Taiwan: Expenses for sustainable green environment

The expenses paid by Asia Cement for sustainable green environment include: expenses forhandling and inspecting the protection of environment, expenses for maintaining or replacing equipment, and costs for prevention and environmental management. In 2023, the total expenses were NT$303,330,000.

Energy-saving technology and equipment investment

Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction Performance

In 2023, Asia Cement the subsidiaries strived for implementing energy saving project and reached excellent outcome. A total of 20 action plans were implemented and saved 206 TJ of heat value, among which the electricity was saved approximately 8,830,000 kWh enough for the consumption of 2,090 households. A total of NT$150 million is saved each year from action plans, the amount of investment was NT$600 millions and the average period of return on investment is 4.0 years. The GHG reduction from the energy saving project summed up to 23,905 ton CO2e, in which the reduction of scope 1 was 19,544 ton CO2e, 4,361 ton CO2e for scope 2. Carbon reduced was equivalent to the volume of carbon removed from 61 Daan Forest Parks.