Wastewater management

River not only serves as a source of water, but also provides habitat that is vital to creating biodiversity. For this reason, we have devoted part of our environmental focus to keeping rivers clean. By tracking the volume of water discharged, we are able toensure effective management of production effluents. Since 2016, the company has been continuously implementing various environmentally friendly measures. Furthermore, our stringent requirements on hazardous substances in raw materials and consumables exceed international regulations. The discharge of wastewater does not contain harmful substances that would adversely affect receiving bodies of water.

With the exception of the Liuwu and Thailand plants that discharge industrial wastewater, all other plants within the Primax Group utilize water solely for domestic and public purposes. The water is discharged into local sewage systems in accordance with regulations, posing no significant impact on local water bodies.

Regarding wastewater management, we are committed to implementing various environmentally friendly measures to ensure sustainable practices.

Air pollution management AAir pollution managementir pollution management

Air pollution poses adverse impacts on climate, ecosystem, air quality, habitat, agriculture,and human and animal health. On going threats such as deterioration of air quality, ocean acidification, deforestation and public health issues have awoken law makers local and abroad to regulate gas emissions. For this reason, we regularly measure emission data that is relevant to causing air pollution, and strive to reduce emission of such gases.

We have summarized 3 main points from the air pollution data:

In terms of air pollution control, the main types of pollutant generated from plants include: volatile organic compounds (VOC), benzene, toluene, xylene, Total VOCs, non-methan hydrocarbons (NMHC), lead and lead compounds, and tin and tin compounds. To treat the above air pollutants, Primax first collects organic and particulate pollutants separately from exhaust in an enclosed environment, then uses the appropriate air pollution control equipment to treat the respective pollutions until they conform with emission standards. Our exhaust treatment process has been improved by adding UV photo degradation to existing water-sprinkling and activated carbon absorption. These three processes have effectively enhanced Primax's exhaust treatment capabilities at various plants. All gas emitted by Primax Group in 2022 was 100 % compliant with regulations.

2022 Primax Group air pollutant emission statistics

Waste Management

Waste produced by Primax Group can be classified into general waste (domestic waste),recycled waste, and industrial waste (including hazardous waste and general industrial waste).In 2022 , the total amount of waste generated was 2 , 666 . 722 metric tons, which represents 34. 41 % increase compared to the previous year. The main reason for this increase was the higher volume of waste generated at four locations: Primax Thailand, Tymphany Thailand, Tymphany Taipei, and Tymphany Shenzhen. In 2022, the waste was categorized based on disposal methods, with a total of 1 , 486 . 649 metric tons requiring disposal ( 1 , 392 . 766 metric tons of general waste and 93 . 883 metric tons of industrial waste). Additionally, 1 , 176 . 821 metric tons of waste were disposed of through transfer and recycling ( 900 . 437 metric tons of recyclable waste and 276 . 384 metric tons of general waste). For more details, please see "Primax GroupWaste Chart".

We try not to dispose or bury our obsolete equipment; instead, we do what we can to make them reusable one way or another, and have gone to great extent in making sure that these equipment are recycled in a proper manner that poses no threat to employees' health or the environment. All hazardous waste is properly stored and managed, and legitimate waste treatment companies are entrusted to handle the disposal through incineration. In 2022 , the waste management of the entire Primax Group was appropriate, and there were no major waste leakage incidents. All waste disposal methods were in compliance with local national regulations.

2022 Primax group waste treatment chart

Environmental protection expenditure

Primax Group has excelled in all assessment indicators and continues to be pro-active in improving production procedures and reducing energy consumption. Owing largely to our dedication in environmental protection, we have established our reputation as a role model business characterized by sound financial position, advanced technology, low resource consumption, low pollution, and high potentials.

Environmental protection expenditure helps us determine the efficiency of our environmental measures, and provides useful information for cost analysis. We will be keeping track and analyzing these expenses in a continuous and thorough manner so that the executive management may have a better understanding to the value of investments madefor the purpose of mitigating environmental impacts. Meanwhile, we will continue to develop a comprehensive environmental accounting system to track a broader variety of information. Waste treatment, emission treatment, remedial costs, and prevention/environmental management costs are being monitored closely. For the environmental expenses in 2022, six categories are divided, as the environmental equipment and engineering, management system, human resources, testing equipment, investments for energy saving, and information management system. For the reporting period, the environmental expenses of the Group are94 , 113 , 490 NTD, or an increase of 25 , 610 , 630 NTD, 37 . 39 % higher compared to 2021 .