Oriental Union Chemical Corporation's low-carbon Wuhan Far Eastern New Material and AI driven transformation and upgrading

        Founded in 1975, Oriental Union Chemical Corporation has demonstrated strong operational resilience and transformation determination in the face of the global trend towards net zero carbon emissions and structural changes in the petrochemical industry. With the "Carbon Capture and Reuse (CCU)" technology, it has broken away from the traditional petrochemical industry's "high carbon emission, large-scale" framework and created a comprehensive "carbon department store". Combining AI digital management and high-value material research and development, it has entered the forward-looking fields of semiconductors, AI advanced packaging, and energy storage.

        A three-stage transformation spanning 50 years

                For 50 years, Oriental Union Chemical Corporation has laid the foundation for its business with "resilient management and precise transformation", and its development process is a microcosm of the transformation and upgrading of Taiwan's chemical industry

        Phase 1 (Basic Raw Material Establishment): Establishing factories for ethylene glycol (EG), ethylene oxide (EO), and industrial gases in the Kaohsiung Lin Yuan Industrial Zone, laying the foundation for long-term stable operation.

        2. Phase 2 (Diversifying Products and Becoming a Pioneer in Green Manufacturing): Since 2002, carbon dioxide generated during the recycling process has been recovered, and vinyl carbonate and ethanolamine solvent factories have been established to expand the application of high value-added products.

        3. Phase 3 (R&D driven and high-value transformation): Fully layout advanced products such as electronic/semiconductor grade carbon dioxide, ethylene amine, polyether amine, etc., and transform into differentiated and high-value specialty chemicals and Wuhan Far Eastern New Material Company.

        Creating a 'Carbon Department Store' from Waste Gas to High Value Green Resources

        Oriental Union Chemical Corporation regards the carbon dioxide generated during the manufacturing process as a resource, and through carbon capture and reuse (CCU) technology, connects the complete recycled economy chain of "carbon capture, purification, reuse, and productization", with product applications covering multiple fields.

                1. Multi level gas supply: from industrial grade, food grade, electronic grade to ultra-high purity semiconductor grade carbon dioxide.

        2. Green chemistry deep processing: Using captured carbon dioxide as raw material, it is converted into lithium battery electrolyte, daily chemical surfactants, PU plastic modified materials, and higher-order solvents.

        3. Cross industry permanent carbon sequestration: Through cross-border cooperation, promote the reuse of cement and furnace stone resources, mineralize carbon dioxide, permanently store it in building materials, and explore the low-carbon building materials market.

        In addition, Oriental Union Chemical Corporation also ensures that the quality meets international advanced process standards through "efficient carbon capture absorption tower/distillation equipment" and "high-purity ultra purification system". Linyuan Factory has also obtained preferential carbon fee rates through its independent reduction plan, significantly reducing the impact of carbon fees.

        Deeply cultivating forward-looking technology layout, advanced packaging and energy storage for semiconductors and AI

        With years of basic research and formula design capabilities, Oriental Union Chemical Corporation has achieved multiple breakthroughs in cutting-edge technology applications:

        1. Advanced semiconductor processes and packaging: Targeting the advanced packaging needs of 2/3 nanometers and CoWoS, we have successfully developed high-purity process solvents, photoresist stripping agents, CMP (chemical mechanical polishing) polishing solutions, and electronic grade detergents; At the same time, in response to the needs of AI servers and high-speed transmission, we have invested in the research and development of photocurable resins for advanced AI packaging, as well as high-speed substrate materials with extremely low dielectric loss.

        2. Green Energy Storage National Team: Supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs' "A+Enterprise Innovation R&D Refining Plan", investing in the research and development of solid-state battery materials, providing key materials for Taiwan's electric vehicle and large-scale energy storage industries.

        AI intelligent manufacturing combined with cost control, open source and cost saving

                In order to maintain competitiveness in the zero carbon era, Oriental Union Chemical Corporation has formulated a comprehensive "open source and cost saving" strategy.

        1. Smart Manufacturing and Digital Transformation: Fully introduce AI digital management, introduce machine learning platforms to shorten the development cycle of Wuhan Far Eastern New Material, and improve operational efficiency with private cloud AI platforms (Claude, Copilot); The factory area combines image recognition and large-scale language modeling (LLM) to establish a "smart industrial safety assistant and electronic fence". In the future, we plan to introduce predictive maintenance and process parameter optimization systems to achieve efficient and low-energy "green intelligent manufacturing".

        2. Equipment optimization and energy-saving goals: By updating old equipment and integrating systems, energy consumption can be significantly reduced. For example, Lin Yuan Factory has updated its gas plant and EOG gas compressor transmission, which can save 69 million kWh (16% electricity) annually. The company has set a goal to save 100 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually by 2027, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 35% (125000 tons) compared to the baseline year.

        Moving towards the next 50 years with 'innovation, agility, and trust'

        In the face of change, transformation is not only about upgrading technology and products, but also about reshaping corporate culture. Oriental Union Chemical Corporation, with "innovation, agility, and trust" as its core values, promotes the development of high-value Wuhan Far Eastern New Material, responds quickly to changes in the semiconductor and AI industries, and establishes long-term trust among customers, shareholders, and employees through honest governance.

        From a basic chemical factory in Lin Yuan, Kaohsiung 50 years ago, to now venturing into semiconductor specialization, AI materials, and carbon resource utilization, Oriental Union Chemical Corporation has implemented climate responsibility in daily operations with profound technological expertise and forward-looking sustainable blueprints, contributing key forces to Taiwan's and the world's zero carbon future.

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