Sustainability Strategies and Management Approaches at FENC

 

 

Environmental and Energy Management Authority: Energy Task Force

FENC established the inter-departmental Energy Task Force in 2010. With each FENC Business as the unit, the task force establishes mechanisms for internal environmental audit and review, and charts the operation and planning of environmental and energy management systems. The scope of management covers FENC production sites in Taiwan, mainland China, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and the U.S., where teams are established to implement and oversee the management of water resources, air pollution, waste materials as well as energy and emission reduction, which includes the management of GHG, renewable energy and emerging carbon reduction technologies.

A monthly Energy Task Force management meeting is held at all production sites. During the meeting, the environmental performance and responses targeting climate risks and opportunities are reported to high-level executives. Adjustments are made to energy and resource management policies based on actual conditions to fulfill FENC’s mission to foster environmental sustainability. 

The Energy Task Force systematically collects environmental data from all production sites through an online database. Performance review and tracking are conducted during the monthly energy management meeting. Every September, a special briefing on energy and carbon reduction is conducted with the convener and committee members of the Energy Task Force presenting annual performance and future plans to corporate executives such as the Chairman, Vice Chairman and President of each Business in attendance to establish future strategies and plans.

Organizational Framework of Energy Task Force

 

Special Budget for Energy Reduction and Environmental Protection

To implement projects furthering the objectives of improving environmental performance and fulling its sustainable vision, FENC has been appropriating budgets for energy conservation and environmental protection purposes since 2010. In 2023, FENC moved full steam ahead towards the net-zero transition, and appropriated NT$2.65 billion for energy reduction from 2024 to 2025.

The special budget for environmental protection from 2024 to 2025 amounts to NT$750 million. Among the projects funded are the removal of waste gas from the boiler exhaust, and the R&D budget for the avoidance or reduction of pollution, waste and resource consumption.

Energy Reduction and Environmental Protection Technical Exchange Meeting

The Energy Task Force conducts energy reduction and environmental protection technical exchange meetings to promote dialogues among FENC production sites. The meeting, which is cross-Business and cross-regional, was suspended for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the meeting resumed in May 2023, the committee members from the task force visited 11 production sites in mainland China and Vietnam, observing best practices in environmental management as well as energy and carbon reduction through in-person exchange. The 2023 exchange focused on three major aspects. First, to reach the FENC-wide GHG targets, the progress of energy and emission reduction projects from each production site is reviewed, and representatives from each production site share the performance of major projects. Second, measures for environmental management were presented, including water resources, air pollution and waste materials. Case studies featuring outstanding projects were shared during the exchange as a best practice guide to refine environmental performance for all production sites. Third, progress of the implementation of management systems was shared, including ISO 50001, ISO 46001 and ISO 14067 with experience exchange. A total of 130 participants attended the meetings. Such exchange amplified the effect of energy conservation measures through on-site demonstrations and shared technological insights, ultimately fulfilling energy and carbon reduction while minimizing environmental impact across all FENC production sites to reach a green and sustainable future. 

 

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

Taiwan
Business Sites	Headquarters	Hsinpu Chemical Fiber Plant	Kuanyin Chemical Fiber Plant	OGM	Kuanyin Dyeing and Finishing Plant
Issued Date	2022/10/25	2024/5/30	2024/5/30	2024/2/14	2021/11/17
Valid Date	2025/10/24	2027/5/29	2027/5/29	2027/2/14	2025/1/6

 

Mainland China
Business Sites	FEIS-Petrochemical Business	FEIS-Polyester Business	OTIZ	FEDZ	WHFE	FEIW
Issued Date	2022/7/28	2022/3/28	2023/11/11	2022/2/27	2023/10/27	2024/1/25
Valid Date	2025/7/27	2025/3/31	2026/11/10	2025/2/26	2026/12/23	2027/1/24

 

Vietnam					Japan
Business Sites	The polyester plant of FEPV	The textile plant of FEPV	FEAV	FENV	FIGP
Issued Date	2022/2/18	2023/8/10	2021/9/14	2022/7/15	2024/2/28
Valid Date	2025/4/25	2026/8/7	2024/9/13	2025/7/14	2027/3/30

Note: All environmental management systems have been 100% internally verified by the company's executive management. Among these, 73% of operation sites also obtained the ISO 14001 certification.

 

ISO 50001 Energy Management System

Taiwan
Business Sites	Headquarters	Hsinpu Chemical Fiber Plant	Kuanyin Chemical Fiber Plant	Plant 2 of OPTC	FEFC
Issued Date	2022/11/30	2023/12/9	2023/12/9	2021/12/18	2021/11/6
Valid Date	2025/11/29	2026/12/8	2026/12/8	2024/12/18	2024/11/5

 

Mainland China
Business Sites	FEIS-Petrochemical Business	FEIS-Polyester Business	FEIW
Issued Date	2021/6/22	2023/6/12	2023/3/21
Valid Date	2024/6/21	2026/6/11	2026/2/21

Note: All energy management systems have been 100% internally verified by the company's executive management. Among these, 36% of operation sites also obtained the ISO 50001 certification.

 

ISO 46001 Water efficiency management systems

Taiwan
Business Sites	Plant 2 of OPTC
Issued Date	2022/4/3
Valid Date	2025/4/3

Note: All water efficiency management systems have been 100% internally verified by the company's executive management. Among these, 5% of operation sites also obtained the ISO 46001 certification.