Taiwan Greening Your Life

Taiwan Green Trade Project Office

ContentsContents

About Green Trade Project Office 1

GTPO’s Activities & Services 3

GTPO Website 5

Taiwan Green Classics Awards 7

2012 Green Classics Award Winners 8

Green Island Formosa! 9

Green Product Exports 11

Eco-Labels 13

Green Procurement 14

Renewable Energy 15

Resource Recycling 17

Green Building 19

LED 20

Eco-Textiles 21

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GTPOAbout Green Trade Project Office

Taiwan has been a major manufacturing and exporting country of technology and many other industries. To provide the world with high quality and also environmental-friendly products, Green Trade Project Office (GTPO), was founded in March 2011. GTPO, supervised by the Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, is a non-profit organization and a think tank of researchers and experts in economics, environment, and international green policy, to facilitate global green trade with high-quality green products and innovated technology from Taiwan.

Therefore, events and activities ranging from international conferences to business exhibitions are all GTPO’s main tasks.

CoordinatingDivision

ConsultingServices Division

Training &EducationDivision

IntegratedMarketingDivision

Policy AnalysisDivision

Green Trade ProjectOffice (GTPO)

Deputy Director楊致行

Dr. Jyh-Shing Yang

Deputy Director蔡振球

Dr. Chen-Chiu Tsai

Executive Secretary林俊旭

Dr. Chun-Hsu Lin

Deputy Director溫麗琪

Dr. Lih-Chyi Wen

Director陳添枝

Dr. Tain-Jy Chen

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GTPOGTPO’s Activities & Services

InternationalConferences & SummitsInteract with global organizations and expertsFascilitate the experience

and information exchange between different

countries, industries, and organizations

Research Center &WorkshopsResearch on global policy,

standards, regulation, technology, etc. about sustainability and green economyHold Workshops for the

industry

MarketingOrganize Taiwan Pavillion

in major green trade fairs around the worldCompile green product

directory for sourcingOrganize Taiwan Green

Classics Awards annually

To support global green trade, GTPO provides multiple services,On-line Green Sourcing: Several

green product directories are available on GTPO website (www.greentrade.org.tw/eng/en). Buyers can search for their ideal products according to the product category, name, or supplier’s name on the website or download the directories as pdf file for convenience.

Other Inquiries: If buyers cannot find the green products they need on-line, please mail the inquiry to info@greentrade.org.tw

English/Chinese/Japanese services are available.

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GTPOGTPO Website

http://www.greentrade.org.tw/eng/en available for on-line green sourcing

Taiwan Eco-Products Directory and Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Directory are official Taiwan green product directories compiled and published by GTPO. Updated quarterly on-line and published annually since 2011.

A: Taiwan Eco-Products Directory 2011-2012B: Taiwan Eco-Products Directory 2012-2013C: Taiwan Photovoltaic Industry Directory 2011-2012D: Inner Page of Directories

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Taiwan Green Classics Awards

GTPO holds Taiwan Green Classics Awards annually since 2011. The goal is to encourage the industry to be more innovative and active in making eco-friendly products and providing eco-friendly services.

2012 Green Classics Award Winners

GTPOGreen Product

Company Product

1 AU Optronics Corp. PV Module

2 BenQ Corporation Interactive Display

LED Light Bulb

3 CHIMEI Group NEXGEN Mediatech Inc.

LED Desk Lamp

Air Purifier

4 CHINA MOTOR CORPORATION Electric Motorcycle

5 DA.AI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD Eco-clothing

6 Everest Textile Co., Ltd Green PU Membrane and Applications

7 Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd LED Street Light & Light Bulbs

8 TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd HID Energy-saving Street Light

9 United Microelectronics Corporation 12 Inch Wafer

Green ServiceCompany Service

1 Da Yeh Paper Co., Ltd Green Paper Merchant Service

2 Sanyeu Building Material Co., Ltd Green Material Promotion & Info-Exchange Platform

3 Super Textile Corp. RPET Eco-fabrics Total Solution

4 Taipei Pack Industries Corporation Water-based Ink Printing & Adhesive Lamination Process Service

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Winners were sharing their green stories to the public.

Winning products are showcased internationally.

Award winner awarded by Deputy Minister of Ministry of Economic Affairs

The trophy is made from recycled glass.

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A Piece of Green Paradise in Urban AreaWith green building design and technology, Wish Garden, an aquatic plant life nurtured by recycled rainwater, provides an escape from the concrete jungles for Taipei residents.

Since the 1960s, while experienced rapid growth in economy, Taiwan went through a painful learning curve over environmental protection. After years of efforts, Taiwan is now renowned for its waste reduction and recycling scheme. In addition, Taiwan is also a major producer of solar cells, wind turbines and other eco-friendly equipment. As foreign trade a key driver behind Taiwan’s economic development, Taiwanese government is backing exports of green products and services to reboot the economy.

Green Island Formosa!

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Carbon Capture& Storage

3%

Low Carbon Transportation

11%Green Material

7%Water Conservation Equipment 1%

PV, LED &Renewable Energy

18%

Electronics& Automation

44%

Pollution Prevention16%

In 2011The Distribution of Green Product Exports

Green Product ExportsGreen products take 14% of Taiwan’s total export and worth USD 42.8 billion. The main exported green products are electronics & automation, PV, LED & renewable energy.

14%

In 2011green products take 14% of Taiwan total export

worthUSD42.8 billion

Note: The scope of green products is based on 98 items proposed by WTO member countries and is compiled by Secretariat of WTO. The figures are calculated according to HS code and Taiwan’s Bureau of Foreign Trade’s statistics database of imports and exports.

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GTPOEco-LabelsTaiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) launched the Green Mark Program in 1992 to encourage green production and green consumption. More eco-labels have been introduced to help the public identify qualified green products since then.

Green ProcurementTo boost the demand for green products, Taiwan launched governmental green procurement program in January 2002. In 2010, Taiwan government’s green procurement value has reached TWD 9.1 billion (USD 0.3 billion), 4.5 times of the value in 2002. The industry also started green procurement programs since 2007, and the value has been fast growing.

Eco-Label Certification Authority Logo

Green Mark Environmental Protection Administration

Energy Label Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Water Conservation Label

Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs

Green Building Material

Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior

Taiwan Carbon Label Environmental Protection Administration

Source: The GreenLiving Information Platform, EPA, Taiwan

BillionTWD

Private enterprises

Government

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

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2.64

5.61 5.716.78 6.65

7.370.6

2.2 2.1

3.4

9.16

7.146.766.77

8.96 9.24

12.56

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GTPORenewable Energy• Solar Power Taiwan ranked as the 2nd largest global producer of solar

cells in 2011.• Wind Power Since the first 2MW wind turbine made in 2010, Taiwan has

become the 8th country in the world capable of manufacturing commercially viable wind turbines.

2009 World Games Stadium in Kaohsiung: The largest solar-powered stadium in the world, generating an impressive 1.14 gigawatt hours every year, enough for 80% of the surrounding neighborhood.

Photo: Kaohsiung Panorama, Urban Development Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government

Luzhu H igh -Concen t ra t ion Pho tovo l ta ic (HCPV) Demonstration Plant: Asia’s largest, and the world’s 2nd-largest, HCPV demonstration plant, with a power generation capacity of 1 megawatt.

Photo: Kaohsiung Panorama, Urban Development Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government

Wind-Power Benefits Both Ecology and Economy: The wind farm on Taiwan’s outlying island, Penghu, he lps reduc ing ca rbon emission of the island and is also expected to provide stable income for the local residents in the near future.

Photo: Penghu Low Carbon Island Project, Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs

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GTPOResource RecyclingTaiwan has made great progress in reducing waste and expanding recycling programs. From 1998 to 2011:• Theaveragedailyweightof trashproducedby thecitizenry

slashed from 1.14 kg to 0.43 kg. • Thewasterecyclingrateincreasedfrom1.25 % to over 52 %.

Taiwan’s progress in recycling is further illustrated as followed:• Fluorescentlamprecyclingratein2010:80%• Wastedrycellbatteriesrecyclingrateperyear:50%• Electronicwasterecyclingrate: over 50%

Taiwan’s Waste Clearance and Recovering Rate 1998-2011

Source: Yearbook of Environmental Protection Statistics, Taiwan, 2012

Source: Yearbook of Environmental Protection Statistics, Taiwan, 2012

1.25

1.141.2

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0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

0

52

0.43

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

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kg %

volume of waste Clearance per capita per day (kg) municipal waste recycling rate (%)

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Municipal Waste Recycling Rate of Various Countries

Germany

Taiwan

NetherlandsSweden

Norway

UK

Canada

SpainFrance

USA

63.551.8

50.6

49.243.0

41.639.3

39.2

33.8

32.2

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 %

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GTPOGreen BuildingAlong with the internationally recognized green building assessment programs, Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Taiwan has also developed a green building certification since 1999. Ecology, Energy Saving, Waste Reduction, and Health (EEWH) is the world’s first and only evaluation system for tropical and subtropical climates.

Up until now, more than 3,000 buildings have received EEWH certification. That means approximately TWD 3 billion (USD 10 million) worth of electricity and water were saved.

LEDWith its integrated and specialized supply chain, Taiwan has been one of the major manufacturing countries for global LED market. However, Taiwan’s strength for LED is not simply manufacturing but also design. Over the past years, Taiwan’s LED lighting products have been awarded internationally for its high performance and stylish look.

Green Library: With its green building design, no light is needed during daytime in Beitou Library.

Efficient&

Stylish

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Eco-TextilesTaiwan’s position as the most reliable source for functional and ecological textiles was recognized by major international sportswear brands.

In addition to the comprehensive textile production system, Taiwan’s polyester sector has extended its operation cycle to accommodate a well-established recycling scheme of PET bottles. Each year 90,000 tons are reclaimed and transformed into textiles after being crushed and made into staple fibers for weaving.

Products Made from Recycled PET Bottles

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Taiwan is willing to build up a green future for you!

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Taiwan Green Trade Project Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs

TEL : +886-2-2735-6057FAX : +886-2-2739-6835Website : www.greentrade.org.tw

Supervisor: Ministry of Economic Affairs, R.O.C

Organizer: Bureau of Foreign Trade

Executor: Green Trade Project Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs

CHUNG-HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESRARCH