Honor Moment -2025 Far Eastern Group Spirit Award and Far Eastern Group Energy Efficiency Award announced

        To recognize colleagues who have made special contributions, the group annually selects the "Far Eastern Group Spirit Award" and "Far Eastern Group Energy Conservation Award". This year's Far Eastern Group Spirit Award has a total of 20 award-winning cases, and the Far Eastern Group Energy Conservation Award has also selected excellent institutions and excellent projects. Let us appreciate the fearless and innovative spirit of Far Eastern Group's elite through these touching award-winning stories.

        1、 Far Eastern Group Energy Efficiency Award

        Excellent Institution

        Award winning unit: Far EasTone Telecommunication/Continuous four seasons with a significant decrease in energy consumption compared to the same period last year, resulting in a significant improvement in energy efficiency

        For the telecommunications industry, electricity is the foundation for maintaining stable network operation and the key to controlling operating costs. The Far EasTone Telecommunication Network and Technology Department improves the power efficiency of base stations through the decommissioning of 3G power off equipment, integration of remote stations and telephone services, combined with 5G AI intelligent energy-saving projects and multi frequency single unit new technology equipment. The facility management department also continues to promote the replacement of high-performance maglev hosts and data center airflow management, implementing system energy conservation through new intelligent technologies and management methods. Directly operated stores replace first level energy-efficient LED lights, air conditioning, and intelligent scheduling control, while using strategies such as reducing floor space and adjusting business hours to effectively reduce overall energy consumption.

        Excellent Project - Manufacturing Industry

        Winning unit: Far Eastern Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou)/HPEO ONLY Energy saving Renovation Project

        Oriental Union Chemical Corporation Petrochemical (Yangzhou) is simultaneously implementing the waste heat transformation at the top of the EO stripping tower while building an efficient HPEO distillation tower. Through an innovative closed hot water circulation system, the waste heat is recovered and converted into a stable heat source for the new tower. This not only significantly reduces the consumption of external steam by the new unit, but also reduces the cooling load of the original system, significantly improving energy efficiency.

        Excellent Project - Non Manufacturing Industry

        Winning unit: U-Ming Marine Transport/Introducing a new type of ultra flexible bulk carrier for energy-saving innovation and further breakthrough

        From 2024 to 2025, U-Ming Marine Transport will welcome four new flexible bulk carriers, namely Yuyong, Yushu, Yufa, and Yuzhan, and fully introduce advanced energy-saving technologies such as Mavis ducts and propeller energy-saving fins. At the same time, it will overcome the technical challenges of construction barriers and become one of the first bulk carriers to complete the "silicon-based anti fouling coating" coating during the shipbuilding stage, significantly improving fuel efficiency, extending maintenance cycles, and demonstrating U-Ming Marine Transport's leading position in technological innovation and green shipping.

                2、 Far Eastern Group Spirit Award

        Excellent "

        Forward looking Innovation Category

        Winning Unit: Ya Tung Ready Mixed Concrete Corporation/Creating Cross border Cooperation for Concrete Carbon Sequestration and Recycling Building Materials

        Ya Tung Ready Mixed Concrete Corporation has established Taiwan's first "Concrete Carbon Sequestration and Recycling Building Materials System", which uses dry technology to efficiently sequester CO ₂ from waste materials through grading, drying, granulation, and carbonation reactions, and reuse them in the ready mixed concrete process. At the same time, the patented "Construction Material Carbon Sequestration Detection Method" is used to quantify the carbon sequestration amount per ton of waste materials. The company not only initiated a carbon sequestration cooperation with TSMC, but also constructed a complete demonstration chain from carbon capture, carbon mineralization, verification, auditing to international carbon rights application, transforming the concrete industry from a "carbon emitter" to a "carbon removal supplier".

        Winner: Far Eastern New Century Corporation/Wuhan Far Eastern New Material, the world's first carbon fixation and reuse company

        「TOPGREEN ® AirTek "is the world's first and award-winning polyurethane product, which uses industrial recycled CO ₂ to replace traditional polyurethane raw materials, solving the safety problem of raw materials while maintaining the elasticity and performance of traditional thermoplastic polyurethane. It can reduce carbon emissions by 58% and achieve the sustainable ideal of carbon capture, utilization, and fixation. Currently, it has applied for 22 international patents and will continue to expand production capacity in the future to meet the urgent demand for low-carbon materials in the global market.

        Award winning unit: Far Eastern New Century Corporation/e2cycle (Electronic Waste PET Recycling Yarn) project in cross industry cooperation

        Electronic waste is the fastest-growing type of waste globally, estimated to reach 82 million metric tons by 2030, but currently only 20% is properly recycled. Far Eastern New Century Corporation has partnered with BenQ Materials in the electronics industry to identify PET films with high recycling value. Through innovative technology, they have developed an e2cycle electronic waste film recycling yarn, which has been awarded the Performance Days Sustainable Environmental Protection Award in Munich, Germany. At present, it has been recognized by major brand customers and sales are gradually increasing.

        Award winning unit: Far EasTone Telecommunication/self-developed Far EasTone Telecommunication Intelligent Spirit

        Far EasTone Telecommunication's service scope spans across the telecommunications industry, smart cities, and smart healthcare. Faced with 7 major data centers, over 2000 network devices, and a daily output of over 600 million data transactions, IT maintenance is undoubtedly an important issue. To this end, the company has independently developed an AI platform called "Far EasTone Telecommunication Intelligence", which is widely used in scenarios such as mobile networks, audiovisual OTT, human resources, and finance. It greatly simplifies data processing processes, improves maintenance efficiency, and exports technology to manufacturing, electronic information, aviation, healthcare, and public sectors, creating new revenue.

                [Operational Performance Category]

        Winning unit: Jiangxi Yadong Cement/Promotion of clinker export sales project

        Faced with intensified competition in the mainland cement market and sustained low prices, resulting in severe challenges such as a decline in kiln line operation rate and product sales, the Asia Cement Corporation (China) business department, in collaboration with Jiangxi Yadong Cement and the overseas business office of Taipei Asia Cement Corporation, successfully launched clinker export sales in June 2025, effectively improving the factory's product sales and kiln line operation rate, and creating considerable operational performance.

        [Group Comprehensive Efficiency Category]

        Winning unit: Oriental Union Chemical Corporation 、 Ya Tung Ready-Mixed Concrete Corporation CO Chemical transformation to create zero carbon building materials

        Oriental Union Chemical Corporation, with excellent carbon conversion research and development capabilities, combined with Ya Tung Ready Mixed Concrete Corporation's concrete application field, has successfully converted industrial emissions of CO ₂ into liquid carrier chemicals that can be operated at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, solving the bottleneck of gaseous CO ₂ in transportation, injection, and storage. When applied to concrete hydration processes, it can promote the generation of nanoscale calcium carbonate, improve material strength, and reduce cement consumption; Alternatively, mineralization reactions can be initiated for residual concrete materials and construction waste to convert the waste into recycled bone materials with negative carbon characteristics, reducing the cost of waste disposal and opening up a scalable carbon cycle model for Taiwan's building materials industry.

        [Active Duty Category]

        Winner: Far EasTone Telecommunications - Senior Commissioner Liu Yutong/Practicing Digital Transformation with Office Software

        Liu Yutong, a senior specialist in the Channel and Product Marketing Business Group, self-taught the Office 365 tool with zero IT background and independently developed the "Channel Empowerment Digital Platform", which covers five major aspects: store opening, store management, internal control, performance, and recruitment. It has been successfully introduced to 630 stores across Taiwan and used by more than 2000 people. It can save 4500 hours of work hours and reduce 90000 sheets of paper per year. It not only implements the ESG sustainable concept, but also optimizes internal management processes, allowing frontline colleagues to focus on performance sprint and improve operational efficiency.

        Winner: Everest Textile - Principal Zhang Zhida/Natural Gas Installation Engineering

        In response to the global trend of carbon reduction in 2024 and the requirements of brand customers for coal reduction, Everest Textile has launched a natural gas pipeline construction project, and has obtained key information to conduct feasibility assessments and strategic negotiations, significantly reducing overall construction costs and subsequent operating costs. During this period, it has also overcome multiple challenges such as insufficient pipe support and broken drill bits, and has progressed the project as scheduled, greatly enhancing the company's sustainable competitiveness.

                A masterpiece

        Forward looking Innovation Category

        Winning unit: Far Eastern New Century Corporation/Overcoming EU trade barriers, sustainable polyester wins ticket to export to Europe

        In response to the new regulations of the European Union (EU2022/1616, EU2025/351), which include the addition of raw material traceability management, identification of specific recycling processes, and the requirement for factories to obtain government supervision of production processes, Far Eastern New Century Corporation actively connects upstream and downstream industrial chains. In terms of supply chain management, Oriental Petrochemical (Taiwan)'s green material bottle chips have obtained RecyClass certification, Xinpu's recycled polyester has passed EN15343 standard, and Kuanyin's Bio ester granules have also obtained ISCC PLUS certification; In terms of identifying specific recycling processes and production supervision, Far Eastern Group has formed a cross departmental group coordinated by the Executive Yuan, with the Ministry of Health and Welfare serving as the regulatory unit, to complete the last mile of exporting food grade recycled polyester to Europe. It has become one of the few companies outside the European Union that has obtained a ticket to export to Europe, further consolidating its position as the world's largest supplier of food grade recycled polyester.

        Winning unit: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital/"Intelligent Medical Co creation, Reducing Burden and Increasing Efficiency" Generative AI Clinical Application

        Far Eastern Memorial Hospital will establish an AI team in 2024 and adopt a modular and low threshold design of an "intelligent medical platform" that combines voice recognition and generative AI to produce patient condition summaries, medical and nursing records. The task time will be reduced from 20 minutes to 20 seconds, reducing the burden of paperwork for frontline medical staff and improving the consistency and readability of records. At present, it has been extended to scenarios such as shift handover, health education, and medication reminders, becoming an important milestone for Far Eastern Memorial Hospital to promote smart healthcare and digital transformation.

        Winner: Oriental Union Chemical Corporation/Innovative Development of High Purity Ethylene Carbonate

        In response to the changing environment and the huge business opportunities in the global electric vehicle market, Oriental Union Chemical Corporation has launched a high-purity ethylene carbonate (HPEC) plant construction project. Using existing industrial grade ethylene carbonate as raw material, the company has independently developed a purification process, becoming the only chemical factory in Taiwan that can produce high-purity ethylene carbonate for electric vehicles from ethylene in one go. At present, we have obtained certification from more than 10 electrolyte manufacturers, and have become a market leader in technological innovation and quality control.

        Award winning unit: Far Eastern General Construction Inc./Replacing traditional retaining support with well foundation ring

        Faced with the difficulties in attracting investment, rising costs, and the risk of adjacent road subsidence caused by traditional retaining and supporting construction methods, the engineering team of Far Eastern General Construction Inc. has decided to switch to the well foundation ring arch effect construction method. Through rigorous planning, implementation, inspection, and disposal mechanisms, the application of a 19 meter diameter well foundation ring in gravel soil engineering not only saves equipment investment for traditional soil retaining support, but also reduces waste production and construction noise, achieving multiple goals of shortening construction period and improving quality, and establishing a leading position in the engineering industry.

        Winning unit: Far Eastern International Bank/Taiwan's first virtual currency trading and deposit monitoring system

        As the largest trust fund custodian bank for Taiwan's virtual currency platform operators, Far Eastern International Bank's corporate finance business group has taken the lead in independently developing a "virtual currency buying and selling transaction deposit and withdrawal monitoring system" in the industry, which can instantly monitor abnormal cash flows, strengthen financial system security and market transparency. We have won international awards such as "Best Emerging Digital Technology Project" from The Asset and "Taiwan Annual Risk Management Innovation" from Asian Banking&Finance, demonstrating our professional capabilities in financial technology innovation and risk control.

                [Operational Performance Category]

        Award winning unit: Far Eastern International Bank/Far Eastern International Bank Retirement Trust Innovation Leader

        Far Eastern International Bank has launched Taiwan's first "Life Cycle Care Trust", integrating group resources and 17 cross industry partners to provide one-stop services such as life care, medical examination, and health products. In 2020, Far Eastern International Bank established the "Far Eastern International Bank Family Office" to assist clients in asset inheritance, equity transfer, and domestic and foreign tax planning, driving stable growth in customer numbers and assets.

        Winning unit: Asia Cement Corporation/Continuous monitoring and safety protection for post earthquake resilience and stability building

        On April 3, 2024, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Hualien, causing damage to up to 75 locations in the Asia Cement Corporation Hualien plant and Xinchengshan mine. The civil engineering team of Asia Cement Corporation quickly established a "graded priority processing sequence", using multiple construction methods such as steel column support and high-rise steel bridge connection, and installing "structural inclinometer monitoring equipment" on important buildings. The Xinchengshan mine resumed operations within 10 days, and the kiln department of Hualien plant resumed production on the 12th, becoming the first cement industry operator to resume work after the earthquake, demonstrating excellent adaptability and corporate resilience.

        [Group Comprehensive Efficiency Category]

        Winning unit: Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection 、 Far Eastern Memorial Hospital 、 Asia Eastern University of science and technology 、 Far Eastern Resources Development Development/Far Eastern Group Communication Park Smart Parking and Digital Talent Cultivation Application Plan

        Yuanchuang Intelligence integrates TPKP digital parking lot and idle parking spaces at Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology with systematic thinking, significantly increasing the number of motorcycle parking seats at Far Eastern Memorial Hospital from 370 to 870, and the temporary parking turnover rate from 79.6% to 86.1%. This not only improves the traffic flow at the hospital entrance and exit, but also activates the spatial utilization of Far Eastern Group's communication park. In addition, the real-time data collected by the Yuanchuang Smart Parking System also provides important information for specialized research, internships, and AI application analysis at Asia Eastern University of Science and Technology, realizing the integrated value of resource sharing, smart governance, and sustainability development.

        Winning unit: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Ding&Ding Management Consultants Joint Marketing/AI Auscultation Goalkeeper Guardianship for Wash Kidney Disease Patients

        Far Eastern Memorial Hospital's Cardiovascular Center, in collaboration with Yuan Ze University and Ding&Ding Management Consultants, has successfully developed an "AI Intelligent Voiceprint Renal Dialysis Tube Detection System" through cross domain marketing cooperation. Utilizing advanced deep learning models and Mel's Inverted Spectrum Coefficient feature extraction technology, it provides a non-invasive, fast, and reproducible solution that can accurately predict the stenosis of blood dialysis arteriovenous tubes, effectively screen high-risk patients, reduce medical waste and clinical burden, and significantly enhance the overall performance and technological image of the group.

                [Active Duty Category]

        Winner: Far Eastern Resources Development - Manager Yang Qiufeng/Tpark Heart Care Home Action Creation Brand Satisfaction

        Manager Yang Qiufeng, with outstanding creativity and execution, plans public welfare markets, promotes food flash mobs, leads influenza vaccine delivery services, and designs four customized hot activity courses. The annual cumulative activity reach exceeds 20000 people, effectively enhancing the activity and participation depth of Far Eastern Group's Tpark community, and becoming one of the important driving forces for tenants to maintain a renewal rate of over 95% for many years.

        Winner: Far Eastern Department Stores - Commissioner Guo Junying/the mastermind behind the Bank of Taiwan's voucher purchase program

        Faced with fierce competition in the gift voucher sales market and challenges from cross platform operators, Guo Junying, a colleague of Banqiao New Station Store, actively cultivates the Taiwan Bank Welfare Association with the core of strengthening customer relationships and service value. From gift voucher subscription to delivery, they have established an exclusive customized service system and provided service experiences such as limited time cross regional delivery and exclusive schedule discounts, creating differentiated competitiveness. They have successfully locked in 133 branches of Taiwan Bank colleagues and their families in the group's retail channels for consumption, while achieving sales growth of about 2.7 times.

        Winner: Far Eastern International Bank - Senior Manager Ye Xiuming/Developed VASP Trading Real time Automated Fraud Prevention System

        The leadership team of Senior Manager Ye Xiuming independently developed the "VASP Transaction Joint Defense System", integrating seven major virtual currency operators in Taiwan with 165 anti fraud hotlines, establishing a cross institutional instant notification mechanism, and automatically suspending suspected fraudulent accounts. The system covers real-time transfer, ATM and other multi-channel monitoring, and has established a monitoring management platform to support virtual account control and account limit control needs. It has successfully intercepted more than 1500 suspected fraud cases, with a controlled amount of nearly NTD 200 million. The cumulative number of joint defense reported cases has exceeded 20000, with an average of 10 scenario detections completed within 0.1 seconds. It can process up to 860000 transactions in a single day, effectively supporting business growth. The team plans to introduce AI technology to establish a more accurate intelligent risk assessment model, upgrading from passive protection to active warning.

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