Water Resources Management

We regard water as a shared resource. We value local water resources and their surrounding environment at all production sites.

Water Resources Management Guidelines and Measures

FENC regards water as a shared resource. We value local water resources and their surrounding environment at all production sites. We have established reduction goals and continue to reduce water withdrawal and consumption per unit production. Working with our customers, we strive to mitigate the depletion of water resources. When planning for water withdrawal, we take governmental policies, corporate development and industry evolvement into account. We also carefully consider the needs of local residents, managing and distributing water resources in a reasonable and effective manner. We aim to reduce the use of resources as a means to maximize the efficiency of water storage and water consumption. In terms of the quantity and approach of water withdrawal, there are no negative impacts on local residents and habitats. No quarry water, seawater, or water that enters an organization’s boundary as a result of extraction (e.g., crude oil), processing (e.g., sugarcane crushing), or use of any raw material, and has to consequently be managed by the organization is used at any of the FENC production sites. In 2021, OPTC Plant 2 started using the water recycled by OPTC Plant 1 (174 kL), which is categorized under wastewater from external organization.

In 2021, the overall water withdrawal increased by 2%, and total water consumption by 1%. Despite of rising demand amid production increase, water conservation measures have delivered a significant 5% reduction in water withdrawal per unit production compared to 2020, demonstrating the Company’s noteworthy efforts in water conservation.

Water Withdrawal per Unit Production

Unit: kL/metric ton pf product

Note: The Textile Business does not include FEAZ, FEAV and FENV.

Water Withdrawal in 2021

Water Withdrawal and Water Consumption

Unit: 1,000 kL

		Surface Water	Third-party Water	Groundwater	Rainwater	Total Water Withdrawal	Total Water Consumption
Petrochemical	2019	7,526	6,292	0	13	13,831	7,483
	2020	6,812	6,077	2	13	12,904	6,859
	2021	6,560	6,570	54	12	13,196	6,958
Polyester	2019	1,404	1,793	1,776	143	5,116	2,357
	2020	2,013	1,856	1,703	143	5,716	2,840
	2021	2,098	1,924	1,565	144	5,731	2,691
Textile	2019	3,124	1,191	121	68	4,504	1,226
	2020	2,406	1,127	68	28	3,629	566
	2021	1,583	1,979	89	49	3,700	530
Total	2019	12,054	9,276	1,897	224	23,451	11,066
	2020	12,231	9,060	1,773	185	22,249	10,265
	2021	10,241	10,473	1,708	205	22,627	10,206

Note:
1. Surface water includes water from the rivers, lakes and streams as well as wastewater from external organizations. Third-party water mainly refers to tap water. Groundwater includes well water.
2. The difference between water withdrawal and effluent discharge is considered water consumption, which is mainly the result of evaporation at the cooling tower. Loss during production is a minor contributor.

3. The concentration of total dissolved solids (TDS) across the water withdrawal categories are under 1,000 mg/L.

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