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ACC Investor Presentation 2018

Jun 4, 2018

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亞洲水泥股份有限公司 Asia Cement Corporation

Stock code: 1102 TT

IR presentation

Jun 2018

Disclaimer

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This presentation contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this presentation might not occur in the way we expect, or at all. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking information.

In preparing the information herein, ACC have relied upon and assumed, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all information available from public sources or which was provided to ACC or which was otherwise reviewed by ACC. Neither ACC nor its advisors have made any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of such information and nor do they assume any undertaking to supplement such information as further information becomes available or in light of changing circumstances. None of ACC, nor any of their respective affiliates, advisers or representatives shall have any liability whatsoever (in negligence or otherwise) for any loss howsoever arising from any use of this presentation or its contents or otherwise arising in connection with this presentation. Neither this presentation nor any of its contents may be reproduced to a third party without the prior written consent of ACC.

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Table of Contents

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Company snapshot

  • What’s New

  • PRC market overview

  • Taiwan market overview

  • Dividend Policy

  • Financials

  • CSR achievement

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Company Snapshot

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Company Snapshot

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Market Cap: US$ 3.3 billion (as of 31 Mar 2018)

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• Establish in March 1957
Taiwan •
The second-largest cement player
(1102 TT) • Cement capacity: 5.0 million tonnes annually
• Listing in HKEx since May 2008

Top 10 [th] clinker producer
China
Asia Cement •
Strategic location in Central and Western China
(743 HK)

Cement capacity: 33.0 million tonnes annually

Consolidated entities: cement value-chain
business, IPP, stainless steel, transportation.
Investment

Equity investees: mainly FENC (1402 TT) and
U-Ming Marine (2606 TT)
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Cross-holding in Far Eastern Group

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• Profit contribution from equity-held investees have bottomed out as fundamentals recovered.

NT$ million

Eit Incor- Stk Holdins Market Equity Income Equity Income Equity Income
2004
Asia Cement (China) Holdings Corp.
743 HK
67.7%
14,477
1997
Far EasTone Telecommunications Ltd.
4904 TT
1.0%
2,423
1992
Far Eastern International Bank
2845 TT
2.4%
736
1975
Oriental Union Chemical Corp.
1710 TT
7.2%
1,926

Value(2)
quy
Hold(3)
porated
Year
Investees
oc
code
g
(1)
2016 2017 1Q18
ˇ
1968
U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.
2606 TT
39.3%
11,723
(345)
392
83
1967
Far Eastern Department Stores Ltd.
2903 TT
5.7%
1,306
ˇ
1949
Far Eastern New Century Corp.
1402 TT
23.8%
33,412
1,347
1,694
510
Others (unlisted investees) 347
435
136
Total
66,003
1,350
2,522
729

Note1: Asia Cement comprehensively holds 72.0% of Asia Cement(China) Holdings.

(100%-owned AC(Singapore) holds a 4.1% stake and Asia Engineering Pte. holds a 0.2% stake of Asia Cement(China)) Note2: The market value is calculated on the basis of ACC's holding shares and the equity's closing price at 31 Mar 2018.

Note3: Since 1 January 2013, Asia Cement (China) Holdings Corp. and most unlisted investees are classified as the consolidated entities.

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What’s New

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What’s New?

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  • Asia Cement (China) realized a R$308m Net Profit in 1Q18, greatly improved compared with the R$70 million net loss in 1Q17.

  • Asia Cement recorded a NT$ 5,469 million Net Profit in 2017, representing a 39% YoY growth. Both the profitability of cement business and the profit contribution from equity investees have improved significantly thanks to the fundamental recovery.

  • The BOD proposed a cash dividend of NT$1.2/sh for AGM’s resolution, representing a 4.3% dividend yield and 89% payout based on the distributable earnings.

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AC(China): Regional P.O42.5 Price & Inventory Levels

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Unit: RMB / t ; %

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Hubei (Wuhan)
Inventory Market Price
550 90
500 80
450
70
400
60
350
50
300
250 40
200 30
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Sichuan (Chengdu)
Inventory Market Price
500 90
450 80
400 70
350 60
300 50
250 40
200 30
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Jiangxi (Nanchang)

Jiangsu (Nanjing)

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Inventory Market Price
500 90
450 80
400 70
350 60
300 50
250 40
200 30
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Inventory Market Price
600 90
550
80
500
70
450
400 60
350
50
300
40
250
200 30
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Source: Digit Cement

AC(China) : 1Q18 Operating data points

RMB / t RMC:RMB / mm[3 ] Note: VAT included

m tonnes

RMC:mm

%

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Cement Product by Region

RMB / t

m tonnes

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AC(China) : 2017 Operating data points

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RMB / t m tonnes
RMC:RMB / mm [3 ] RMC:mm [3 ] % Gross Margin
ASP Shipment
FY16 FY17
500 35 30%
FY16 FY17 FY16 FY17
400 29.2 28.2 25% 24%
400 30 25%
348
20%
25
287 20% 18%
300 257
226 20 14%
15%
200 179 15
10%
10
100 4%
5 1.3 1.8 1.4 1.0 5%
0 0 0%
Cement Clinker RMC Cement Clinker RMC Cement Clinker RMC
Note: VAT included
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Note: VAT included

Cement Product by Region

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ASP
RMB / t
FY16 FY17
350
315
306
300 279 270
236
250 229 218 215
200
150
100
50
0
Jiangxi Hubei Sichuan Jiangsu
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Shipment

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m tonnes
12.0 10.9 FY16 FY17
10.6
10.0
8.6
7.6
8.0 7.2
6.8
6.0
4.0 2.9 2.9
2.0
0.0
Jiangxi Hubei Sichuan Jiangsu
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PRC Market Overview

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China Cement Demand: The New Normal

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2016-2020:

2009-2011: Demand boosted by R$4 trillion stimulus

2012-2015:

Demand increase slowed down and oversupply weakened ASP

“New Normal Economy” urges Supply-Side Reform and industry evolution.

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m tonnes
3,000 Cement Production
2,432 [2,476 ]
2,500 2,348 2,403 2,316
2,063 [2,184 ]
2,000 1,868
1,629
1,500
1,000
500
0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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2018 cement demand catalysts:

  • Infrastructure investment remains strong.

  • PPP(Public-Private-Partnership) projects continued to increase in size and accelerate the execution.

  • Property destocking continues, leading index house new starts and developer’s land acquiring sustain.

Source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology(MIIT), National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC), China Cement Association(CCA)

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China Cement Supply-side Reform: 2017~2020

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  • Control capacity expansion

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  1. Stricter policy for clinker replacement 2. No more new license through waste co-processing projects.

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  • Phrase out capacities by 1. Retire 393 mt clinker capacity by 2020 lifting industry standards 2. Raise UT rate from 70% to 80%

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Schedule production halt to restrain output

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  1. Applied nationwide since 2017

  2. Temporary suspension as emergency measures for air pollution control

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  1. M&A, cross holding, JVs

Encourage consolidation 2. Carry out pilot program to subsidize capacity out

Source: China Cement Association “De-capacity action plan”, ”Cement industry 13[th] five year plan”, PRC State Council “Guiding policies to facilitate structural upgrade of building materials industry”

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AC(China): Survival of the Fittest

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Strength of AC(China)

  • Superior to regulatory requirements in energy efficiency and GHG emission

  • 85% sales are high-grade cement

  • 90% UT rate and no 2500 t/d clinker lines

  • Sufficient limestone resources and reserves

2017 Energy Consumption and Emission

40
60
80
100
120
140
103
56
110
79
93
Coal
consumption
of clinker
(kgce/t)
Power
consumption
of clinker
(kWh/t)
Energy
consumption
of clinker
(kgce/t)
Power
consumption
of cement
(kWh/t)
Energy
consumption
of cement
(kgce/t)
ACC
National Standard
Unit: mg/m3 SO2 NOX Dust
Particles
ACC Jiangxi
80
309
10
National Limit
200
400
30
ACC Hubei
40
262
12
ACC Sichuan
13
294
14
National Limit
100
320
20

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AC(China): Foreseeable Solid Regional Demand

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Yangtze River Economic Belt

Rise of Metropolitan Regions

Gan Jiang New District

Hubei & Sichuan: International integrated transportation hub

Source: National & Provincial Development and Reform Commission

AC(China) Strategy: to Dominate Locally

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2017: Capacity Rank top 10 nationwide

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Capacity 11 mt / year

Capacity 14 mt / year
Chengdu - Sichuan
Jiujiang - Jiangxi
40%
45%
35% 31% 32% 31% 40% 38% 38% 39%
30% 28% 35% 35%
35%
25%
21%
30%
20%
25%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Capacity 8 mt / year
Nanchang - Jiangxi
Wuhan - Hubei 40%
40% 35%
29%
35% 30% 27%
26% 26% 26%
30% 27% 27% 27% 27% 26% 25%
25% 20%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
20%
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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Source: ACC(C) annual report

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Taiwan Market Overview

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TW Cement Market: Sophisticated and Highly Concentrated

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Mature and net export cement market Oligopoly keep ASP steady

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m tonnes
Production Demand NT$/tonne
91.58% Anti-dumping tariff
20 2,600 imposed on cement products from China
2011/5/30~2022/2/19
15 2,400
12.0 12.2 12.5 2,400
11.7
10.3 10.2
2,285
10
2,200
5
2,100
0 2,000
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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  • Demand bottomed in 2017 due to private sector weakness.

  • Catalyst: NT$420 billion infrastructure budget from 2018~2021

  • ACC & TCC dominate 75% of production

  • ASP stays healthy since anti-dumping tariff blocked import from China

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Source: Taiwan Cement Manufacturers’ Association, TCMA

ACC: 2[nd] Largest Cement Player in Taiwan

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Domestic market shares

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30%
28%
28% 27% 27% 27%
ACC: Cement & Clinker Sales Volume 26%
26%
m tonnes
() 24%
Export sales Local sales
6 24%
22%
5
1.7 1.6 20%
4
1.2 1.4 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1.5
3 1.1

Export market coverage
2
3.3 3.4 3.4 3.2 America Africa Asia
2.7 2.5 100% 3%
1 14%
20%
29% 31%
80% 40%
0
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
60%
97%
Not including trading sales, about 0.2mt in 2017 86%
40% 80%
71% 69%
60%
20%
0%
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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ACC: Cement & Clinker Sales Volume

* Not including trading sales, about 0.2mt in 2017

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Dividend & Financials

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Steady Payout with Enjoyable Yields

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  • Payout guide: >= 80%

*Dividend yield= Cash dividend / Last 12-month average share price

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Operating Performance (IFRS-consolidated basis)

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NT$ million
1Q18
1Q17
YoY 2017
2016
YoY
Operating revenue
16,574
12,513
32%
64,899
60,946
Operating cost
13,244
11,580
14%
54,728
52,359
Gross profit
3,329
933
257%
10,171
8,587
Operating expenses
656
492
33%
2,734
2,355
Operating Income
2,674
440
508%
7,437
6,233
Non-operating Income (net)
377
(319)
1,062
244
Equity Income
729
323
126%
2,522
1,350
Finance costs
(408)
(526)
(1,772)
(1,638)
Dividend income
2
3
326
398
Gain (loss) on valuation of investment property
27
36
217
648
Gain (loss) on exchange
(96)
(368)
(455)
(237)
Others
122
212
224
(278)
Pre tax Income
3,051
121
8,499
6,477
Tax
635
(25)
1,834
1,793
Net income
2,415
146
1557%
6,666
4,683
6%
5%
18%
16%
19%
87%
42%
Profit Attributable to Owners of Parent
1,897
237
702%
5,469
3,946
Profit Attributable to Non-controllinginterests
518
(91)
1,197
738
39%
EPS (NT$/share)
0.60
0.08
696%
1.74
1.26
38%
Gross margin
20.1%
7.5%
15.7%
14.1%
Operating margin
16.1%
3.5%
11.5%
10.2%

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Performance by Segments (IFRS-consolidated basis)

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Note: Cement revenue= Taiwan cement operation(cement, RMC and other downstream value chain) + China cement operation

1Q18
1Q17
YoY 2017
2016
YoY
Operating revenue 16,574
12,513
32%
12,597
9,621
31%
1,318
922
43%
1,926
1,366
41%
734
605
21%
13,244
11,580
14%
3,329
933
257%
656
492
33%
2,674
440
508%
2,202
260
746%
223
7
2928%
55
96
-42%
193
76
154%
64,899
60,946
6%
49,651
46,840
6%
6,115
6,004
2%
6,037
5,122
18%
3,097
2,980
4%
54,728
52,359
5%
10,171
8,587
18%
2,734
2,355
16%
7,437
6,233
19%
5,554
3,832
45%
1,039
1,490
-30%
165
236
-30%
679
675
1%
Cement
IPP
Stainless Steel
Others
Operating cost
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Operating Income
Cement
IPP
Stainless Steel
Others

Revenue Breakdown

Operating Income Breakdown

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Summary of Balance Sheets (IFRS-consolidated basis)

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NT$ million
1Q18 2017
Current Assets 54,269 50,263
Cash & Cash Equivalents 10,205 7,739
Short Term Investment 11,868 12,508
Others 32,197 30,015
Non-Current Assets 195,631 196,802
Long-term Investment 83,346 84,383
Fixed Assets 89,273 89,484
Intangible Assets 4,591 4,553
Other Assets 18,421 18,382
Total Assets 249,900 247,064
Current Liabilities 50,810 53,948
Short-term Debts 40,904 43,733
Others 9,906 10,215
Non-Current Liabilities 50,456 47,320
Bonds Payable 10,000 10,000
Bank Loans 30,289 27,278
Others 10,167 10,042
Total Liabilities 101,266 101,268
Total Shareholders’ Equity 148,633 145,796
Book value/share (NT$) 38.5 37.9
ROE 5.9% 4.4%
Net Gearing Ratio 45.6% 47.7%

Note: Net gearing = Nebt debt / (total shareholders' equity - minority interest)

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AC(China):Summary of P&L

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RMB million
1Q18 1Q17 YoY 2017 2016 YoY
Operating revenue 1,949 1,338 46% 7,816 6,338 23%
Operating cost 1,310 1,183 11% 5,905 5,088 16%
Gross Profit 639 156 310% 1,910 1,250 53%
Other net income/(loss) 24 26 20 (14)
Selling&marketing costs 101 86 398 431
Administative expenses 72 66 276 255
Operating income 489 30 1533% 1,257 550 128%
Finance costs 61 88 275 222
Shares of results of jointly controlled entities 1 0 3 3
Pre tax Income 429 (58) 985 331
Tax 110 12 349 179
Net Income 319 (70) -559% 636 151 321%
Equity shareholders of the company 308 (70) -540% 602 134 350%
Minority interests 11 0 34 17
EPS (RMB/share) 0.20 (0.04) -540% 0.38 0.09 350%
Gross margin 32.8% 11.6% 24.4% 19.7%
Operating margin 25.1% 2.2% 16.1% 8.7%
Net margin 16.4% -5.2% 8.1% 2.4%
EBITDA margin 36.1% 18.3% 27.5% 22.6%

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AC(China):Summary of Balance Sheets & Cash Flow

RMB million
1Q18 2017
Current Assets 5,541 5,259
Inventories 834 728
Trade and other receivables 2,958 2,960
Bank balances and cash 1,116 940
Others 634 632
Non-Current Assets 10,945 11,151
Property,Plant&Equipment 9,110 9,302
Long-term investments 61 60
Others 1,775 1,789
Total Assets 16,486 16,410
Current Liabilities 3,481 4,235
Borrowings- due within one year 2,365 2,991
Trade and other payables 1,011 902
Others 105 341
Non-Current Liabilities 2,476 1,964
Borrowings- due after one year 2,429 1,912
Others 47 52
Total Liabilities 5,957 6,200
Total Equity 10,529 10,210
Book Value(RMB/Share) 6.7 6.5
ROE 12.6% 5.6%
Net Gearing Ratio 36.0% 40.0%
Net Debt 3,678 3,963
heets & Cash Flow
RMB million
1Q18 1Q17
Cash Flows from Operating activities 354 25
Cash Flows from Investing activities (8) (63)
Cash Flows from Financing activities (171) 28
Net change in cash and equivalents 176 (10)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period 940 533
Cash and equivalents at end of period 1,116 523

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CSR Achievement

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ACC: 1[st] -tier Partner in Building a Sustainable Home

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Awards/ Recognition

  • Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards : Top 50, Golden Medal of non-tech industrials

  • Scored B in Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), top of peers in Greater China region

  • 6 times award winner of Excellent Company in GHG Reduction

  • Listed in “Taiwan Corporate Governance 100 Index ” and “Taiwan High Salary 100 Index”

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Commitment

  • Go green : take part in Circular Economy to process and utilize urban & industrial waste

  • Go digital and Go smart : develop Cement 4.0 project to improve the efficiency in mining, manufacturing, maintenance, and warehouse management.

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ACC: Pioneer in Safe and Clean Mining

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Dust Control
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Ensure air quality by enclosed belt conveyor and water sprinkling in the quarry site

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Noise Reduction Upgrade conveyor, 24x7 monitoring to ensure low noise exposure

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Blast Vibration Management Superior to global regulatory requirements (≦0.15cm/sec)

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Slope Stability Enhancement Install rockfall barrier, conduct geological assessment prior to the law

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Soil and Water Conservation Integrate concave mining, drainage system, detention pond to prevent landslide

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Replantation

“Sustainable Mining Paragon” recognized by APEC; cultivate indigenous plants and restore the eco-system

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Capacity in Jiangxi, China

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Capacity in Hualien, Taiwan Capacity in Jiangxi, China

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Thank you

[email protected] http:// www.acc.com.tw

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Q&A: Mining Concerns

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Videos: ACC Eco-friendly Achievements

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Download: ACC Financials

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