Environmental Protection

Through the efforts of Safety and Health Office, the Company actively promotes the IS0 14001 environmental management system to minimize pollution and maximize energy efficiency. The Company actively checks, improves and optimizes its environmental protection equipment, and continuously enhances the maintenance and repair of environmental protection equipment for adequate functional efficiency and to avoid harming the environment. Reuse of side products and defective products from the manufacturing process are also maximized. For noisy equipment, the Company uses sound-absorbing materials to reduce the decibel level (dB). In addition, the Company purchases equipment with environmental protection labels, low noise or good sound insulation to reduce emissions and energy consumption, so as to make the production process cleaner and environmentally friendly, and make less impacts on the environment. The Company can then continuously improve toward the goal of sustainable management.

IS0 14001 Environmental Management System

Air Pollution Management

The Company’s Safety and Health Office is dedicated to prevent all types of air pollution. Waste gases and process exhausts are effectively collected and treated by the most appropriate pollution prevention equipment. The exhausts are tested for compliance with regulations before being released. The main sources of air pollutants are emissions from boiler combustion and process exhausts. The types of pollutants include: particulate matter, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, dust, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), waste heat and odors. For different process exhaust flue, the Company installs prevention and treatment equipments, such as: cyclone dust collector, bag type dust collector, activated carbon adsorption and filling tower, wet scrubber tower, etc.

For more details on air pollution management performance in recent years: 2023 Kenda Sustainability Report 3.2 Energy and Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Management (p.70).

Water Resources Management

In response to the rapid changed in the environment, extreme rainfall and prolonged droughts that seriously affect people’s quality of life, the Company’s Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) and Environment Committee is dedicated to reduce water consumption by recycling process water and effluents. For more details on Water Resources Management performance in recent years: 2023 Kenda Sustainability Report 3.2 Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management (p.71-p.73).

Waste Management

The Company’s Safety and Health Office has a standardized storage and treatment plan for general waste and hazardous waste, and will continue to seek efficient ways to recycle and reuse the waste as well as reduce the amount of waste. Through the approved “Business Waste Cleanup Plan” by local environmental authorities, waste is handled by waste clearance companies certified by the authorities. The vehicle of the waste clearance companies is tracked to the final disposal stations to ensure the legal stations for disposal. Waste Disposal Method: General waste is treated by burial and incineration. Hazardous waste is treated by incineration and chemical treatments. Recycled and reused waste such as waste tires will be cracked to produce cracked oil and environmentally-friendly carbon black. The gas generated from the cracking process can be used as fuel in the combustion furnace.
The Company set up improvement projects for each production process to continuously reduce side products and scrap rate, and to minimize the impact on the environment with a target of 10% recycling rate. For more details on Waste management performance in recent years: 2023 Kenda Sustainability Report 3.4 Waste Management (p.74~p.75).