Plotech Technology Co., Ltd.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental protection
- Employee welfare
- Corporate governance
Environmental Achievements
- Invested in a waste water reuse system, aiming to reduce waste water emissions by 65%
- Wastes are processed externally by Class A waste management companies
Social Achievements
- Established Employee Welfare Committee
- Organizes annual travel tours for employees
- Provides benefits such as group insurance, employees’ travel subsidies and bonuses
- Obtained the OHSAS18001 and TOSHMS certificates
Governance Achievements
- Established and disclosed guidelines on corporate governance
- Established the Management Guidelines to Prevent Insider Trading
- Established guidelines on board performance assessment
- Established Principles of Business Ethics
- Established a whistleblowing system
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Increase value added of products with finer lines, smaller holes, more layers and high aspect ratios
- Digitalization for information integration, analysis and customer services and higher administrative and management efficiency
- Recruitment of high-caliber talents and robustness of the operational system to ensure corporate sustainability
Medium-term Goals:
- Develop rigid-flex printed circuit boards
- Continued drive for automation
- Proactive development of international markets
Short-term Goals:
- Enhance the yield of semiconductor test boards (BGA pitch 0.35mm) to 90%
- Develop the manufacturing capability for buried holes of ≤0.1mm in diameter
Environmental Challenges
- Decline in overall consumer electronic products revenue
- Sino-US trade war
- Global inflation
- Global economic slowdown
- Increased difficulty in the manufacturing process and higher requirements for quality of multi-layer PCBs
- Rapid technological changes leading to risks of inventory write-downs or obsolescence
- Fierce market competition
Mitigation Strategies
- Effective resource integration
- Focus on semiconductor test boards and high value-added products
- Continued adherence to environmental protection (RoHS, halogen-free and lead-free materials, UL materials certification)
- Constant enhancement of the ERP system
- Development of new high-profit boards
- Purchase of additional automated equipment
- Development of rigid-flex printed circuit boards
- Continued drive for automation
- Proactive development of international markets
- Recruitment of high-caliber talents
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Established supplier management guidelines
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IFRS
Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS18001, TOSHMS, IATF16949, UL materials certification
Third-party Assurance: PwC Taiwan
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental protection
- Employee welfare
- Business ethics
Environmental Achievements
- Invested in a wastewater reuse system, aiming to reduce wastewater emissions by 65%
- Uses recycled double-sided paper and energy-efficient LED lamps
Social Achievements
- Provides benefits such as group insurance, employees’ travel subsidies and bonuses
- Passed the ISO 45001 occupational safety and health management system certification
Governance Achievements
- Established Principles of Business Ethics
- Established easy-to-use whistleblowing channels
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Continued drive for automation for better production efficiency and quality
- Proactive development of international markets and establishment of global marketing channels
- Digitalization for information integration, analysis and customer services and higher administrative and management efficiency
- Recruitment of high-caliber talents and robustness of the operational system to ensure corporate sustainability
Medium-term Goals:
- Increase value added of products with finer lines, smaller holes, more layers and high aspect ratios
- Develop rigid-flex printed circuit boards
Short-term Goals:
- Enhance the yield of semiconductor test boards (BGA pitch 0.35mm) to 90%, the yield of semiconductor test boards (BGA pitch 0.3mm) to 60%
- Develop the manufacturing capability for buried holes of ≤0.1mm in diameter
- Enhance through-blind-hole filling and electroplating technology
- Purchase additional automated equipment for hole drilling, solder masking, copper plating and dry filming
Environmental Challenges
- Revenue decline and failure to reach economies of scale
- Inflation
- Loss on overseas investments
- Poor overall consumer electronics product portfolio and decline in gross profit margin in Kunshan Plant
- Sino-US trade war
- Global economic slowdown due to COVID-19, Russo-Ukrainian War, interest rate hikes, extreme weather, and reduced financial support
Mitigation Strategies
- Focus on high-end and high-density designs
- Enhance production yields and quality, shorten lead times
- Boost revenues in test boards
- Improve manufacturing processes and capabilities
- Upgrade to high-end semiconductor test board segment
- Resource integration for plants in Mainland China
- Develop new customers, improve production and operation rate, product quality, customer satisfaction, management performance and product gross profit
- Renew and purchase equipment
- Increase talent pipeline with industry-academia programs
- Develop and conduct trial production of semiconductor test board related products
- Expand clientele for high-value-added and semiconductor test boards
- Fully develop Probe Card, Load Board and Burn-in board high-end semiconductor test board products
- Constant enhancement of the ERP system
- Stay on top of industry dynamics and maintain decision-making flexibility
- Continued adherence to environmental protection such as RoHS
- Enhanced use of halogen-free and lead-free materials
- Obtained UL materials certification
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Maintain long-standing relations with main suppliers
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather
Transition Risks
- Regulatory changes related to renewable energy and carbon fees
- Changes in customer behavior
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient products
- Replacing old equipment with high-performance and energy-saving equipment
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IFRS
Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, IATF 16949, ISO 45001
Third-party Assurance: PwC Taiwan