2020-08-27
Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan Visits THC for Technology Exchange among Industry, Government, and Academia, August 21
The Environmental Protection Administration, Executive Yuan visited Taiwan Hon Chuan on August 21 for technology exchange among industry, government, and academia, and the main point was discussion of gravure printing process and control equipment. THC has invested NT$200 million in environmental protection equipment and improvement works in the last two years, demonstrating the improvement results this time. In the meeting, CEO Tsao Hsih-Chung, as the leader of THC, promised to apply himself to environmental protection, waste reduction, green manufacturing, environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility, showing THC’s determination to protect the environment. THC believes that tighter environmental regulations bring the country's progress. THC intends to continuously progress in green sustainability, and offers an environmental information platform for the industry, government and academia to visit and exchange ideas.
On the agenda, THC’s executives presented the report of gravure printing process and control equipment. To actively implement source management, we will introduce the latest flexographic printing process in the fourth quarter of this year, which can successfully eliminate volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions, and plan to replace all the equipment within five years. We look forward to turning into a high standard, quality, clean five-star printing plant at home; meanwhile, THC introduces eco-friendly inks, starts environmental and energy-efficient equipment improvement and waste reduction improvement works, and continues to optimize the safe, health, and environmentally-friendly workplace in order to build a better EHS management system. This year, after verified by SGS, the THC Corporate Social Responsibility Report was published. THC will continue to set improvement goals of each aspect every year and regularly communicate with all stakeholders.
This time, the Environmental Protection Administration visited the printing plant of THC, which has adopted the negative pressure equipment and industrial air collection and treatment. The negative pressure gauge is set in the plant, and monitors the entire process. If equipment failure happens, staff will shut it down immediately according to SOP, quickly understand the cause, and report it to the Environmental Protection Administration within one hour in case it happens again. The next stop was air pollution control equipment. Emissions enter into the equipment through pipe, then VOCs are destroyed. The cleaned air complies with emission standards.
For this technology exchange, a professor of National Cheng Kung University was invited to introduce pollution causes of the gravure printing industry, and a doctor of Green Energy and Environment Research Labs., Industrial Technology Research Institute was invited to introduce pollution prevention for the gravure printing industry. Through the experience and helpful suggestion of experts and scholars, THC will continue to implement relevant improvements. We look forward to conducting exchange with the Environmental Protection Administration and industry, government and academia, continuously progressing to turn into a role model plant.
