS/OHSAS in Taiwan –2005 Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection Management Consulting Project

-- Mr. LU, Guan-Lin,Taiwan Environmental Management Association

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■ EMS/OHSAS Demonstration Teams

The demonstration team program helps

manufacturers to establish EMS/OHSAS by

providing subsidies in order to enhance

manufacturers' environmental protection and

safety & health quality. This program guided

manufacturers to select registered consulting

organizations to cooperate with, in the mean

time, the program also required the consulting

organizations to uplift its quality and to train

more consultants. In 2005, 44 demonstration

teams have been involved in this program, it

could be divided into 28 EMS and 16 OHSAS

teams. The subsidies have reached a total of

NTD 11,212,949. According to the preliminary

estimates of the 44 EMS/OHSAS-established

teams, the total cost-saving effect of up to

NTD 281 million per year. To add other

factors, such as, increased production value,

additional investments and reduced risks, the

economic benefits of those 44 demonstration

teams will be around NTD 873 million per

year.

■ EMS/OHSAS Continuous Improvement Teams

4 EMS and 6 OHSAS continuous

improvement teams have been started in 2005,

with total subsidies reaching NTD 3,287,051.

The efforts of the consulting organizations have

The project provides industries with

comprehensive planning, guidance, assistance

and promotions in establishment of

environmental management system and

occupational safety and health management

system (EMS/OHSAS). The purpose of this

project is to help industries build practical

EMS/OHSAS as well as a management

mechanism allowing active identification, self-

improvement and self-check. As a result, the

ongoing implementation of this project will help

industry improve and gain concrete effects,

which will lead to create a sustainable

environment and improve the integral

competitiveness of our society. Each part of the

working items in this project will be described in

the following.

meant that each team had created concrete

achievements. Due to the EMS/OHSAS

improvements and corporate image uplifting,

the teams gain substantial economic benefits

and hidden benefit of risk reduction. It is

estimated that the total economic benefits

created by each team are about NTD 1.19

billion.

■ The Registration Mechanism of Consulting Organizations and Personnel

of EMS/OHSAS

To assist industries in establishing an effective

management system, and present their

management performance and

competitiveness, he IDB has innovatively

developed management mechanism of

registration for consulting organizations,

consultants, and training organizations in order

to uplift the quality of consulting organizations

and consultants. The mechanisms in Taiwan

has trained many specialized consultants, it also

improved the quality of consultation, and led to

many local companies obtaining ISO

14001certifications. According to statistics from

registration managers, there are 33 EMS

consulting organizations and 14 OHSAS

consulting organizations. Actual reports from

these organizations indicate that they have

already made up for more than 95% of the

domestic consulting market. It shows that

management mechanism now is crucial for

checking on the quality of consultation. In

addition, as international environmental

protection issues updated and domestic

legislation modified, this project is renewing

educational materials to reflect the changes in

international environmental protection

standards and local environmental and safety-

related legislation. To effectively promote

technical tools and improve the continuous

education training of consultants, three

advanced EMS/OHSAS courses is arranged in

north, central and south Taiwan.

■ Demonstration Consultation of Environmental Accounting

The adoption of environmental accounting will

help companies find ways to diminish

environmental impact, raise environmental

quality, reduce resource waste, and lower

production costs. The program has selected

China Steel and Super Textile Corporation to

join up with scholars and experts to implement

demonstration consultation for environmental

accounting, and establish the accounting system

which considers environmental burdens and

environmental effects. To promote the

efficiency of environmental accounting, one

promotion workshop and one achievement

workshop were held.

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meant that each team had created concrete

achievements. Due to the EMS/OHSAS

improvements and corporate image uplifting,

the teams gain substantial economic benefits

and hidden benefit of risk reduction. It is

estimated that the total economic benefits

created by each team are about NTD 1.19

billion.

■ The Registration Mechanism of Consulting Organizations and Personnel

of EMS/OHSAS

To assist industries in establishing an effective

management system, and present their

management performance and

competitiveness, he IDB has innovatively

developed management mechanism of

registration for consulting organizations,

consultants, and training organizations in order

to uplift the quality of consulting organizations

and consultants. The mechanisms in Taiwan

has trained many specialized consultants, it also

improved the quality of consultation, and led to

many local companies obtaining ISO

14001certifications. According to statistics from

registration managers, there are 33 EMS

consulting organizations and 14 OHSAS

consulting organizations. Actual reports from

these organizations indicate that they have

already made up for more than 95% of the

domestic consulting market. It shows that

management mechanism now is crucial for

checking on the quality of consultation. In

addition, as international environmental

protection issues updated and domestic

legislation modified, this project is renewing

educational materials to reflect the changes in

international environmental protection

standards and local environmental and safety-

related legislation. To effectively promote

technical tools and improve the continuous

education training of consultants, three

advanced EMS/OHSAS courses is arranged in

north, central and south Taiwan.

■ Demonstration Consultation of Environmental Accounting

The adoption of environmental accounting will

help companies find ways to diminish

environmental impact, raise environmental

quality, reduce resource waste, and lower

production costs. The program has selected

China Steel and Super Textile Corporation to

join up with scholars and experts to implement

demonstration consultation for environmental

accounting, and establish the accounting system

which considers environmental burdens and

environmental effects. To promote the

efficiency of environmental accounting, one

promotion workshop and one achievement

workshop were held.

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Introduction to the Industrial Excellence Awards

--Ms. CHEN, LydiaChina Productivity Center

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■Promotion of Technical Tools of EMS/OHSAS

With the 2005 awards, the IDB Industrial

Excellence Awards have now been awarded six

times. Every year the awards involve a strict

selection process, a grand award ceremony, and

exhibitions. This year, nine manufacturers were

awarded with the Enterprise Award, and the

This year, the project has helped 67

manufacturers implement EMS/OHSAS. The

achievements included: reduce production costs

NTD 524 million per year, increase production

value NTD 1.441 billion per year, accelerate

investment NTD 113 million per year, found

one new company and provided 302

employment opportunities. The total economic

effect is about NTD 2 billion per year; and the

economic benefits of each manufacturer is NTD

31 million per year. The comprehensive initiation

of EMS/OHSAS within the scope of this project

has brought good and concrete results with

regard to promoting and strengthening local

industrial management of environmental

protection and industrial safety.

individual Outstanding Achievement Award

went to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Company Chairman Morris Chang. Presidential

Office Secretary-General Yu Shyi-kun attended

the award ceremony to present the awards and

give a speech in which he encouraged the award

recipients to continue their efforts and to help

build a prosperous Taiwan.

The nine manufacturers awarded the Enterprise

Award this year were Tatung Co., China Electric

Mfg. Corporation and JI-EE Industry in the

mechanical and transportation industry category;

Moxa Technologies, Chi Mei Corporation and

BenQ Corporation in the electronic and

information industry category; Greco Eastern

Resins Industrial Co., Ltd, and Asia Cement in

the consumer and chemical industries category;

and Sino Environmental Services Corporation in

the technology services industry category.

The IDB established the Industrial Excellence

Awards in 2000 to encourage the domestic

manufacturing and technology service industries

to pay attention to industrial safety,

environmental protection, reduction of the use

of natural resources, implementation of

operations management and initiation of

technological innovation with the aim to create a

comprehensive improvement to sustainable

corporate competitiveness. Today, the IDB has

given awards to 79 outstanding companies and

the awards have become a benchmark for local

industry.

To create a credible award, the selection

process is divided into a three-stage review

process. There is a review committee for each

of the awards, and to guarantee an objective and

fair selection process, the five to seven members

in each of the review committees are chosen

from among relevant government agencies,

scholars, experts and civil organizations. This

means that each award winner will have an

outstanding record and be a worthy local

industrial leader with regard to industrial safety,

environmental protection, careful use of natural

resources, management efficiency, and social

contributions.

The winner of the Outstanding Achievement

Award has always been a leader on the cutting

edge of Taiwan's industry. Examples are Uni-

President Group President Kao Ching-yuan,

Yulon Motor Corp Chairwoman Wu Shuen-

wen, Acer Group Chairman Stan Shih and this

year's winner, Taiwan Semiconductor

Manufacturing Company Chairman Morris

Chang. Each one of these recipients is an

outstanding corporate leader who has made

great contributions to training his or her

successors, passing on his or her experience and

giving back to society. Their awards are good

examples of how fame follows merit.

To stimulate action, the Industrial Excellence

Awards also include activities at the awarded

companies that can be visited by local

manufacturers for free to study the awarded

company and its outstanding achievements on

site. This is a great learning opportunity for local

businesses, and it is always welcomed and

supported by local industry.

1. Promote of technical tools: continue to

promote EMS/OHSAS technical tools,

maintain and renew the tools, establish

technical tools platform; arrange one

symposium and apply technical tools in five

plants.

2. Provide resources and channels and training: it

is estimated that this project has trained

almost 600 people directly and almost 2,000

indirectly in the area of environmental

protection and industrial safety and health. In

addition, the project publishes the bimonthly

"Safety, Health and Environment Today,"

maintains the website, and mails electronic

newsletters in order to provide the public the

latest information and resources.

3. Expand the promotion effects: the project

organizes exhibitions and related activities

during the 2005 Industrial Safety &

Environmental Protection Week. Two

environmental protection exhibitions, and one

international symposium have given more than

3,000 people a better understanding of

industrial safety and environmental protection.

Furthermore, the consulting measures and

effects of Taiwan government was also

promoted to the public.

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individual Outstanding Achievement Award

went to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing

Company Chairman Morris Chang. Presidential

Office Secretary-General Yu Shyi-kun attended

the award ceremony to present the awards and

give a speech in which he encouraged the award

recipients to continue their efforts and to help

build a prosperous Taiwan.

The nine manufacturers awarded the Enterprise

Award this year were Tatung Co., China Electric

Mfg. Corporation and JI-EE Industry in the

mechanical and transportation industry category;

Moxa Technologies, Chi Mei Corporation and

BenQ Corporation in the electronic and

information industry category; Greco Eastern

Resins Industrial Co., Ltd, and Asia Cement in

the consumer and chemical industries category;

and Sino Environmental Services Corporation in

the technology services industry category.

The IDB established the Industrial Excellence

Awards in 2000 to encourage the domestic

manufacturing and technology service industries

to pay attention to industrial safety,

environmental protection, reduction of the use

of natural resources, implementation of

operations management and initiation of

technological innovation with the aim to create a

comprehensive improvement to sustainable

corporate competitiveness. Today, the IDB has

given awards to 79 outstanding companies and

the awards have become a benchmark for local

industry.

To create a credible award, the selection

process is divided into a three-stage review

process. There is a review committee for each

of the awards, and to guarantee an objective and

fair selection process, the five to seven members

in each of the review committees are chosen

from among relevant government agencies,

scholars, experts and civil organizations. This

means that each award winner will have an

outstanding record and be a worthy local

industrial leader with regard to industrial safety,

environmental protection, careful use of natural

resources, management efficiency, and social

contributions.

The winner of the Outstanding Achievement

Award has always been a leader on the cutting

edge of Taiwan's industry. Examples are Uni-

President Group President Kao Ching-yuan,

Yulon Motor Corp Chairwoman Wu Shuen-

wen, Acer Group Chairman Stan Shih and this

year's winner, Taiwan Semiconductor

Manufacturing Company Chairman Morris

Chang. Each one of these recipients is an

outstanding corporate leader who has made

great contributions to training his or her

successors, passing on his or her experience and

giving back to society. Their awards are good

examples of how fame follows merit.

To stimulate action, the Industrial Excellence

Awards also include activities at the awarded

companies that can be visited by local

manufacturers for free to study the awarded

company and its outstanding achievements on

site. This is a great learning opportunity for local

businesses, and it is always welcomed and

supported by local industry.

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Resource Recovery of TFT-LCD Electric-optical Wasted Glass as Eco-building Material

-- Mr. LIN, Kae-Long1, Mr. LIN, Chung-Yi2, Ms. TANG, Yi-Hua2, Mr. CHEN, Wen-Huei2,1Department of Environmental Engineering, National I-Lan University,

2Foundation of Taiwan Industry Service

■ Introduction

In Taiwan, the amount of wasted Thin Film

Transistor- Liquid Crystal Display (TFT-LCD)

had reached 6 million tons in 2005. The main

chemical components of TFT-LCD include

SiO2, Na2O and a little indium-tin-oxide (ITO).

The use of ITO coatings in the liquid crystal

displays provides good transparency and

conductivity with reduced charging of the

substrate surface. It is established that electric-

optical wasted glass is not suitable for such

treatment methods as landfill. A sintering

process provides an effective alternative in the

treatment and resource recycling of the glass.

The heat destroys organic residue and

stabilizes inorganic material and metals by

incorporating oxides of the elemental

constituents into a ceramic-like eco-building

material. The physical properties of the

stabilized material can be used as eco-building

material. The traditional method for treating

TFT-LCD electric-optical wasted glass is

insufficient and inadequate to meet the Waste

Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

Directives, and to achieve the purposes of

resource reducing, stabilizing and safe in the

future. This study investigates the sintering

characteristics and material properties of TFT-

LCD electric-optical wasted glass. The glass

was ground and pulverized, blended with clay,

using various substitution levels (0-40%), then

heated from 800˚C to 1,000˚C to make Eco-

brick. The brick material was then

characterized. Variations of the loss on

sintering, 24-hour water absorption, bulk

density, shrinkage, and compressive strength

and microstructure changes were determined.

■ Materials and Methods

The TFT-LCD electric-optical wasted glass was

obtained from TFT-LCD manufacturing plants

in Taiwan. The clay sample of normal bricks

was obtained from a local brick manufacturing

plant. In order to get uniform particle size, both

wasted glass and clay were crushed and

ground, passed 16 mesh sieves and then dried

for further applications. The chemical

compositions of the raw materials were

analyzed by X-ray fluorescence (XRF). As

required by the Chinese National Standards

(CNS) for building bricks, the brick samples

■ Conclusion

This work has demonstrated a feasible way of

using TFT-LCD electric-optical wasted glass as

a clay substitute to produce quality bricks

(called Eco-brick). It indicated that SiO2, Al2O3

and Fe2O3 were the primary components

found in the clay. SiO2, Na2O were the

primary components found in the TFT-LCD

electric-optical wasted glass. The leaching metal

concentrations of clay and TFT-LCD electric-

optical wasted glass are all within the Taiwan

EPA TCLP regulation limits.

The shrinkage of mixture increases

proportionally as adding the TFT-LCD electric-

optical wasted glass. The results show that

increasing the temperature results in an

increase in bulk density. The results of

compressive strength tests on the bricks made

from both clay and TFT-LCD electric-optical

wasted glass indicate that the strength is greatly

dependent on the amount of the wasted glass

in the Eco-brick and the heating temperature.

The specific gravity, water adsorption and

compressive strength results suggested that

Eco-brick made from mixtures containing TFT-

LCD electric-optical wasted glass could meet

the general requirements for bricks. Bricks

heated to 1000˚C could be considered for use

in the ceramic industry, because of their

expected high thermal stability and acid

resistance. The advantages of lower water

absorption rate, less weight loss on ignition,

and more compressive strength in these Eco-

bricks should stimulate the use of the TFT-

LCD electric-optical wasted glass as a brick

additive material in the near future.

then underwent a series of tests including firing

shrinkage, weight loss on ignition, water

absorption (CNS 1127-R3042), bulk density

(CNS 5090-A3089), TCLP leaching

concentrations (NIEA R201.13C) and

compressive strength to determine the quality

of bricks. Crystalline phases of all the heat-

treated samples and of the untreated ground

mixture were identified by X-ray diffraction

(XRD) analysis.

In order to investigate the feasibility of TFT-

LCD electric-optical wasted glass reuse in brick

making, the wasted glass content in the clay

mixture was varied from 0% to 40% by weight.

The mixtures were then homogenized in a

blender and molded by pressing at 60 kg/cm2

to form a 50 (L) x 25 (W) x 50 (H) bar. The

molded samples were air-dried at room

temperature for 24 hours, then oven dried at

80°C for another 24 hours for the removal of

water content, and then the dried samples

were heated. After the samples were heated

to a designated temperature (800, 900 and

1,000°C), the temperature heating rate of

10°C/min and the temperature was also

maintained for 6 hours by baking. Then the

samples were cooled to 300°C in 6 hours and

the furnace was cooled to room temperature.

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■ Conclusion

This work has demonstrated a feasible way of

using TFT-LCD electric-optical wasted glass as

a clay substitute to produce quality bricks

(called Eco-brick). It indicated that SiO2, Al2O3

and Fe2O3 were the primary components

found in the clay. SiO2, Na2O were the

primary components found in the TFT-LCD

electric-optical wasted glass. The leaching metal

concentrations of clay and TFT-LCD electric-

optical wasted glass are all within the Taiwan

EPA TCLP regulation limits.

The shrinkage of mixture increases

proportionally as adding the TFT-LCD electric-

optical wasted glass. The results show that

increasing the temperature results in an

increase in bulk density. The results of

compressive strength tests on the bricks made

from both clay and TFT-LCD electric-optical

wasted glass indicate that the strength is greatly

dependent on the amount of the wasted glass

in the Eco-brick and the heating temperature.

The specific gravity, water adsorption and

compressive strength results suggested that

Eco-brick made from mixtures containing TFT-

LCD electric-optical wasted glass could meet

the general requirements for bricks. Bricks

heated to 1000˚C could be considered for use

in the ceramic industry, because of their

expected high thermal stability and acid

resistance. The advantages of lower water

absorption rate, less weight loss on ignition,

and more compressive strength in these Eco-

bricks should stimulate the use of the TFT-

LCD electric-optical wasted glass as a brick

additive material in the near future.

then underwent a series of tests including firing

shrinkage, weight loss on ignition, water

absorption (CNS 1127-R3042), bulk density

(CNS 5090-A3089), TCLP leaching

concentrations (NIEA R201.13C) and

compressive strength to determine the quality

of bricks. Crystalline phases of all the heat-

treated samples and of the untreated ground

mixture were identified by X-ray diffraction

(XRD) analysis.

In order to investigate the feasibility of TFT-

LCD electric-optical wasted glass reuse in brick

making, the wasted glass content in the clay

mixture was varied from 0% to 40% by weight.

The mixtures were then homogenized in a

blender and molded by pressing at 60 kg/cm2

to form a 50 (L) x 25 (W) x 50 (H) bar. The

molded samples were air-dried at room

temperature for 24 hours, then oven dried at

80°C for another 24 hours for the removal of

water content, and then the dried samples

were heated. After the samples were heated

to a designated temperature (800, 900 and

1,000°C), the temperature heating rate of

10°C/min and the temperature was also

maintained for 6 hours by baking. Then the

samples were cooled to 300°C in 6 hours and

the furnace was cooled to room temperature.

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Recycling Industry Promotion by the Industrial Development Bureau

-- Mr. CHEN, Min-Hsiung,Taiwan Resource Recycling Industries Association

Practices of Air Pollution Reduction in a Semiconductor Fab

-- Mr. CHEN, Li-Der, Mr. WANG, Chun-Ming, Mr. LIN, Ching-Gaam,Mr. CHUNG, Kung-Yao Chung, Mr. CHUANG, Y. F.,

United Microelectronics Corporation

Example for Industrial GHG Accounting –Uni-president Enterprises Corp.

-- Mr. CHOU, Jonathan, Mr. CHEN, Yi-Jin, Mr. JIAN, Zhi-Xian,Mr. LI, Ke-Ming, Mr. CHEN, Xiu-Xin,

Uni-president Enterprises Corp.

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The recycling industry is an important green

industry featuring use of the knowledge

economy, knowledge management and high

added value in the new era. It is even treated as

a paramount industry in the 2008 national

development plan of the IDB. Thanks to the

joint efforts of the IDB and recycling companies

over the years, the Recycling Industry Counseling

Plan is beginning to yield development results.

Benefits achieved by the plan this year are most

remarkable, including increase of information

flow concerning waste exchange, flow and reuse;

reinforcement of the sharing of international

recycling technology and market information;

relaxation of waste recycling and reuse

regulations; free flow of recycling; studying and

revision of a number of specifications of recycling

products; enhancement of market

competitiveness of products; expansion of

technology discussion and exchange; upgrades of

technological standards; training of recycling

professionals; assistance to recycling companies

with the establishment of management models;

strengthening of the structure of the industry,

etc.

Furthermore, with the establishment of trade

associations this year, the strengths of recycling

companies in Taiwan are all integrated for the

promotion of benefits to the companies,

advocacy of the idea of valuing resources, and

preservation of the Earth.

Currently the direct benefits of the recycling of

industrial waste already reach NTD 46 billion or

more each year, while the reduction of the

consumption of natural resources and discharge

of greenhouse gas has raked in about NTD 26

billion in indirect benefits per year. All in all, the

total benefits of the recycling of industrial waste

can amount to NTD 80 billion each year. The

beneficial results of the plan are thus

demonstrable.

Taiwan Resource Recycling Industries

Association will continue to contribute its best

effort to the recycling and reuse of resources in

Taiwan in line with the IDB's recycling programs,

with a view to improve recycling technology and

the operating environment, and to encourage

industrial operation and environmental

protection on a continuous basis.

Air pollution control in semiconductor fabs is

very important, because the waste gas not only

influences human health but also has significant

impact on semiconductor manufacturing

processes.

According to our exterience, the kye points of

practical solutions to reduce air pollution is to

identify components and their concentrations in

the exhaust duct system, and then the removal

efficiency of scrubbers can be improved by

parametric optimization and addition of

surfactant.

After the actual execution, we can reduce air

pollution dramatically. HF emission can be

reduced by about 0.99 tons/year, NH3 emission

can be reduced by about 9.6 tons/year, O3

emission can be reduced by about 2.36

tons/year, F2 emission can be reduced by about

2.08 tons/year and the removal efficiency of the

VOCs treatment system can be kept above 95%

during a long operational period.

Since 2000, Uni-president Enterprises Corp. has

begun to account for the emission of GHG. Uni-

president was featured in a book, Sustainable

Care Roadmap to a Green Century. At that

time, we only calculated the consumption

amounts of oil and power, and didn't include

enough factors to complete the total amount of

GHG emissions. For this reason, we invited an

expert who worked in CTCI Foundation to hold

a training course on GHG issues. After training,

we drafted a plan for GHG Accounting in 2005.

Because the Kyoto Protocol has come into force

on February 16, 2005, we more fully understand

the importance of GHG Accounting.

Resource: 2005 Conference of Industrial Environmental Protection Engineering Practice (November 25, 2005)

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Practices of Air Pollution Reduction in a Semiconductor Fab

-- Mr. CHEN, Li-Der, Mr. WANG, Chun-Ming, Mr. LIN, Ching-Gaam,Mr. CHUNG, Kung-Yao Chung, Mr. CHUANG, Y. F.,

United Microelectronics Corporation

Example for Industrial GHG Accounting –Uni-president Enterprises Corp.

-- Mr. CHOU, Jonathan, Mr. CHEN, Yi-Jin, Mr. JIAN, Zhi-Xian,Mr. LI, Ke-Ming, Mr. CHEN, Xiu-Xin,

Uni-president Enterprises Corp.

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Air pollution control in semiconductor fabs is

very important, because the waste gas not only

influences human health but also has significant

impact on semiconductor manufacturing

processes.

According to our exterience, the kye points of

practical solutions to reduce air pollution is to

identify components and their concentrations in

the exhaust duct system, and then the removal

efficiency of scrubbers can be improved by

parametric optimization and addition of

surfactant.

After the actual execution, we can reduce air

pollution dramatically. HF emission can be

reduced by about 0.99 tons/year, NH3 emission

can be reduced by about 9.6 tons/year, O3

emission can be reduced by about 2.36

tons/year, F2 emission can be reduced by about

2.08 tons/year and the removal efficiency of the

VOCs treatment system can be kept above 95%

during a long operational period.

Since 2000, Uni-president Enterprises Corp. has

begun to account for the emission of GHG. Uni-

president was featured in a book, Sustainable

Care Roadmap to a Green Century. At that

time, we only calculated the consumption

amounts of oil and power, and didn't include

enough factors to complete the total amount of

GHG emissions. For this reason, we invited an

expert who worked in CTCI Foundation to hold

a training course on GHG issues. After training,

we drafted a plan for GHG Accounting in 2005.

Because the Kyoto Protocol has come into force

on February 16, 2005, we more fully understand

the importance of GHG Accounting.

Resource: 2005 Conference of Industrial Environmental Protection Engineering Practice (November 25, 2005)

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Optimization Operation of Low-density Fluorine Department Processing Facilities

-- Mr. YANG, Daniel, Mr. CHIN, Te-Chuan, Ms. CHUG, Y. P., Mr. CHUNG,Wen-Huang, Mr. LIN, Yi-Chen, Mr. CHUANG, Y. F., Mr. LU, Y. D.,

United Microelectronics Corporation

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We adopted ISO14001 structure at the

beginning of the project, and arranged an initial

meeting on March 22; the chairman of that

meeting was the top-level leader of Uni-

president Enterprises Corp. In the organization

meeting, we invited the expert to make a speech

on the impact of GHG to Uni-president

Enterprises Corp. The structure of the GHG

Accounting team was followed the organization

structure of energy team, the leader is the leader

of energy team, and E.P. section offers the

messages regarding GHG.

An EXCEL table was offered by the IDB, and

was modified to be suitable for use. The

accountant only needs to put the original data

(such as oil, power, etc.) into the EXCEL table,

and then the EXCEL table will automatically

calculate the amount of GHG. The result must

be verified by a third party, so the data is

recorded in the intranet for future exchange.

We hope to share the experience with other

industries.

Semi-conductor wastewater can be classified

into generally sour, alkali, organic and fluorine

department wastewater; among them the

fluorine department takes the most main

processing facilities. Wastewater handling

methods are divided into: (1) The traditional

decline method; and (2) The fluid bed method.

Domestically, most wastewater producers mainly

still use traditional decline methods to increase

the CaCl2 (or Ca (OH)2) in order to treat the

fluorine ions.

The traditional fluorine department wastewater

mainly comes from 49% HF dilution in the

manufacturing process. Exhausting this path is a

simple process because its concentration is high

and its change is small. But in recent years there

have been requests for the manufacturer to

enforce a manufacturing process recovery rate

strictly greater than 85%, and to recover

resources from the waste gas processing facilities

(such as the Local scrubber and the Central

scrubber) that produce wastewater. Now

facilities produce wastewater with low fluorine

density that contains other ion-bearing

wastewater.

The fluorine department system must process

this low fluorine density wastewater. Operating

by reach and incrementally correcting

parameters can produce the best processing

effects, with the best efficiency and best

reductions in chemical usage. Colleagues

cooperate across section and factory area

divisions to merge available QIT skills and

perform experiments. Solid factory testing shows

the optimal operation parameters and reduces

the need for chemicals.

Sharing Experiences of Environmental Accounting System

-- Mr. CIOU, Jin-Cheng1, Mr. LU, Guan-Lin2,1Super Textile Corporation,

2Taiwan Environmental Management Association

Super Textile Corporation has for many years

dedicated its efforts toward pollution prevention,

using fewer natural resources and reducing

waste. The company has received many awards

and honors. To coordinate with sustainable

development strategies and in response to

international environmental protection trends,

the company has taken the initiative to set up an

environmental accounting system to establish a

basis to evaluate the cost benefit of its corporate

environmental protection, industrial safety, and

health efficiency standards, and to improve the

company's competitiveness.

Within the company's current accounting

system, the environmental cost accounting

system adds a post for environmental protection

activity expenses. Cost statistics for these

environmental protection activities are calculated

for the period from January 1 to December 31

each year. Financial information concerning

environmental activities provided by the

company's different departments is used to

establish a basis to evaluate the cost benefit of

environmental protection, industrial safety, and

health efficiency standards. It also be used as a

reference for relevant management decisions.

Such information can be given to consumers,

partners and neighborhood communities a

concrete understanding of the company's efforts

toward environmental protection and can

improve the company's image as a participant in

environmental protection activities.

Resource: 2005 Conference of Industrial Environmental Protection Engineering Practice (November 25, 2005)

Resource: 2005 Conference of Industrial Environmental Protection Engineering Practice (November 25, 2005)

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The fluorine department system must process

this low fluorine density wastewater. Operating

by reach and incrementally correcting

parameters can produce the best processing

effects, with the best efficiency and best

reductions in chemical usage. Colleagues

cooperate across section and factory area

divisions to merge available QIT skills and

perform experiments. Solid factory testing shows

the optimal operation parameters and reduces

the need for chemicals.

Sharing Experiences of Environmental Accounting System

-- Mr. CIOU, Jin-Cheng1, Mr. LU, Guan-Lin2,1Super Textile Corporation,

2Taiwan Environmental Management Association

Super Textile Corporation has for many years

dedicated its efforts toward pollution prevention,

using fewer natural resources and reducing

waste. The company has received many awards

and honors. To coordinate with sustainable

development strategies and in response to

international environmental protection trends,

the company has taken the initiative to set up an

environmental accounting system to establish a

basis to evaluate the cost benefit of its corporate

environmental protection, industrial safety, and

health efficiency standards, and to improve the

company's competitiveness.

Within the company's current accounting

system, the environmental cost accounting

system adds a post for environmental protection

activity expenses. Cost statistics for these

environmental protection activities are calculated

for the period from January 1 to December 31

each year. Financial information concerning

environmental activities provided by the

company's different departments is used to

establish a basis to evaluate the cost benefit of

environmental protection, industrial safety, and

health efficiency standards. It also be used as a

reference for relevant management decisions.

Such information can be given to consumers,

partners and neighborhood communities a

concrete understanding of the company's efforts

toward environmental protection and can

improve the company's image as a participant in

environmental protection activities.

Resource: 2005 Conference of Industrial Environmental Protection Engineering Practice (November 25, 2005)

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Annual Review Report of the MOEA RoHS Service Corps

The MOEA RoHS Service Corps held its annual review conference at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology on November 29, 2005. Members of the MOEA RoHS Service Corps took parts to show the audience their achievement of this year.

The IDB and Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA), demonstrated their efforts in assisting top 60 leading exporters (enterprises) to EU and the other enterprises that were concerned to build up their green supply chains to meet RoHS directive and related requirements. Department of Industrial Technology(DoIT), presented its G-plan, which helped Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacture Association (TEEMA), in setting up a green information platform for all the green vendors. IDB also reviewed the listed enterprises' response to the RoHS issue to make sure they can meet the related requirements.

With the help of the MOEA RoHS Service Corps, which is consisted of the Industrial Technology Research Institute, Corporate Synergy Development Center, National Cheng Kung University Business Incubation Center, Taiwan Electronics Testing Center, and Foundation of Taiwan Industry Service, they presented their methodologies and efforts in providing assistance to the venders of the top 60 enterprises in order to satisfied the enterprises’ green supply chain requirements. The ASUSTeK Computer Inc. and HTC Corporation shared their experience about cooperating with the MOEA RoHS Service Corps and successfully building their green supply chains.

The effective day, July 1, 2006 of the EU RoHS directive is just half year away from now. Obviously, there is not much time left for the enterprises in Taiwan to meet the RoHS directive. The MOEA RoHS Service Corps has done a lot in assisting the enterprises and their vendors to meet the RoHS related regulations despite limited budget. The IDB estimates that the number of vendors we have assisted will reach 1,000 by the end of January 2006. However, the vendors that haven’t complied the RoHS related regulations are still in thousands. Since time is pressing, the MOEA RoHS Service Corps will keep providing assistance to enterprises and their vendors. We expect the enterprises and their vendors will do their shares as well. We should achieve the goal of building a greener electrical and electronic industry and successfully selling our IT products globally.

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